The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is seeking proposals for its Ōlelo Hawai‘i Community Research Grants to administer project(s) that provide multigenerational or ʻohana-based Hawaiian language programs and that study the impacts of these strategies and practices on Hawaiian language perpetuation and normalization.
Donor Name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State: Hawaii
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/29/2022
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Project proposals may include, but are not limited to:
- Projects that provide ‘ohana-based Hawaiian language education, workshops, or instruction, and collect program evaluation data
- Projects that involve kūpuna, and/or makua, and keiki in Hawaiian language learning, and collect data on participants’ progress
- Projects collecting community-based data or information on ʻohana engagement strategies in the perpetuation and normalization of the Hawaiian language
Funding Information
- The grant award period is for one (1) year from the contract.
- Subject to the availability of funds, a total of $311,939 in OHA funds will be provided for this
solicitation for fiscal year (FY) 2022
Eligibility Criteria
Native Hawaiian Serving Organization (NHSO) Requirement: 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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