Project Grant 90NA8057

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations awarded $165,000 under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) to Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy (KVA) for the "Kkulu A Mau" project, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The grant supports the establishment of a permanent community voyaging education center at Heeia State Park in Hawaii, grounded in Hawaiian cultural traditions...

Papahana Kuaola received a $103,200 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (NANH-Museums, CFDA 45.308) to develop a place-based learning program focused on traditional Hawaiian architecture. Specifically, Papahana Kuaola will partner with cultural practitioners and another Native Hawaiian-serving organization to train staff and high school interns in utilizing traditional and modern techniques to...

Grant Award Summary Pihana Ka Ikena received a $167,653 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, from the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068). The awardee will develop Project Hihiakalahau, which involves establishing a wahi pana (sacred space) along the Wailua River on the Island of Kauai. This initiative supports the program's mission to preserve and perpetuate Native...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded $196,700 to the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Hawaii under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2028. This Project Grant supports initiatives that preserve and perpetuate Native Hawaiian cultural heritage while transforming tourism in Hawaii into a regenerative industry benefiting Native Hawaiian...

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 Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations awarded a $170,000 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) to Koa IKE, a Native Hawaiian organization, for the "HOOLAKO IA KAKOU THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF SOCIOECONOMICS AND CULTURAL PERPETUATION" project. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports Koa IKE's efforts to preserve and showcase Native Hawaiian cultural heritage...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center provides $500,000.00 to the Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association (OHCRA) under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098). The funding will support three separate project components over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The first two projects focus on mitigation strategies and basin restoration at the Hale O Lono site on Molokai, addressing climate change impacts...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: Pohaha I Ka Lani, a Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization, received a $165,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The grant funds the HinaAiuluNui Project, which restores cultural authority and revitalizes traditional practices in Waipio Valley by transforming tourism into a...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded $199,999 to Hi'ohia under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) for a 12-month project beginning October 1, 2025. The Kapa Heritage Tourism Project will develop sustainable economic opportunities for Native Hawaiian kapa (bark cloth) practitioners by transforming traditional cultural knowledge into viable livelihoods. The project targets 20 kapa makers with the...