The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is seeking applications for its Community Grant – Homestead Community.
Donor Name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State: Hawaii
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $30,000-$50,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Homestead Community Grants Purpose: Strengthened Hawaiian Homestead beneficiaries, families, and communities
Grants include programs to meet Hawaiian Homestead communities’ basic needs (e.g., home repair, handrails, guardrails, ramps, internet access, transportation, aids—walkers, canes, transfer benches, eyeglasses, hearing aids, protective footwear, dental services) or in Hawaiian Homestead communities’ youth, kupuna, or community centers, including purchase of program or activity supports (e.g., appliances, computers, internet access, safety patrol activities, after school programming). May also include education, advocacy or support services to enable Hawaiian Homestead communities to advocate for ʻohana and community needs (e.g., in areas of education, health, housing, pa‘ahao, subsistence living, natural resources).
Project Alignment with Strategic Direction Outcome:
- Educational Pathways – Strategy 1
- Health Outcomes – Strategy 3
- Quality Housing – Strategy 5
- Economic Stability – Strategy 7
Funding Information
- Minimum Amount: $30,000.
- Maximum Amount: $50,000.
- The grant award period is for an initial two (2) years from the contract start date.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native Hawaiian Serving Organization (NHSO) Requirement
- The applicant shall be an organization that can certify and clearly demonstrate that at least eighty percent (80%) or more of the organization’s overall current client and/or participant base are native Hawaiian, Department of Hawaiian Home Land beneficiaries (as defined by the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act, 109 Stat. 537); represents and serves the interests of those beneficiaries; and has as a stated primary purpose the representation of, and provision of services to, those beneficiaries. 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.
- Reminder, to be eligible for funding consideration, an applicant shall:
- Be registered to do business in the State of Hawaiʻi
- Provide services to Native Hawaiians and/or Native Hawaiian community(ies) in the State of Hawaiʻi
- Have an IRS letter of Determination
- Compliant with Hawaiʻi Compliance Express
For more information, visit Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
