The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is soliciting applications for its Community Grant – Homestead Community to strengthen Hawaiian Homestead beneficiaries, families, and communities.
Donor Name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State: Hawaii
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Homestead Community 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).
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.
Project Alignment with Strategic Direction Outcome
Applicants will be required to align their project with one or more of the following strategies and at least one associated outcome relating to strengthening Native Hawaiian beneficiaries, families and communities.
- Educational Pathways – Strategy 1: Support development and use of educational resources for all Hawaiian life-long learners in schools, communities and ‘ohana.
- Outcome 1.3. Increased number of Native Hawaiians engaged in traditional learning systems (ie. hale, hālau, mua, hale peʻa) that reestablish/maintain strong cultural foundations/ identity.
- Health Outcomes – Strategy 3: Advance policies, programs and practices that strengthen Hawaiian well-being, including physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health.
- Outcome 3.1. Increased availability and access to quality, culturally based, and culturally adapted prevention and treatment interventions in ʻohana, schools, and communities.
- Quality Housing – Strategy 5: Advance policies, programs and practices that strengthen Hawaiian resource management knowledge and skills to meet the housing needs of their ‘ohana.
- Outcome 5.3. Increased safety, stability, social support networks, and cultural connection in Native Hawaiian communities.
- Economic Stability – Strategy 7: Advance policies, programs and practices that strengthen ‘ohana abilities to pursue multiple pathways toward economic stability.
- Outcome 7.1. Increased number / percent of Native Hawaiian ʻohana who are able to provide high quality keiki and kupuna care.
- Outcome 7.3. Increase number of Native Hawaiian ʻohana who are resource stable (financial, subsistence, other).
Funding Information
The applicant shall indicate the amount of money being requested from OHA for the proposed project.
- Minimum Amount: $30,000
- Maximum Amount: $50,000
Project Period
The grant award period is for an initial two (2) years from the contract start date.
Geographic Service Area
Geographic coverage of the project’s service and/or activities areas includes the islands of Hawai‘i, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i.
Eligibility Criteria
A. 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 ; 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.
For more information, visit Homestead Community.
