Federal grants to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in Kapolei, Hawaii received $203 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 13 awards. Its largest program was Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants, with $95.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $100 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$203 million
- Awards13
- Awarded in FY 2025$100 million
- Largest award$72.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $7.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $22.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $46.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $27.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $100 million |
Programs that fund Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants | 6 | $95.2 million |
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | 2 | $90.0 million |
| Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | 2 | $10.0 million |
| Community Investment | 1 | $6.9 million |
| Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Compatible Use and Joint Land Use Studies | 1 | $999,000 |
| Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund | 1 | $189,324 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 6 | $95.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | 2 | $90.0 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $10.0 million |
| Department of Defense | 2 | $7.9 million |
| Department of the Treasury | 1 | $189,324 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: this project will connect unserved native hawaiian households to high-speed internet; construct community digital innovation centers; allow the department of hawaiian homelands (DHHL) to manage existing tower infrastructure; and construct conduit with fiber for dhhl homestead communities cu | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | November 8, 2024 | $72.7 million |
| Purpose: the native hawaiian housing block grant (NHHBG) provides funding for a range of affordable housing activities to benefit native hawaiian families eligible to reside on the hawaiian home lands. The department of hawaiian home lands (DHHL) must submit a housing plan to HUD each year that desc | Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants | June 25, 2025 | $22.3 million |
| Purpose: the native hawaiian housing block grant (NHHBG) provides funding for a range of affordable housing activities to benefit native hawaiian families eligible to reside on the hawaiian home lands. The department of hawaiian home lands (DHHL) must submit a housing plan to HUD each year that desc | Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants | May 23, 2024 | $22.3 million |
| Native hawaiian housing block grants | Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants | July 6, 2022 | $22.3 million |
| Purpose: the native hawaiian housing block grant (NHHBG) provides funding for a range of affordable housing activities to benefit native hawaiian families eligible to reside on the hawaiian home lands. The department of hawaiian home lands (DHHL) must submit a housing plan to HUD each year that desc | Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants | August 28, 2023 | $21.3 million |
| The dual broadband use and adoption and planning, engineering, feasibility, and sustainability studies project will assist rural areas with high concentrations of native hawaiians in developing programs and resources to address technology gaps and build capacity to use broadband services. This proje | Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program | December 16, 2022 | $17.3 million |
| (no idc) waimea nui emergency operations center | Community Investment | September 20, 2023 | $6.9 million |
| Hawaiian homeland wwd grants - water only | Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | September 26, 2025 | $5.0 million |
| Hawaiian homeland wwd grants - water only | Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | September 27, 2024 | $5.0 million |
| Native hawaiian housing block grants | Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants | June 15, 2021 | $5.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Hawaiian Home Lands get?
$203 million in 13 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Hawaiian Home Lands the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $95.2 million in 6 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Department of Hawaiian Home Lands's largest federal grant?
$72.7 million under Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, with its first action in the period on November 8, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Hawaiian Home Lands?
Its largest are Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants, Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities.
Other grant recipients in Kapolei
- Hawaii Department of Health
- Department of the Attorney General Child Support Enforcement Agency
- Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture
- United States Veterans Initiative
- Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
- Judiciary Courts of the State of Hawaii
- Ho'Omalu Native Hawaiian Organization
- Kuleana Coral Reefs
Largest federal grant recipients in Hawaii · Federal grants in Hawaii