Washington, Aug. 4 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) that the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) has been awarded two federal formula grants totaling $746,687 to strengthen services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
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Congresswoman Amata and Dr. Celestine Faumuina-Nix at IGIA 2025
The federal awards include $617,645 through the OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Formula Grant Program and $129,042 through the OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assau...