The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is searching for a qualified nonprofit administrator for its new Mālama Honua Home Improvement/Renovation Program Grant (Mālama Honua).
The Mālama Honua Program Grant is a new pilot project for income-qualified Native Hawaiian homeowners who are ineligible for traditional loans due to income or credit limitations.
The selected nonprofit partner will provide targeted grants to Native Hawaiian homeowners to address critical health and safety repairs so they can remain in their homes. Funds will be prioritized for urgent repairs that address documented hazards, or threats to habitability.
The grant will empower a nonprofit partner to help address long-term housing, economic stability, and health outcomes for OHA beneficiaries.
To assist with the grant administrator selection process, OHA is seeking evaluators with expertise in home construction, housing challenges in Hawaiʻi and/or nonprofit housing support.
An informational Zoom webinar will outline the requirements and application process for nonprofits interested in applying to administer OHA’s Mālama Honua Home Improvement Program Grant. The session will also share information for the OHA Capital Improvement Project (CIP) grant program as well as how interested grant evaluators may apply.
The Mālama Honua grant solicitation will open to eligible Hawaiʻi nonprofit organizations on February 1, 2026. The open period for nonprofits to submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) is from February 20 through March 6, 2026, at oha.org/grants.
Funded projects must align with OHA’s Strategic Plan, Mana i Mauli Ola, and demonstrate clear benefits to Native Hawaiian communities.
For questions, please email [email protected].
