Executive Office Of The State Of Hawaii

The Executive Office of the State of Hawaii is a U.S. state government entity registered with SAM.gov since October 2009 that serves as the administrative and coordinating body for the state's executive branch. Through federal grant awards, the organization provides a wide range of services focused on health care transformation, digital equity and broadband expansion, pandemic response support, and education stabilization. As a state-level entity, it works to implement strategic initiatives that address critical infrastructure and social service needs across Hawaii's communities, serving as the primary recipient and administrator of substantial federal funding designed to improve quality of life and economic opportunity for residents.

The Executive Office of the State of Hawaii has demonstrated significant capacity in administering federal grants across multiple priority areas. Most notably, it received a $188.9 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), which began in December 2025 and extends through October 2030, supporting the Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Plan through collaboration with sub-recipients including the State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii. The organization has also been the lead recipient for multiple digital equity and broadband initiatives funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), including a Digital Equity Implementation Project Grant (awarded January 2025), a Digital Equity Planning Grant (awarded December 2022), and a Broadband Equity and Access Deployment (BEAD) Program Project Grant (awarded November 2022, extending through June 2030) focused on closing broadband availability gaps and developing comprehensive five-year action plans. Additionally, the Executive Office administered federal grants related to pandemic response, including a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund Formula Grant from the Department of Treasury (awarded March 2022) for critical capital projects enabling work and education, and two Education Stabilization Fund Formula Grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (awarded February 2021 and October 2021 totaling over $20 million) providing emergency assistance to non-public schools in Hawaii. These awards collectively demonstrate the organization's expertise in managing complex, multi-year federal programs that require coordination with state agencies and subrecipients to deliver transformational infrastructure, health care, and educational services.