Territory allocated $600K for driver’s license security program
An allocation of $600,000 for FY 2009 is available for American Samoa for the Driver’s License Security Grant Program under the US Department of Homeland Security.
The grant is part of a $48.5 million grant that covers all 50 US states and territories.
American Samoa will have to submit a grant application for the allocated money.
The program is meant to prevent terrorism, reduce fraud, and improve the reliability and accuracy of personal identification documents issued by states and territories to its residents.
The grant is to be administered by the state or territory’s office of motor vehicles.
According to the USDHS, final determination for funding allocations will be based upon applications received as well as the results of a national review panel.
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