Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 5, 1 May 2022 — OHA Announces $14.9 Million in Grant Solicitations [ARTICLE]

OHA Announces $14.9 Million in Grant Solicitations

Grants targeted at strengthening family, culture and land eenneetions, and increasing supports in education, health, housing and eeonomie stability By ŪHA Staff On April 14, the OfRce of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announced it is making $14.9 million in grant solicitations available to support 12 granting categories intended to help Native Hawaiians. OHA's Grants Program aims to meet the needs of the Native Hawaiian eommunity by providing support to Hawai'i-based nonprofit organizations that have projects, programs and initiatives that align with achieving the outcomes of OHA's 15-year Mana i Mauli Ola Strategic Plan. OHA currently receives $15.1 million a year in Puhlie Land Trust revenues. This money goes directly to fund beneficiary

and community investments, including grants and legal services. Last year, OHA awarded more than $16 million in grants to community organizations - a record amount for the agency. "We have reorganized and streamlined our operations, so that all funds received from the Puhlie Land Trust ean go directly to our beneficiaries and support them in the areas of education, heahh, housing and eeonomie stability," said OHA Board Chair Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey. "We've also set our overall two-year fiscal hiennium budget for grants, including sponsorships, at $30.2 million, a record for OHA and up from the $24.5 million mark that we set for the last fiscal hiennium." Solicitations cover community grants in 'ohana (family), mo'omeheu (culture) and aina (land), housing, education, heahh, and eeonomie stability. OHA's 'Ahahui Grant Program has doubled its available budget to support sponsorship of eommunity events. Additionally, grant applications will now be reviewed quarterly (instead of every six-months) in order aecommodate community needs. Learn more about OHA's new grant solicitations at www.oha.org/grants. ■