Project Grant V259A180009

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa received a $1.2 million project grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) to develop and implement the Mohala Liko Lehua: Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Interdisciplinary Training Program. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2029, will expand existing...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Community Health Institute received a $1.2 million Project Grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912) to implement the PATH (Preparing Adolescents Through Health Pathways) program in the Marshall Islands. The award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, will develop behavioral health career pathway opportunities for youth and create peer-driven behavioral health support...

The We Are Oceania Service Cofa or Fas Nations Citizens in Hawaii was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs on May 9, 2022 to support the WAO YOUTH EMPOWER CENTER: A LEARNING AND WELLNESS CENTER through September 30, 2025. Under the federal Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), the grant will fund the establishment of a learning and wellness center by We Are Oceania to serve youth from the Freely...

The Hawaii Department of Health Children With Special Health Needs - NBS Division received a $609,846 Formula Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program (CFDA 93.150). This two-year grant, effective from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026, will support the provision of comprehensive services for individuals experiencing serious mental illness, co-occurring substance abuse...

Federal Grant Award Summary Hawai`i Pacific University received a $1.843 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This award supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives designed to address local economic development needs in Hawaii. As a designated minority-serving...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $550,000 Project Grant to Parents And Children Together, a non-profit family service agency, for the "PACT COMMUNITY TEEN CENTER - BRIDGES BACK TO SCHOOL - HELPING YOUTH RE-ENGAGE WITH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY" program. The project will be carried out from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The grant funding supports the organization's efforts to provide services under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy;...

Papahana Kuaola received a $103,200 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (NANH-Museums, CFDA 45.308) to develop a place-based learning program focused on traditional Hawaiian architecture. Specifically, Papahana Kuaola will partner with cultural practitioners and another Native Hawaiian-serving organization to train staff and high school interns in utilizing traditional and modern techniques to...

Pihana Ka Ikena received a $167,653 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, from the Interior Business Center under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068). The organization will develop Project Hihiakalahau, which involves creating a wahi pana (sacred space) along the Wailua River on the island of Kauai. This initiative aligns with the program's core objectives of preserving and perpetuating Native Hawaiian cultural heritage while...

The Klaiwi Connection Project is a federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, under the Native Hawaiian Community Guest Stewardship program (CFDA 15.068). The $197,273 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to restore and preserve 8 acres of native Hawaiian habitat at Mhaihai, Kauai, promote respectful and educated tourism in the area, and create quality jobs for the local Native Hawaiian community. Key activities include clearing...