Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems (93.932)

Also known as Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (NHHCIA)

Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems (Assistance Listing 93.932) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $137 million in 22 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $6.2 million per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.

The typical award was $2.8 million. Half of the 22 awards fell between $422,322 and $11.0 million, and they ranged from $86,426 to $35.8 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

Improve Capacity of the Healthcare System: Strengthening the healthcare system’s ability to meet patient and community needs.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible entities include Papa Ola Lokahi (POL) and the 5 certified and recognized Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Requirements for Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and Papa Ola Lokahi are detailed in the authorizing statute and NOFO.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements apply to annual NHHCIA funding for all NHHCIA award recipients except POL.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Varies. See applicable NOFO.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems (93.932) awarded$137 million across 22 grant awards, an average of $6.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Papa Ola LokahiHawaii3$42.1 million
Ho-Ola Lahui Hawaii IncHawaii2$19.3 million
Hui No Ke Ola Pono IncHawaii2$19.3 million
Hui Malama Ola NA 'OiwiHawaii2$18.6 million
Ke Ola MamoHawaii2$17.5 million
NA Pu'UwaiHawaii2$15.6 million
Yale UnivConnecticut1$2.3 million
Brigham & Womens Hospital IncMassachusetts1$1.1 million
The General Hospital CorporationMassachusetts1$500,000
Baystate Medical Center, Inc.Massachusetts1$396,429
The University of Kentucky Research FoundationKentucky1$171,429
Oregon Health & Science UniversityOregon1$86,429
The University of ChicagoIllinois1$86,429
The Ohio State UniversityOhio1$86,429
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin1$86,426

Top states: Hawaii ($132 million), Connecticut ($2.3 million), Massachusetts ($2.0 million), Kentucky ($171,429), Illinois ($86,429), Ohio ($86,429), Oregon ($86,429), Wisconsin ($86,426).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 2.6% of the money, colleges and universities 2.0%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other12$131 million95%
Nonprofits4$3.6 million2.6%
Colleges and universities6$2.8 million2.0%

By state

3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Hawaii, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Hawaii13$132 million
Connecticut1$2.3 million
Massachusetts3$2.0 million
Kentucky1$171,429
Illinois1$86,429
Ohio1$86,429
Oregon1$86,429
Wisconsin1$86,426

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.