Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 2, 1 February 2006 — Grants deadline [ARTICLE]

Grants deadline

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is accepting applications for grants of up to $100,000 until Apiil 7. Programs seeking funding must address one of OHA's strategic plan goals, wliieh include education, heahh, human services, housing, eeonomie development, governance, native rights, land and culture. To be eligible for funding, applicants must: • be operating witliin the state; • have an IRS tax-exempt nonprofit status or be a government agency; • benefit Native Hawaiians individually or as a group; and • provide a percentage of total project cost, whieh is determined by the amount of funding being requested. In addition, applicants must attend an OHA grants workshop or meet with OHA staff prior to the deadline. Workshops will be offered statewide in Febraary and March. For more information, eall 594-1972.

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