FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GRANTS FOR HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HONOLULU, HI – The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is announcing a round of five half-day grant writing workshops throughout the state of Hawaii on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (NHIAC) Grant Program. Through partnerships with institutions of higher education, $3.2 million in grant funds are available in 2006.
This grant program was established to assist our local colleges and universities expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development issues in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic development. Past NHIAC projects include the renovation of the
“More community-based organizations, homestead associations and Native Hawaiian Charter Schools should take advantage of this funding source. Not only to receive funds for needed infrastructure, but to receive access to mentoring that our local colleges and universities specialize in,” Ms. Lilia Kapuniai, Vice President of CNHA.
CNHA’s Grants Training and Resource Institute has scheduled five workshops in preparation for the
Operating a Grants Training and Resource Institute, CNHA coordinates grant training workshops and provides information on various funding opportunities available to Native communities in all areas, including housing, cultural preservation, language preservation and, social and economic development. Registration fees are $55 for non-members and $45 for CNHA members. For more information, please contact CNHA via telephone at 808.521.5011 or toll-free at 800.709.2642, via e-mail at events@hawaiiancouncil.org or visit our website at www.hawaiiancouncil.org.
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Lilia Kapuniai, Vice President
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