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...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Kipahulu Ohana Inc., a minority-owned Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, a $146,361 Project Grant under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program. This 2-year grant, effective August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2025, will fund educational experiences and stewardship activities focused on increasing science proficiency and fostering interest in natural resources among high school students in Hana, Maui. The...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to HUI Aloha Kiholo, a Native Hawaiian Organization, to support watershed restoration and capacity building efforts in the Kholo community. The project aims to provide opportunities for native Hawaiians and community members to participate in the design and implementation of coastal restoration initiatives. The funding will enable HUI Aloha...
The Kakoo Oiwi organization will receive a $3 million Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to support the development of large living coral modules for outplanting off Waikiki, Hawaii. The modules will be grown using established state protocols and a minimum of 80 assorted coral modules measuring 16 inches or potentially up to 1 yard in size will be outplanted by September 2025....
The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program received a $68,497,799 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) to implement the "AINA Restoration Through Community Governance to Advance Climate Resilience in the Hawaiian Islands" project. The goal is to reinvigorate the traditional Hawaiian Moku system to build resilience across the Hawaiian Islands. Key activities include: 1)...
The Department of the Interior awarded a $190,000 Project Grant to the non-profit organization Kakoo Oiwi under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068) to complete the following activities within a 24-month period: Educate the community on traditional Hawaiian farming and ahupuaa (land division) management practices. Remove 3 acres of invasive grasses from the Heeia wetlands. Restore 3 additional acres of loi kalo (taro patches) for a total of 10 acres. Conduct 30...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Office for Coastal Management federal grant program (CFDA 11.473). The grant will support the Iolani PaePae O Wai Ekolu: Place-Based Watershed Education and Caring for Stream Ecosystems project, which aims to educate the public about Hawaii's native freshwater species and the effects of human influence on their populations. Specifically, the University of...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) Federal Grant Program. The funding will build the capacity of the He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve within the University of Hawaii to implement projects that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties. Specifically, the funds will be used to enhance...
The Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...