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ED-GRANTS-011921-002: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP), Assistance Listing Number 84.259A

Closed Closed March 22, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-011921-002

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2021.

Department of Education offered grants to nonprofits. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $3.2 million in total. Applications closed on March 22, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 19, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJanuary 19, 2021
DeadlineMarch 22, 2021
Archived by Grants.govApril 21, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible to apply under this competition: (a) Community-based organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians. For purposes of the NHCTEP, a community-based organization means a public or private organization that provides career and technical education, or related services, to individuals in the Native Hawaiian community. (b) Any community-based organization may apply individually or as part of a consortium with one or more eligible community-based organizations. (Eligible applicants seeking to apply for funds as a consortium must meet the requirements in 34 CFR 75.127-75.129.). Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

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What the grant funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program NHCTEP provides grants to improve career and technical education (CTE) programs that are consistent with the purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) and that benefit Native Hawaiians. Section 116(e) of Perkins V provides that programs, services, and activities funded under NHCTEP must support and improve career and technical education programs. (20 U.S.C. 2326(e) Assistance Listing number 84.259A.

Category: Education.

Who has won Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education (84.259) awarded $17.1 million across 9 grant awards, an average of $1.9 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Alu Like IncHawaii6$10.8 million
Native Hawaiian Education AssociationHawaii1$2.5 million
Hui No Ke Ola Pono IncHawaii1$2.1 million
Blueprint for ChangeHawaii1$1.8 million

Top states: Hawaii ($17.1 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-011921-002 still open?

No. It closed on March 22, 2021.

Who can apply for Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP), Assistance Listing Number 84.259A?

Department of Education accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP), Assistance Listing Number 84.259A?

Closed March 22, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $3.2 million in total across about 10 awards.

Who has won Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Alu Like Inc, Native Hawaiian Education Association, Hui No Ke Ola Pono Inc. The program made 9 awards worth $17.1 million in that time.

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