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Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has awarded a grant of $2,143,469 to American Samoa Dept. of Education (ASDOE) in supplemental funding for the American Samoa Head Start Program.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the Administration for Native Americans (an office of the Administration for Children and Families under DHHS) has awarded a grant totaling $298,964 for the establishment of a youth development and peer leadership project.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, on her way home over the weekend, stopped off in Los Angeles to participate in the Annual Sisters Alumni of the South Pacific scholarship award event.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the Administration for Children and Families (a division of DHHS) has awarded a $2.25 million dollar grant for American Samoa’s Head Start Program. These funds are part of a Non-Competing Continuation first initiated in 2013.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, took time from her busy schedule Wednesday morning to speak to a group of students from across the nation, including American Samoa, who are in Washington as part of the Junior Statesmen Foundation’s (JSF) Summer School program.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and her fellow colleagues in the House of Representatives welcomed over 400 student artists to Washington, D.C. yesterday. The students are in Washington as part of the annual Congressional Art Competition. Mr. Benjamin (AJ) Liaga of Samoana High School won this year’s competition in American Samoa with his entry entitled Folauga.
Washington D.C. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, spoke to the new graduates of the University of La Verne last week, during the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2016.
Congresswoman Amata speaks to the large crowd gathered for
the University of La Verne 2016 Commencement
Washington D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, welcomed the Hokule’a as it made its way to Washington D.C. via the Potomac River. Many from the local Pacific Island community showed up to join in the festivities and welcome the crew to Washington.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, during a legislative hearing, held by the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular & Alaska Native Affairs, invited a large group of students who were visiting Washington as part of the Close-Up program, onto the dais usually reserved strictly for Committee Members.