Assistance program
Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program
$20.8 Million committed in FY2024–FY2026
- Agency
- Native Hawaiian Relations (00023), Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 15.098
- What it does
- The Kapapahuliau Grant Program, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169, Title VIII Sec. 80002), provides funding to Native Hawaiian Organizations to leverage traditional Native Hawaiian knowledge in enhancing response and resilience to adverse weather events and subsequent environmental impacts. The activities funded by this program aim to promote the self-sufficiency, self-determination, and self-reliance of the Native Hawaiian Community and their lands. Projects supported by the grant will address various issues such as drought, wildfires, invasive species, storm-related flooding, tidal inundation, and erosion mitigation, while also considering the associated economic impacts.
- Who benefits
- The beneficiary of this program is the Native Hawaiian Community (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. [43 CFR Part 50 (§50.4)])
- Who applies
- NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION. For this financial assistance opportunity, the term “Native Hawaiian Organization†or “NHO†means an organization — (A) that principally serves or benefits the Native Hawaiian Community, (B) that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians, who 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, and natural and cultural resource 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 Hawai‘i. Applicants seeking financial assistance through this funding opportunity must submit a written attestation or certification from their governing body (such as the Executive Director, CEO, or Board of Directors). This document should confirm that the applicant organization qualifies as a “Native Hawaiian Organization†as defined in the section above and that it is authorized to apply for financial assistance. Additionally, the attestation must include supporting information that demonstrates how the organization meets the specified criteria.
- Authorized by
- Provides for the establishment of climate resilience and adaptation activities that serve the Native Hawaiian Community
- Program site
- https://www.doi.gov/hawaiian ↗
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* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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