OHA Seeks Nonprofit to Administer Charter School Grant

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announced Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, that it is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to administer a $3 million grant to support 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools.

Since 2006, OHA has provided $21.6 million to assist 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools located throughout the state. These schools provide innovative, culture-based education to more than 4,700 students, more than three quarters of whom are Native Hawaiian, according to an OHA release.

The grant will support the following Hawaiian-focused charter schools:

• Hakipuʻu Learning Center, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu
  Hālau Kū Māna, Makiki, Oʻahu
  Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao, Waiʻanae, Oʻahu
  Kamaile Academy, Waiʻanae, Oʻahu
  Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M Kamakau, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu
  Mālama Hōnua, Waimānalo, Oʻahu
  Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, Hilo, Hawaiʻi
  Kanu o ka ʻĀina, Waimea, Hawaiʻi
  Ke Ana Laʻahana, Hilo, Hawaiʻi
  Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniopuʻu, Keaʻau, Hawaiʻi
  Kua o Ka Lā, Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi
  Waimea Middle School, Waimea, Hawaiʻi
  Kawaikini, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi
  Kanuikapono, Anahola, Kauaʻi
  Ke Kula Niʻihau o Kekaha, Kekaha, Kauaʻi
  Kula Aupuni Niʻihau a Kahelelani Aloha, Kekaha, Kauaʻi
  Kualapuʻu Elementary, Kualapuʻu, Molokaʻi

The purpose of the solicitation is to find a nonprofit organization to administer charter school funding, facilitate reporting, submit reports, conduct site visits and administer funds for the annual charter school conference coordination and program. The grant period is for two years, from Nov. 1, 2019, through Oct. 31, 2021, with $1.5 million allocated for each year.

The grant award is subject to approval by OHA’s Board of Trustees and subject to the availability of funding.

Nonprofits must submit an online application on or before 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. Prospective applicants are recommended to a participate in an orientation session scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at OHA’s Honolulu office. Teleconferencing will be available.

For more information about the grant, including the solicitation, online application and orientation schedule, visit www.oha.org/grants.