Project Grant 087905356

This $3.75 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) supports renovations and expansions at Hi'ipaka, LLC's Waimea Valley Center in Haleiwa, Hawaii. The award will fund covering the center's luau area, constructing an outdoor native plant learning facility, and other improvements. Once completed, the project aims to expand the services Hi'ipaka, LLC offers to the Native Hawaiian community,...

The Wai'Anae Community Re-Development Corporation (WCRC) received a $546,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on January 11, 2021. The funding supports infrastructure and facility construction projects through the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). This Economic Development Administration program aims to catalyze regional development through critical infrastructure and facility...

The We Are Oceania (Wao) organization will receive $250,000 through a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) federal grant program. Wao will operate the Wao Youth Empowerment Center, a learning and wellness center located in Hawaii, from April 2023 through September 2027. The Center will provide services focused on bolstering healthcare capacity, strengthening the local...

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $6,998,000 Project Grant to the Wai'anae Community Re-Development Corporation (WCRC) on May 24, 2022 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The grant will fund construction of a new building in Waianae, Hawaii to house agricultural produce processing and farmer training facilities. Once completed, the project aims to develop infrastructure to improve economic capacity and assets for...

The Mojave Water Agency (MWA) in Apple Valley, California was awarded a $407,408 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The grant will enable MWA to update its existing groundwater conceptual model, which has not been updated since 2000, to support more effective water resource management amid a 20-year drought. The project will incorporate current data from climate change models, demand projections,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $3,073,914 in funding to Earth Island Institute Inc. to implement data and science-driven programs for environmental sustainability and community well-being in Waianae, Hawaii. The key activities include: creation and training of an environmental advisory council of Native Hawaiian leaders; implementation of a citizen...

The Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) was awarded a $123,672 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The funding will support training for up to 15 GWA employees in financial management and water/wastewater operational capacity building through attendance at relevant industry conferences from August 2022 through September 2025. Conferences typically offered by...

This federal Project Grant award of $223,994.75 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports the design, permitting, and construction to improve Puunene Avenue between Wakea Avenue and Kuihelani Highway in Maui, Hawaii. The award will fund critical infrastructure upgrades to this section of Puunene Avenue, including the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation serving as the primary awardee responsible for...

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Finance will receive $110,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under a three-year Project Grant award to strengthen the Waan Aelon cultural and vocational training program. The grant will support the program from July 2022 through September 2025. The Waan Aelon program provides cultural preservation and vocational skills development on the Marshall Islands. This funding will allow the Ministry of Finance to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to Elepaio Social Services, a non-profit organization based in Waianae, Hawaii, to implement the Hanai Ai O Wai'anae (HAOW) project. The HAOW project aims to address community food system issues, reduce health disparities and disease risk among West 'Oahu communities, and build grassroots capacity to ensure low-income communities are leading efforts to address food and health...