The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees (BOT) decided on May 22, 2024 to defer decision-making on grant applications for the current Community Grants cycle.
Their purpose is to ensure that OHA’s grant monies are equitably allocated to grant applicants across the pae ʻāina to help fund as many communities and beneficiaries as possible.
This year there were a record number of grant applicants. With limited funds available, the BOT reasoned that a deferral would allow more time to review the highly competitive grant pool.
OHA staff and administration are working with trustees to determine how best to ensure the equitable distribution of resources to the many qualified organizations serving our Native Hawaiian community.
We appreciate everyone’s patience during this pause.
Although a first round a grants were brought to the BOT on June 19, Trustees expect to make a decision regarding the remaining grants at the September 11 Resource Management meeting.
The OHA Grants Team is also actively working to better monitor existing grant contracts; serve the awarded grantees toward contract completion; introduce new grant types; and recruit, hire and train additional needed resources.
The purpose of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Grants Program is to support Hawaiʻi based nonprofit organizations that have projects, programs, and initiatives to serve our Lāhui in alignment with OHA’s Strategic Foundations, Directions & Outcomes. Read more about OHA’s Strategic Plan.
Reminder, to be eligible for OHA Grant funding consideration, an applicant shall:
OHA Grants program does not give funds directly to individuals, all funds are distributed through an awarded nonprofit organization.
REMINDER: All application activities will be conducted via the OHA Grants Portal. No hard copies of applications will be made available by OHA or accepted under any circumstances.
The OHA Grants Portal is an online application, monitoring, and reporting system for nonprofit organizations who are an applicant or grantee.
Video Tutorials to Navigate the OHA Grants Portal (Foundant):
If you are willing to commit to this process, please e-mail grantreview@oha.org with the following information:
Upon receipt of the information above, a Grant Evaluator Information Form will be emailed for completion.
If you would like to receive e-mail updates on OHA Grant Solicitations (nonprofit organizations only) please e-mail grantsinfo@oha.org with your organization name and e-mail address.
Link to Annual Reports.
Each year OHA shares its list of Grantees in its Annual report. To view funded projects, click link above.
