The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $975,000 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the University of Hawaii System's Honolulu Community College Division. The grant, titled "KA IPU HOOKELE WAA - INDIGENOUS DIGITAL STORYTELLING PROJECT", will fund activities to strengthen the academic quality and expand educational opportunities for Native Hawaiian students. Key products and services to be...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded the Hawaii State Department of Education $2.63 million under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) Formula Grant program. The funding will be used from September 2021 through September 2026 to reimburse Hawaii for educational services provided to qualified non-immigrants from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau....
The University of Hawaii, specifically its Kauai Community College division, received a $899,772 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid (CFDA 84.031) program. The grant is focused on strengthening the college's institutional management and academic quality, with the goal of expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented student populations, particularly Native Hawaiian students. The funding...
This $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program supports the Hawaii Federal Credit Union, a certified CDFI, in delivering financial services, loans, investments, and technical assistance to underserved communities in Hawaii. The funding will enable the credit union to expand lending activities, establish loan loss reserve funds, provide technical assistance, and deliver affordable financial products to...
The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) was awarded a $3,287,405 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). This grant funding will be used to offset the operational costs associated with the living of qualified nonimmigrants from the Freely Associated States on Hawaii. The grant period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, supporting HIDOE's mission...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), will provide $1,930,290.00 to the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) from December 16, 2024 to September 30, 2030. The funding will support comprehensive K-12 educational services in Hawaii school districts where federal activities, such as military bases or Native American lands, have reduced the local tax base....
The Hawaii State Department of Education will receive $3.16 million through March 2023 to April 2028 under a Formula Grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. The grant will support the state education agency in delivering education, health, and public safety services for non-immigrants from the Freely Associated States (FAS) living in Hawaii. Funded under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the grant aims to...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $639,000 ARP Economic Development Grant for Rural Health Care Facilities to the Hawaii State Rural Health Association on June 23, 2022. The two-year project grant funding will support essential community facilities providing services to rural residents under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA #10.766). Specifically, the Hawaii State Rural Health Association will use the funds to construct, enlarge, extend, or...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $10,365,129 Formula Grant to the State of Hawaii under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425). The grant funding will support emergency assistance to non-public schools in Hawaii from October 2021 through September 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the grantee, the State of Hawaii will deliver pandemic-related services through the Executive Office of...
The University of Hawaii's Windward Community College was awarded a $998,162 Higher Education Institutional Aid grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen the college's academic quality and expand educational opportunities for underrepresented and disadvantaged student populations, including Native Hawaiian students. Key activities under this grant include curriculum...