Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 8, 1 August 2008 — Federal grants awarded [ARTICLE]

Federal grants awarded

Eighteen educational programs to help Native Hawaiians received a total of $9.8 million in federal grants. The grants were awarded under the Native Hawaiian Education Act, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The programs are: - Partners in Development, about $2.6 million for five projects. - UH's Mānoa's Center on Disability Studies, $1.5 million for four projects. - Maui Connnunity College's Liko A'e program, $1 million to provide Enaneial aid and support to Native Hawaiians pursuing higher education. - Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE), $948,000 toward providing educational opportunities for parents, caretakers and children at 12 sites on O'ahu, Hawai'i and Moloka'i. - Kanu O Ka 'Āina Learning Project, See BRIEFS on page 29

CūntinuEd fram page 23 $799,000 to provide literacy, technology and cultural education in Waimea, Hawai'i. - Ho'ōla Lāhui Hawai'i, $791,000 toward increasing the percentage of iimnersion and charter school students on Kaua'i wanting to pursue careers in healthcare or education. - UH Mānoa's College of Engineering, $557,000 to provide enrichment to Native Hawaiian students. - Mana Maoli, $479,000 to develop curriculum for high school students and to increase professional development. - Ke Kula 'O S.M. Kamakau Puhlie Charter School, $418,000 to provide services related to career decisions and self-sufficiency. - Pacific American Foundation, $366,000 to develop curriculum in math, science, social studies and language arts from a Hawaiian perspective. - Ka'ala Farms, $220,000 for culture-based instruction for students at Mā'ili Elementary School. In addition, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Coimnittee on lune 26 approved about $61 million for eight projects relating to heahh care and education for Native Hawaiians. The legislation will now advance to the full Senate for approval. "All socio-economic indicators show that modern-day Hawai'i has not treated its First Citizens well. That is why federal Native Hawaiian programs, particularly in heahh and education, are so crucial," read a statement by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who has served on the Senate Appropriations Coimnittee for 37 years.

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