Project Grant S362A200017

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 Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $788,882 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education program (CFDA 84.362) to the Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy in Kaneohe, HI. The grant will fund a project titled "KA POU KU MAU: BUILDING CLIMATE AND OCEAN BASED LITERACY FOR KO'OLAU, O'AHU" from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to develop innovative educational programs that address the unique needs of Native Hawaiian...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...

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 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 $2,454,598 Project Grant under the Native Hawaiian Education program (CFDA 84.362) to Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Preschool, Inc. (doing business as Keiki O Ka 'Aina Family Learning Centers). The grant, titled "PUPUKAHI I HOLOMUA - A COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO EARLY EDUCATION," will fund a one-year project from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. The project aims to enhance educational services for Native...

The Department of Education Hawaii has been awarded a $3,900,000 project grant under the Native Hawaiian Education (CFDA 84.362) program to develop innovative educational initiatives that address the unique needs of Native Hawaiians. The project, titled "E KU KA HALE: THE HOUSE SHALL STAND," will supplement and expand educational programs and encourage maximum Native Hawaiian participation in planning and management. Key focus areas include supplemental educational programs, cultural...