United States Department of Agriculture
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) is applying for a $100 million loan from the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to help fund numerous projects that are going on right now. The loan is a ‘soft loan’ with interest of 1.57%, and there is a $3 million...

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