Project Grant S362A230044

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 Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Kula No NA Po'E Hawai'i, a Native Hawaiian organization, a $1.8M Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program. The funding will support the Kukalahale Learning Project II, which will provide academic services and wrap-around...

Summary The Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy (KVA) received a $165,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program (CFDA 15.068) awarded October 1, 2025, to establish a permanent community voyaging education center at Heeia State Park. Over the two-year performance period through September 30, 2027, KVA will deliver two primary products: (1) eight community voyaging events at Heeia State Park that incorporate Hawaiian...

The Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on March 7, 2024. The grant, titled "PILINA AINA", will fund the foundation's delivery of place-based biocultural stewardship learning opportunities for Hawaii's students and teachers. This includes watershed science education and community-based collaborative restoration...

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...

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...

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...

The Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,126,000.00 Project Grant to 'Aha Punana Leo, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, through 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). This grant aims to increase the organizational capacity of 'Aha Punana Leo through leadership...

No Na Hanauna Project Summary The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) awarded Kulaniakea a three-year Project Grant totaling $898,985 (CFDA 93.612, Native American Programs) beginning September 30, 2025 and concluding September 29, 2028. The No Na Hanauna Project delivers capacity-building training and technical support to 30 Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners annually through cohort-based programming that instructs participants in educational product development, technical skills, and...

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center awarded a $4,997,802 Cooperative Agreement to Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana, a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization, under the Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098). This 5-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2029, supports a comprehensive initiative focused on climate adaptation and community resilience. Key activities include curriculum development, teacher training, environmental restoration,...