Amata Welcomes Alzheimer’s Project Grant for Cancer Coalition

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming notice from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a grant of $140,123 for the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition, and extending her congratulations.

"Thank you Dr. Danielle Eakins for this research effort regarding the care for our people going through Alzheimer's and related dementia symptoms," said Congresswoman Amata. "Dr. Eakins put in the work to propose and qualify for this project to strengthen our compassionate response and understanding for a loved one going through such symptoms, and the effects on the family and caregiver. Thank you to American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition, as well as HHS and National Institute on Aging."

The ongoing project is described as a culturally grounded approach to understanding and improving Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for American Samoa's family caregivers.

This non-competing continuation grant continues research on aging, the second year of a three-year project. This funding is categorized as a small research grant project, and through HHS's National Institute on Aging, which is one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). HHS is led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and NIH by Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.

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