The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is accepting applications for its Community Grant – Economic Stability to strengthened capability for ‘ohana to meet living needs, including housing; strengthened effective implementation of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
Donor Name: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
State: Hawaii
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Grant Size: $750,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
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.
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. May also include programs that increase the number of successful, community strengthening Native-Hawaiian owned businesses; establish new markets for Native Hawaiian products (kalo, loko i‘a grown fish, etc.) that can provide Native Hawaiian producers a livable wage; and/or establish and operationalize an indigenous economic system consistent with Native Hawaiian knowledge, culture, values and practices.
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.
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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