The Interior Business Center has announced a new funding opportunity, D24AS00098, titled “Kapapahuliau Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program.” This program, with an estimated total funding of $20 million, is dedicated to supporting Native Hawaiian organizations in their efforts to address climate change and its impacts. The initiative focuses on fostering resilience and adaptive capacity within the Native Hawaiian community.
Eligible applicants for this program include Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) that primarily serve the Native Hawaiian Community, are controlled by Native Hawaiians, and have demonstrated expertise in areas such as heritage, economic development, health, self-governance, or natural and cultural resources management. The funding opportunity offers grants and cooperative agreements to support projects under three categories: Kiakahi, Auwaa, and Hookele, with varying degrees of involvement from the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (ONHR). The initiative is a significant step towards empowering Native Hawaiian communities to develop sustainable solutions and adapt to the challenges posed by climate change, ensuring the preservation of their unique cultural heritage and natural resources.
Opportunity ID: 351007
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | D24AS00098 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Kapapahuliau Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative AgreementGrant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument shall be in the form of Grants for Categories 1 and 2 as the Kiakahi and Auwaa awards. Substantial involvement is not expected between the ONHR and the recipient when carrying out the activities contemplated in the agreement. For Category 3, Cooperative Agreements will be issued for Hookele awards. The recipient should expect that there will be substantial involvement by the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (ONHR) in the project. Prior to submitting an application, applicants are encouraged to contact prospective NHO sub-recipients where the work is proposed to take place to discuss proposed projects to determine eligibility under the ONHR priorities and criteria described in this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Substantial involvement may include, but not be limited to, such things as the following: collaboration between the ONHR and applicant/primary recipient in carrying out management, development, implementation, operation, monitoring and evaluation of the proposed work; training and technical assistance for sub-recipient personnel; review and approval by the ONHR of one stage of work prior to the start of the next stage; review and approval by the ONHR of modifications or sub-awards prior to their award; participation in selecting recipient project staff; and/or; ability to immediately halt work because of failure to meet agreement objectives. The funding periods and amounts referenced in this solicitation are subject to the availability of funds at the time of award, as well as the DOI priorities at the time of the award. Publication of this NOFO does not obligate DOI to award any specific grant or to obligate all or any part of available funds. Future funding is subject to the availability of appropriations and cannot be guaranteed. DOI may cancel or withdraw this NOFO at any time. Please Note: Omitted Hawaiian Language diacriticals because of limitations of the grants.gov software. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| CFDA Number(s): | 15.098 — Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 29, 2024 Complete application packages, including all required forms, must be submitted electronically to the Grants.gov website no later than 6:59 p.m., Hawaiʻi Standard Time (HST), on the listed application due date in Section D4 above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 29, 2024 Complete application packages, including all required forms, must be submitted electronically to the Grants.gov website no later than 6:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on the listed application due date in Section D4 of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Related Tab above. |
| Archive Date: | |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $ 20,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | For this financial assistance opportunity, applicants for all Financial Assistance Categories of Kiakahi, Auwaa, and Hookele must meet the following definition of, and criteria for, a Native Hawaiian Organization. Native Hawaiian Organization or NHO means a non-profit organization (A) that principally serves or benefits the Native Hawaiian Community; (B) that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians, who also control or serve in substantive leadership and decision-making roles; and (C) that has demonstrated expertise in Native Hawaiian heritage, economic development, health and well-being, self-governance, or natural and cultural resources management. Native Hawaiian Community means the distinct Native Hawaiian indigenous political community that Congress, exercising its plenary power over Native American affairs, has recognized and with which Congress has implemented a special political and trust relationship. Native Hawaiian means any individual who is a descendant of the aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now constitutes the State of Hawaii. All applicants are required to include in their application submission, per Section D of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), an attestation or certification signed by a duly authorized NHO representative (such as the Executive Director, CEO, or Board of Directors acknowledging that the NHO meets the definition and criteria of an NHO specified above. For Category 2 Auwaa and Category 3 Hookele awardees, all partners NHOs and subawardees, respectively must indicate and include such an attestation. Registration or placement on the List of NHOs maintained by ONHR is not a pre-requisite or requirement for submitting an application, nor does it confer eligibility as an NHO in lieu of the attestation or certification per Section D of the NOFO. Please Note: Omitted Hawaiian Language diacriticals because of limitations of the grants.gov software. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Interior Business Ceter |
| Description: | Please download the full announcement, including instructions, in the Related Documents Tab above. To download the application forms required by this Notice of Funding Opportunity, please go to the Application Tab above. |
| Link to Additional Information: | www.doi.gov/hawaiian/climate-resilience |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Tristan Harley
aqd-fa.onhr@ibc.doi.gov Eleni Sarris aqd-fa.onhr@ibc.doi.gov |
NOFO Kapapahuliau Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program