Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 2, 1 February 2005 — OHA grants [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA grants

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Grants Program assists communitybased nonprofit organizations that are working to address the needs of the Hawaiian community. Funding requests for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 are now being accepted for the purpose of community development to include the areas of education, health, human services, and culture. To be eligible for funding, an applicant must meet the following criteria: • The organization must have IRS tax-exempt nonprofit status (operating in the State of Hawai'i) or be a government agency; • The project must benefit Native Hawaiians individually or as a group; and • The organization must provide a percentage of total project cost (percentage determined by the amount of funding requested). In addition, all applicants must attend an OHA grants workshop or meet with Grants Program staff within 12 months prior to the application deadline. Workshops to be scheduled in February (O'ahu) andMarch (Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, Hawai'i). Deadline for applications is Friday, April 29, 2005. For more information, or to request a grants information packet, please eall Grants Program staff at 594-1972 or 594-1762, or visit the OHA website at www.oha.org

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