Project Grant DEOE0000932

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $3,692,661 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Hawaii State Energy Office (HSEO) division of the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. The purpose of this award is to install a synchronous condenser at the Port Allen Generation Station on Kauai, Hawaii. The synchronous condenser will help regulate the Kauai grid by managing voltage, maintaining...

Federal Grant Award Summary Ho'ahu Energy Cooperative Molokai received a $6.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award funds pre-construction development activities for two community solar and battery storage projects located in Ho'olehua, Hawaii. Deliverables include interconnection studies,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary KUA O Kanaueue received a $488,000 Community Facilities Loans and Grants award (CFDA 10.766) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service on May 5, 2025, with a completion date of May 5, 2027. This congressionally delegated community project grant supports the development of essential community facility infrastructure in Kealakekua, Hawaii. The funding enables the recipient to construct, enlarge, extend, or improve critical community...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The YWCA of Kaua'i received $122,216 in Project Grant funding from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 30, 2026. The award supports the installation and expansion of solar photovoltaic capacity and battery energy storage systems at the organization's facility in Lihue, Hawaii. This infrastructure investment ensures...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The County of Hawaii Water Supply Department received a $2.08 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. The award funds the North Kona Deep Well Project, which will develop a new high-quality water source to reduce dependency on aging, energy-intensive basal aquifer sources and meet increasing...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $874,254 through the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) to the University of Hawaii for infrastructure improvements at the He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). Awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, this project grant supports construction and facilities enhancement of the P Nui structure to improve...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), provides $442,538.66 in funding to the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) for emergency clean-up and road repairs on Route 560 Kuhio Highway in the vicinity of Lumahai Bridge to Wainiha Bridge #1. The award, dated November 6, 2024, supports critical infrastructure restoration work, including slope stabilization, to address damage and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $497,024 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), awarded December 1, 2025, with a completion date of November 30, 2027. The project will advance the commercial development and deployment of the HALONA Oscillating Water Column type Wave Energy Converter (HALONA WEC), a hybrid marine...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $3,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award to Kakoo Oiwi under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). This funding will support coastal habitat restoration, conservation, and climate resilience efforts in Hawaii's Kaneohe coastal region. Specifically, Kakoo Oiwi will restore 40 acres of wetlands...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,200,000 in funding to the County of Kauai, Hawaii to conduct inspections and engineering studies of the Wailua-Kapaa sewer collection system. The activities to be performed include sewer line cleaning, camera inspection, flow metering, and a final engineering report detailing the condition and capacity of the sewer collection system....