H??IHI Grant Program (15.068)
H??IHI Grant Program (Assistance Listing 15.068) is run by the Departmental Offices, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $4.1 million in 27 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $153,677 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $160,000. Half of the 27 awards fell between $134,934 and $170,000, and they ranged from $80,000 to $225,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$4.1 million
- Grant awards27
- Typical award$160,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.0 million
- Size rank1,653 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 1653rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 88% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Office of Native Hawaiian Relations’ (ONHR) Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawai?i (H??IHI) Grant Program serves to implement the provisions of the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act), 25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq. The purpose of the NATIVE Act is to establish a more inclusive national travel and tourism strategy that has the potential to deliver significant benefits for Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) as distinctly defined in the NATIVE Act, including job creation, elevated living standards, and expanded economic opportunities. The H??IHI Grant Program is an innovative effort to promote heritage tourism opportunities that utilize Native Hawaiian traditional knowledge to bolster economic development in the Native Hawaiian Community, to advance economic growth in the State of Hawai?i, and to equip Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) with the needed resources to transform tourism involving historical and sacred sites to be regenerative and collaborative.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments). Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Additionally, applicants must meet the definition of and criteria for a “Native Hawaiian Organization” as defined in the NATIVE Act, 130 STAT. 847, Section 3(3), codified at 25 U.S.C. §4352(3). Criteria include: A nonprofit organization; that serves the interests of Native Hawaiians; in which Native Hawaiians serve in substantive and policymaking positions; and that is recognized for having expertise in Native Hawaiian culture and heritage, including tourism.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Assistance will support efforts of Native Hawaiian organizations to do the following: share about the Native Hawaiian Community as the indigenous people of Hawai‘i; use arts and humanities to help revitalize, promote economic development, increase livability; share with and engage guests in growing awareness and the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture; other section purposes.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Fiscal Year 2025: $50,000 to $200,000; $100,000 average
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, H??IHI Grant Program (15.068) awarded $4.1 million across 27 grant awards, an average of $153,677 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Islands Land Trust | Hawaii | 2 | $340,000 |
| Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association | Hawaii | 2 | $300,000 |
| Hii Paka LLC | Hawaii | 1 | $225,000 |
| Hi'Ohia | Hawaii | 1 | $199,999 |
| Kumano I Ke Ala O Makaweli | Hawaii | 1 | $197,273 |
| Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Hawaii | Hawaii | 1 | $196,700 |
| Kakoo Oiwi | Hawaii | 1 | $190,000 |
| Hui Maka'Ainana O Makana | Hawaii | 1 | $178,189 |
| Koa Ike | Hawaii | 1 | $170,000 |
| Pihana Ka Ikena | Hawaii | 1 | $167,653 |
| Kanehunamoku Voyaging Academy | Hawaii | 1 | $165,000 |
| Pohaha I Ka Lani | Hawaii | 1 | $165,000 |
| Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders' Association, Inc. | Hawaii | 1 | $163,000 |
| Mana Maoli | Hawaii | 1 | $160,000 |
| Waianae Economic Development Council | Hawaii | 1 | $157,956 |
| Moanalua Gardens Foundation, Inc. | Hawaii | 1 | $150,000 |
| Aoao O NA Loko IA O Maui | Hawaii | 1 | $150,000 |
| Pai Foundation | Hawaii | 1 | $149,868 |
| Malama Loko Ea Foundation | Hawaii | 1 | $120,000 |
| Waipa Foundation | Hawaii | 1 | $115,445 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 98% of the money, colleges and universities 2.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 26 | $4.1 million | 98% |
| Colleges and universities | 1 | $98,187 | 2.4% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 27 | $4.1 million |