Deadline: 20-May-22
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is seeking applications for its Community Grants – Economic Stability to strengthen capability for ‘ohana to meet living needs, including housing; strengthened effective implementation of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Engaging in strategies to enhance the economic development and financial empowerment of the lāhui will ensure that Native Hawaiians progress toward a state of economic stability.
Grant considerations include culture and community-based programs and practices to strengthen ‘ohana abilities to pursue multiple pathways toward economic stability and meet at least one of the associated outcomes: increase ‘ohana capacity to provide keiki and kupuna care; increase access to capital and credit for community strengthening Native Hawaiian (NH) businesses and individuals; strengthen resource stability (e.g. financial, subsistence, other); and/or increase NH employment rate.
Community Grants are initially two-year programmatic grants for organizations to administer projects in the State of Hawai‘i designed to meet the needs of their Native Hawaiian community in alignment with OHA’s 2020-2035 Strategic Plan. The opportunity for grant agreement extension beyond the initial two-years awarded is a strategic consideration based on outcomes of strategic grant monitoring, program evaluation and funding.
Funding Information
- The grant award period is for an initial two (2) years from the contract.
- Subject to the availability of funds, a total of $1,500,000 in OHA funds will be provided for this solicitation; $750,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2022 and $750,000 for FY 2023.
Geographic Service Area: Geographic coverage of the project’s service and/or activities areas include the islands of Hawai‘i, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant shall be an organization that can certify and clearly demonstrate that at least sixty-percent (60%) or more of the organization’s overall current client and/or participant base is Native Hawaiian. The applicant shall provide information and data to substantiate how the applicant derived the percentage provided. The information and data shall not be based solely on the project being applied for, but the organization’s overall participant and/or client base for all services provided by the organization.
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