Federal grants to Friends of the Future
Friends of the Future in Kamuela, Hawaii received $12.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Native Hawaiian Education, with $12.3 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.6 million
- Awards6
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Largest award$2.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $4.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 3 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 0 | $0 |
Programs that fund Friends of the Future
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian Education | 5 | $12.3 million |
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 1 | $235,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 6 | $12.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koa - knowledge, opportunity, achievement | Native Hawaiian Education | September 16, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Aloha - advanced learning opportunities = hawaiian achievement | Native Hawaiian Education | September 16, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Hapa - hawaiian achievement and postsecondary access | Native Hawaiian Education | September 15, 2023 | $2.4 million |
| S.h.a.k.a. - sustaining hawaiian academic knowledge and achievement | Native Hawaiian Education | September 15, 2023 | $2.4 million |
| Ohia - opportunities for hawaiian improvement and achievement | Native Hawaiian Education | September 15, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Project no ke ola pono o nĀ keiki- for the best health of the children | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | August 6, 2024 | $235,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Friends of the Future get?
$12.6 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Friends of the Future the most?
The Department of Education, with $12.6 million in 6 awards.
What is Friends of the Future's largest federal grant?
$2.8 million under Native Hawaiian Education, with its first action in the period on September 16, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Friends of the Future?
Its largest are Native Hawaiian Education and Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects.
Other grant recipients in Kamuela
- California Association for Research in Astronomy
- Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana
- The Kohala Center, Inc.
- Hui Aloha Kiholo
- Hawaii First Federal Credit Union
- Five Mountains Hawai'i, Inc.
- Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization
- Parker Ranch Foundation Trust
Largest federal grant recipients in Hawaii · Federal grants in Hawaii