Project Grant P031L230025

The Aleutian Pribilof Island Association (APIA), Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will support APIA's efforts to strengthen, preserve, and ensure the unity of the Unangax (Aleut) people through cultural knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and community engagement. Key priorities include...

The University of Hawai'i at Manoa will use a $1 million Project Grant awarded by the Department of Education on September 1, 2022 to launch the Indo-Pacific Affairs Initiative. The three-year grant is funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. FIPSE aims to support innovative postsecondary education strategies and institutional reforms. For this award specifically, the University of Hawai'i will directly implement activities and services under the...

This $360,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) will support the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) in implementing the Capacity Building for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (PASIFIKA) Project. Over the 24-month project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, API-GBV will provide training and technical assistance to...

The Hawaii Department of Health was awarded a $500,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092). The grant will support the department's Family Health Services Division in providing pregnancy prevention education and information to youth ages 10-19 and pregnant and parenting youth under 21 through September 2024. The purpose of the ACA PREP...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) received a $376,836.53 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The funding will support a 3-year Best Practices Exchange Initiative for Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage Specialists, bringing together museum professionals from countries across the East Asia-Pacific region to facilitate multi-disciplinary research,...

The United Indian Health Services, Inc. (UIHS) was awarded a $1,854,944 Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The project aims to build on UIHS' existing substance use disorder prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services to increase access to cultural activities, deliver trauma-informed...

The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. (AAIHB) received a $2,956,336 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The award will fund the AAIHB Tribal Opioid Response Project from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. This project aims to address the critical issue of rising opioid-related mortality...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo will provide administrative history development services under a $162,549.65 cooperative agreement award from the National Park Service Pacific West Region. The award is part of the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service. Under the agreement, University of Hawaii at Hilo will assist the National Park Service in developing administrative...

The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) has been awarded a $460,281 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324). This five-year award, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030, supports HDOH in providing information, counseling, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries statewide in Hawaii. The program aims to help Medicare-eligible individuals make informed...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $799,911 Project Grant to the PUA Foundation, a Native Hawaiian organization, under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098). The grant, titled "Kapapahuliau Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program - 2024", will fund a 2-year initiative (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2026) to enhance the climate resilience of the Native Hawaiian community through integrated environmental, cultural, and community-based...