Native Hawaiian Education Programs To Receive $28 Million In Federal Dollars
The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan, according to a release from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, who chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Native Hawaiian education programs in Hawaii will receive a combined $28.1 million in federal funding under the American Rescue Plan to support grants, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz’s office announced in .
The 35 beneficiaries include Hawaiian immersion schools and educational institutions like the University of Hawaii and nonprofits such as Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture and Hula Preservation Society, with the largest grants awarded to UH, Partners in Development Foundation, Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers, Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana and Ke Kula 驶O N膩wah墨okalani驶艒pu驶u.
The multi-year grants will be used for early childhood education, family engagement, Hawaiian language education, creation of STEM pathways, curriculum and professional development and other goals, according to the release.
鈥淭his new federal funding will ensure that Native Hawaiian educational programs have the resources they need to support students in time for the upcoming school year,鈥 Schatz, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said in a statement.
See below for the list of grant recipients and amounts awarded:
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$9,348,569 for the University of Hawai鈥榠 (includes 13 grants across UH)
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$776,400 for Maui Family Support Services, Inc.
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$949,778 for Friends of the Future
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$740,577 for Papa Ola L艒kahi
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$260,948 for Hula Preservation Society
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$651,424 for Kulaniakea
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$365,593 for Hui Malama O Ke Kai Foundation
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$576,640 for Ho鈥榦kako鈥榦 Corporation
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$742,252 for Hanona
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$733,150 for Malama Loko Ea Foundation
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$350,471 for Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$748,934 for Awaiaulu, Inc.
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$512,494 for KAI LOA, Inc.
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$675,919 for Kamalani Academy
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$431,052 for Ho鈥榦ulu Lahui Inc.
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$946,008 for Friends of the Future
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$2,207,987 for Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$1,278,423 for Ke Kula 驶O N膩wah墨okalani驶艒pu驶u
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$1,385,750 for Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$540,000 for Pacific American Foundation
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$2,527,045 for Partners in Development Foundation
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$787,433 for Consortium for Hawai鈥榠 Ecological Engineering Education
鈥⒙犅犅犅犅犅犅犅$558,798 for Hui Mauli Ola
