Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 1, 1 January 2015 — U.S. DOE grants [ARTICLE]
U.S. DOE grants
The U.S. Department of Education awarded seven University of Hawai'i campuses a total of $69 million in grants to support programs serving Native Hawaiians. The grants will support the programs such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education; and Native Hawaiian culture and languages. Windward Community College also received funding to create a Hawaiian language-based childcare facility for infants and toddlers of its students.
"In 2008, the Board of Regents embraced the University of Hawai'i's mission to serve as a model indigenous-serving university," said UH President David Lassner. He said the grants, "really represent the opportunity to deliver on that mission and advance our service to Native Hawaiian people, culture and heritage."