This $488,000 Project Grant was awarded on May 5, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant will fund the development of essential community facilities in the rural area of Kealakekua, Hawaii over a two-year period ending on May 5, 2027. The awardee, KUA O Kanaueue, is a non-profit organization that will use the funding to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve critical infrastructure and...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Changemakers Community Economic Development Corporation under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The two-year award will support technical and training services for community facilities in Hilo, Hawaii through September 2024. As part of the Community Facilities program, the funding will allow Changemakers to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve essential services...
This $220,476 federal Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) will enable the non-profit organization Malama Kauai to implement the "Kalo to Kula" project. This project aims to increase the consumption and appreciation of the cultural food staple kalo (taro) among youth in Kauai, Hawaii. Key activities include developing USDA-compliant recipes featuring kalo, conducting cafeteria...
The Aina Ho'Okupu O Kilauea organization will receive $698,442 in federal funding from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) to support the Kauai Local Food Systems Supporting Vulnerable Populations project. The three-year project beginning November 1, 2022 aims to bring together stakeholders across Kauai's food system to improve access to local foods for low-income...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) will support Hana Health, doing business as Hana Community Health Center, in Haiku, Hawaii. The funding will enable the non-profit organization to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve critical infrastructure and services for essential community facilities in the rural Hana region. This includes enhancing...
The Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services organization will receive $328,903.63 through September 2029 to implement the Roots Food Hub Online Project via a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The project aims to develop an online sales and marketing application for the Roots Food Hub in Hawaii to expand its customer base, increase marketing through photographs and stories, and create new sales opportunities to support local farmers....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $4,303,000 Project Grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to the Kunia Village Development Corporation in Waipahu, Hawaii. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to August 1, 2024, will fund the development and improvement of critical water infrastructure, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste management systems,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $774,475 Project Grant under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420) to Kauai Habitat for Humanity, Inc. The grant supports the organization's efforts to assist very low- and low-income individuals and families in Hawaii in constructing their own homes through a collaborative self-help method. The funding will enable Kauai Habitat for Humanity to provide technical assistance services including...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $639,000 ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities to the Hawaii State Rural Health Association on June 23, 2022. The two-year project grant funding will support essential community facilities providing services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). Specifically, the Hawaii State Rural Health Association will use the funds to construct, enlarge, extend, or...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,586,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant funding will support critical water infrastructure development and improvement projects in the rural Hawaii community of Hauula, serving the Association of Apartment Owners of Pat's at Punaluu, Inc. Specifically, the grant will finance drinking water system upgrades,...