Project Grant P031W200003

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...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) was awarded a $760,844 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362) on August 1, 2024. The "KU I KA MANA HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROJECT (PK-18)" aims to enhance educational services for Native Hawaiian students through a comprehensive approach that includes early childhood education, language preservation, cultural instruction, literacy development, and STEM...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $597,334 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education program (CFDA 84.362) to Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Preschool, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award, titled "HO'OULU PROJECT," will fund the organization's efforts to provide culturally responsive educational and family support services to Native Hawaiian communities from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. The...

Hui Mauli Ola will partner with Native Hawaiian healing masters to establish a foundational digital archive of traditional Native Hawaiian healing practices and knowledge under a $132,775 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The three-year award will support efforts to ethically gather, organize, curate and make accessible documents and resources related to traditional healing through development of a searchable online database. Key deliverables include...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) awarded a $938,050 project grant to the Ho'Omahua Foundation in Waianae, Oahu. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports the "Lei Kaiulu" youth and community engagement project that addresses climate change adaptation. The project aims to empower students as community climate leaders through education, preserve and promote native Hawaiian cultural practices, and enhance the...

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 Waimanalo Health Center (WHC) was awarded a $505,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) to perpetuate the planting and growth of native plants within the Waimanalo community. The goal is to address the impact of climate change on the health and wellness of the Waimanalo community, a largely Native Hawaiian population facing socioeconomic challenges. Over the 3-year award period from October 1, 2024 to September...

The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $395,013 federal Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362). The grant, titled "Ka Lamaku: Pathways into Secondary Education," aims to enhance educational services for Native Hawaiian students through a comprehensive approach that includes early childhood education, language preservation, cultural instruction, literacy development, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $1,431,206 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362) to Laiopua 2020 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The grant funding will support the "Laiʻōpua 2020 West Hawai'i 'Koa' (Knowledge, Opportunity, Achievement) Program," which provides Hawaiian language-medium instruction and culture- and place-based afterschool and summer learning programs for Native Hawaiian students....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,372,121 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education program (CFDA 84.362) to Partners In Development Foundation, a non-profit organization in Honolulu, Hawaii. The grant funding will support the Keiki Assets Account (Ka'a) and Family Strengthening Program, which provides supplemental educational opportunities and community support services for Native Hawaiian students and families. The program aims...