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The Polynesian Voyaging Society received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to implement the "Access to Indigenous Knowledge and Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge with Proper Protocols" project. The project aims to inspire and empower young leaders and communities in Hawaii and beyond to address climate resilience through the perpetuation and sharing of traditional...

He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve Operations The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the University of Hawaii a $1,258,525 Cooperative Agreement on October 1, 2025, under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) to support operations of the He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) in Kaneohe, Hawaii through March 31, 2027. The He'eia NERR, designated in January 2017 as the 29th site in the National Estuarine...

Summary: 500 SAILS - LAUNCHING CULTURAL CAREERS THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS 500 Sails, Inc. received a $900,000 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) assistance listing, awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2028. The award supports maritime education, traditional canoe construction and sailing, navigation workshops, and cultural programming designed to...

Summary The Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy (KVA) received a $165,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program (CFDA 15.068) awarded October 1, 2025, to establish a permanent community voyaging education center at Heeia State Park. Over the two-year performance period through September 30, 2027, KVA will deliver two primary products: (1) eight community voyaging events at Heeia State Park that incorporate Hawaiian...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $390,447 federal Project Grant to Indian Training Education Center, Inc. (doing business as Indian Training & ED Center), a non-profit and woman-owned business, to provide employment, training, and educational services to Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. Through the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), the organization offers a range of services to develop...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $129,298 cooperative agreement to the University of Hawaii at Manoa from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023 under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420). The funding will support enhancements to five outdoor education structures located at the He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve to safely host pre-K through college student and teacher groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $415,257 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478), awarded June 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for May 31, 2030. The award funds the development of larval dispersal models for the Papahānaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), integrating Western scientific approaches...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $127,964 to Waianae Economic Development Council through the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Under this Project Grant, Waianae Economic Development Council will deliver a Hawaiian culture-based entrepreneurship workshop series and technical assistance to 30 Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. The organization will recruit program participants and develop workshops to...

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $1,224,796 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) to 'Ohana Wa'A, a Native Hawaiian Organization, to implement the "Ohana Waas (The Family of the Canoes) Project Imi Aku, Imi Iho (To Seek Outward, To Seek Inward)." This 5-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2029) aims to empower Native Hawaiian voyaging communities across Hawaii to recognize and respond to climate change impacts....

The We Are Oceania Service Cofa or Fas Nations Citizens in Hawaii was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs on May 9, 2022 to support the WAO YOUTH EMPOWER CENTER: A LEARNING AND WELLNESS CENTER through September 30, 2025. Under the federal Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the grant will fund the establishment of a learning and wellness center by We Are Oceania to serve youth from the Freely...