Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 9, 1 September 2006 — OHA grants [ARTICLE]

OHA grants

OHA's Grants Program is currently accepting funding requests forFiscalYear2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007) from eommuni-ty-based nonprofit organizations that are working to address the needs of the Hawaiian eommunity in such areas as education, heakh, human services and eulture. Grant requests are now being accepted on an ongoing basis, subject to the availability of funding. To be eligible for funding, an applicant must meet the following criteria: • The organization must have

IRS tax-exempt nonprofit status (operating in the state of Hawai'i) or be a government agency; • The project must benefit Native Hawaiians individually or as a group; and • The organization must provide a percentage of total project cost (percentage determined by the amount of funding requested). In addition, all applicants must attend an OHA grants workshop or meet with grants program staff within 12 months prior to submitting an application. Two grant workshops are currently scheduled for Hawai'i Island in September: • Kona: Fri., Sept. 15, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at OHA's Kona office, 75-5706 Hanama Pl., Ste 107, Kailua-Kona. (808) 329-7368. • Hilo: Sat., Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Keaukaha Elementary School Cafeteria, 240 Desha Ave., Hilo. (808) 920-6418. For more information or to request a grants information packet, please eall Grants Program staff at 5941972 or visit the OHA website at www.oha.org.