This federal Project Grant award of $1,511,048.00 was provided by the Administration for Native Americans, under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) grant program. The funding will support the "KULA WAI: REDUCING BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAI'I" project over a 3-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The grant recipient, Five Mountains Hawai'i, Inc., is a Native Hawaiian organization that will work to promote economic...
The federal Project Grant award "KAHAWAI OLA: THE LIVING STREAM" was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362). The $751,335.00 grant was awarded on August 1, 2024 to the University of Hawaii - West Oahu, a state-controlled institution of higher learning that serves Native Hawaiian communities. The project aims to enhance educational services and opportunities for Native Hawaiian...
The Department of Education Hawaii has been awarded a $3,900,000 project grant under the Native Hawaiian Education (CFDA 84.362) program to develop innovative educational initiatives that address the unique needs of Native Hawaiians. The project, titled "E KU KA HALE: THE HOUSE SHALL STAND," will supplement and expand educational programs and encourage maximum Native Hawaiian participation in planning and management. Key focus areas include supplemental educational programs, cultural...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $597,334 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education program (CFDA 84.362) to Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Preschool, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award, titled "HO'OULU PROJECT," will fund the organization's efforts to provide culturally responsive educational and family support services to Native Hawaiian communities from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. The...
This $1,369,444 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), will support employment and training services for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. The primary objectives are to develop the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of these individuals, make them more competitive in the workforce, and promote the economic and...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $1,431,206 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362) to Laiopua 2020 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The grant funding will support the "Laiʻōpua 2020 West Hawai'i 'Koa' (Knowledge, Opportunity, Achievement) Program," which provides Hawaiian language-medium instruction and culture- and place-based afterschool and summer learning programs for Native Hawaiian students....
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $1,304,786 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362) on August 1, 2024. The grant, titled "I PAA KA HUEWAI PAWEHE SO THAT OUR PRIZED WATER GOURDS ARE MADE FIRM" - ROUND TWO", aims to support innovative educational projects that address the unique needs of Native Hawaiian students and communities. The funding will be used to enhance educational services through a...
This Project Grant award of $788,882 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Native Hawaiian Education (CFDA 84.362) program. The funding will support the "KA POU KU MAU: BUILDING CLIMATE AND OCEAN BASED LITERACY FOR KO'OLAU, O'AHU" project implemented by the Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy, a Native Hawaiian organization, from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to enhance educational services for...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) to the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, a nonprofit organization, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant will fund projects that preserve and showcase Native Hawaiian cultural heritage while promoting sustainable tourism practices in Hawaii. Key activities are...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to Kawerak, Inc., a nonprofit tribal consortium in Alaska, under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the Kawerak Peer Mentoring Project over a 3-year period through September 29, 2027. The project aims to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in the...