Project Grant P031V210004

The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to establish the Kiai Loko Center for Limu Research from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The Center will partner the University of Hawaii - Windward Community College with non-profit STEM organizations and local Native Hawaiian knowledge keepers. It aims to advance cross-disciplinary knowledge of aquaculture and limu (algae) ecology to support...

The Hui Malama O KE KAI Foundation received a $2.15 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to deliver the 2017-2020 E KUKULU I NA ALAKA?I HAWAI?I (BUILDING HAWAIIAN LEADERS) program. Funded under the Native Hawaiian Education CFDA #84.362 program, the project aims to effectively address achievement, economic, and socio-emotional issues among Native Hawaiian students. The Foundation will implement innovative educational...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development of a new class of adaptive decentralized wastewater infrastructure solutions (ADWIS) called the HONU Hub. The project, led by the University of South Florida, aims to address the unique wastewater challenges faced by island communities, such as Hawaii, through the design, fabrication, testing, and pilot...

This Project Grant award, valued at $682,186 and effective August 15, 2024, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The goal of the "Culturally Responsive Education and Teaching Empowerment in Mathematics in Hawaii (CREATE-MATH-HI)" project is to recruit and retain highly effective, culturally responsive mathematics teachers to serve Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) multilingual students in Hawaii. The project...

The University of Hawaii West Oahu (UHWO) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The "Huaka'i 'Ike 'Aina (HI'A) Project" aims to build a robust multi-campus higher education leadership pathway toward careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) in Hawaii. The project...

The University of Hawaii, through its Office of the President, has received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The grant will support the development of an "Indigenous Data Hub" in Kohala, Hawaii to cultivate 21st century leadership. The project will run from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. As a state government entity and Native Hawaiian...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $127,964 to Waianae Economic Development Council through the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Under this Project Grant, Waianae Economic Development Council will deliver a Hawaiian culture-based entrepreneurship workshop series and technical assistance to 30 Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. The organization will recruit program participants and develop workshops to...

The University of Hawaii System, specifically the Honolulu Community College Division, was awarded a $975,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The grant, titled "KA IPU HOOKELE WAA - INDIGENOUS DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT", aims to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of the university, with a focus on enhancing educational...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $495,376 will support the University of Hawaii at Manoa in transforming its marine biology graduate program to incorporate place-based pedagogies. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this three-year award beginning October 1, 2022 aims to establish a community-embedded science approach. Graduate students will undertake a two-week intensive immersing them in relationship building, service learning, and cultural education...

The National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded $387,134 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa through the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program to support the REU Site: Ka'ao: Telling the Stories of Hawaiian Ecosystems project from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025. The project will train 30 undergraduate students, primarily from underrepresented groups in Hawaii, in place-based biocultural restoration research in terrestrial and marine ecosystems on...