Project Grant P031V210005

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...

PAI KA MANA STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES The University of Hawaii Maui College received a $305,154 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, from the Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042). The Pai Ka Mana initiative provides comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. Services...

MELE: Indigenous Methodology for STEM and Language Education The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) awarded a $627,837 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education program (CFDA 84.362) to Kahuli LEO LE A, a minority-owned Native Hawaiian non-profit organization based in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The award, issued August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2026, supports the development and documentation of educational resources that integrate...

ALU Like Inc. received a $1,295,152 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The grant supports comprehensive employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed, and low-income Native Hawaiian individuals in Hawaii. Primary service delivery includes career services to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment;...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Hikaalani was awarded $1,798,338 under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) through the Administration for Native Americans to implement the Kulana Ike Kupuna project, a three-year initiative (September 30, 2025 – September 29, 2028) designed to strengthen economic resilience for Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners in Koolaupoko, Oahu. The project addresses the economic precarity of practitioners earning less than $20,000 annually despite...

The University of Hawaii System, specifically the Honolulu Community College Division, has been awarded a $975,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid (CFDA 84.031) program. The grant, titled "KA IPU HOOKELE WAA - INDIGENOUS DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT", will support the strengthening of the institution's capacity to serve Native Hawaiian students through the development and implementation...

First Indigenous Educational Leadership Development Project Grant The University of North Carolina at Pembroke received a $306,153 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education—Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports the First Indigenous Educational Leadership Development initiative, which aligns with the program's...

Grant Award Summary Kahuli LEO LE A, a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, received a $900,000 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) program, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. The grant funds the "Kani Kāpinai: Economic Equity for Cultural Practitioners" initiative, which supports economic self-sufficiency for Hawaiian cultural practitioners by advancing the preservation and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $417,000 to the Consortium For Hawai'i Ecological Engineering Education (doing business as the Malama 'Aina Foundation) on June 1, 2026, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant will support education programs for Kahikina...

Federal Grant Award Summary: Indigenous Driven Education Administration Leadership (IDEAL) The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $499,958 to American Indian Resource Center Inc. (AIRC) on October 1, 2025, through the Indian Education—Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) to support the Indigenous Driven Education Administration Leadership (IDEAL) project. This renewal grant, extending through September 30, 2026, funds professional development and...