Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 6, 1 June 1988 — ANA Workshops Draw Large Crowds [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ANA Workshops Draw Large Crowds

Good Proposal, ldea Needed to Get Federal Grant

By Christine Valles Grants-Management Specialist "We need more chairs." That was the constant cry in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Honolulu conference room Saturday, Apr. 16, when Ron Cettie, consultant for the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) held the final in a series of workshops about the federal grants programs. ANA is a special program to provide grant money to native Hawaiians and Indian tribes and organizations for social and eeonomie development and governance projects. Approximately 70 people attended the Oahu workshop, filling the OHA conference room and spilling out into the hallway. In total about 150 people attended the workshops that were held on Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Hilo, Kona and Oahu. "The response had been overwhelming," said Cettie. "I even got a eall from the mainland from the sister of a woman who attended the Molokai workshop." The workshops were designed to familiarize non-profit Hawaiian organizations with the ANA grants program and explain its basic purpose, guidelines and requirements. Any non-profit native Hawaiian organization is eligible to apply for an ANA grant. To qualify, you must have a 501 (e) (3) tax-exempt status, your Board of Directors must be native Hawaiian and the purpose of the organization must reflect that the organization serves Hawaiians. The next applieahon date is in October. You ean write to ANA for an application packet. The address is Administration for Native Americans, Office of Human Development Services, Department of Health and Human Services, 330 Independence Ave. S. W., Washington D. C. Or you ean eall the ANA office at (202) 245-7714. If you would like information about how to create a nonprofit organization, the planning section of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will give you a pamphlet that explains the process. They ean be reached at 548-8785, ask for Hardy Spoehr. Many of the people who attended the ANA workshops and others who have called the OHA office for information have never written a grant proposal before. Cettie explained it takes a good idea and a good proposal to get a grant. Do not expect to get funded with the first proposal you submit; the competition is tough. It takes hard work and lots of practice to put a good proposal together.

To get people started, OHA will be offering a grantwriting workshop in July. The workshop will be designed for Hawaiians who have little or no grantwriting experience and will cover the fundamentals of writing a grant proposal for any funding source and the specifics of applying for an ANA grant. One thing you will leam very quickly when you apply for grants is that different funding agencies have different requirements and formats they want you to follow when you write your grant proposal; and some of them are easier to follow than others. If you are interested in attending the workshop, send your name, address and phone number to the OHA planning office, attention grants. They will contact you when the time and plaee for the workshop is set. Another source of help for would-be grant writers is the Hawaiian Foundation, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Trust. In June, the Foundation will be offering a workshop on how to apply for a foundation grant. These types of grants are slightly different than government grants. For the most part

foundation grants are usually smaller than govemment grants. Both loeal and national foundations could be good sources of funds for native Hawaiian projects. The Hawaiian Foundation charges a $50 fee for their workshop. For more information eall the Hawaiian Foundation at 538-4543. For those people who have more money to spend, the Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles will be offering a five day grantsmanship training program in Honolulu Sept. 12-16. The cost is $495 per person. This is the most intensive and detailed training program available. Farticipants will actually write a proposal in this workshop. For more information eall their toll free number (800) 4219512.

Ron Cettie, far right, a consultant for the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), makes a presentation on grants before an overflow crowd Apr. 16 in the Honolulu conference room of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. A grantwriting workshop is being offered by OHA in July with time and plaee yet to be determined. Send your name, address and phone number to the OHA planning office if you're interested.

Anne Kapulani Landgraf, left, converses with her mentor in photography, Mark Hamasaki, right, as his wife, Melia, reads the May issue of Ka Wai Ola O OHA, during private showing of her photo essay, Kahakuloa, Maui, at Windward Communitv Colleae

Among invited guests was this trio of Windward District kupuna caught by the Ka Wai Ola O OHA lens in conversation and reading their favorite newspaper— Ka Wai Ola O OHA.