Federal Grant Award Summary

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) received a $391,066 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), Section 7003, awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2031. This six-year award provides financial assistance to support kindergarten through twelfth grade educational services in Hawaii's federally impacted school districts. Section 7003 of the Impact Aid Program specifically targets districts where at least three percent or 400 federally connected children in average daily attendance reside on federal property or have parents employed on federal property or on active duty in the uniformed services. HIDOE, functioning as the state education agency and pass-through entity, administers these funds to eligible local educational agencies across Hawaii's 256 schools.

The grant supports comprehensive educational services including general academic instruction, special education, English language acquisition, career and technical education, teacher professional development, school nutrition programs, and technology integration. As the designated recipient and administering agency, HIDOE distributes Impact Aid resources to local school districts and schools serving military-connected and federally impacted student populations throughout the Hawaiian islands, addressing revenue constraints caused by reduced local tax bases due to federal property acquisition and federal employment. The award recognizes Hawaii's unique federal impact through military installations and federal property holdings that diminish local school district funding capacity.