Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 5, 1 Mei 2019 — OHA Board of Trustees announces approval of Kūlia Grants program awards [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Board of Trustees announces approval of Kūlia Grants program awards

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Ten organizations to receive funding for programs that benefit the Native Hawaiian community By KaWai Ola Staff Launching this Spring, OHA is awarding $500,000 to 10 non-profit organizations under its Kūlia Grants Program. Through this pilot program, OHA is providing smaller, one-year grant awards for projects that benefit the Native Hawaiian community and align with the agency's broad strategic priorities of

heahh, education, ineome and housing, land and water, and culture, "After thorough review of all grant applieations, we are very pleased to announee that we will be providing funding to 10 non-profit

organizations in support of programs that will directly impact the lives of Native Hawaiians." said OHA Chair Colette Y. Machado. "The services provided by these organizations range from culture and education, to healthcare and housing and will help

Native Hawaiians across the state and in the communities in whieh they live. It is important to OHA that we support projects that kōkua where they are most needed," said Kamana'opono Crabbe, OHA Chief Executive Officer/Ka Pouhana. Unlike OHA's Community Grants Program that typically provides larger, multi-year grant awards that require a minimum of 20 percent matching funds, Kūlia Grant Program awards are smaller, ranging between $25,000 and $100,000;

carry one-year terms; and require just a 10-percent funding match. The Kūlia Grants may also be used for capacity building and capital improvement projects, whieh are prohibited under the Community Grants Program. ■

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