Federal grants to Hawai`i Pacific University
Hawai`i Pacific University in Honolulu, Hawaii received $29.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 32 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $16.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$29.7 million
- Awards32
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.1 million
- Largest award$5.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $18.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $2.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $3.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $3.1 million |
Programs that fund Hawai`i Pacific University
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 4 | $16.7 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 2 | $3.1 million |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $1.8 million |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards | 3 | $918,649 |
| Trans-NIH Research Support | 1 | $619,952 |
| Geosciences | 4 | $599,889 |
| Biological Sciences | 1 | $502,819 |
| Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach | 1 | $488,350 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 8 | $20.8 million |
| National Science Foundation | 11 | $3.6 million |
| Department of Labor | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Department of Commerce | 5 | $1.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hpu - CARES act heerf certificate of agreement -institution portion | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $5.4 million |
| Hawai‘i pacific university supplemental assistance to institutions of higher education (SAIHE) fiscal year 2021 | Education Stabilization Fund | August 6, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| CARES act heerf certificate of agreement for Hawaii pacific university | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $4.0 million |
| Hawai‘i pacific university heerf arp minority serving institutions program (aln 84.425L) | Education Stabilization Fund | September 20, 2021 | $3.0 million |
| Ho‘okŌ project: annh proposal to augment wraparound services | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 26, 2022 | $2.5 million |
| See notice of award, attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d - statement of work, abstract. | Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | June 26, 2025 | $1.8 million |
| Opening doors to scientific careers for economically challenged students -this project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated fin | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 12, 2024 | $1.0 million |
| Project stem high-achieving kumu akamai (SHAKA) -the project aims to serve the national need of preparing culturally responsive secondary stem teachers to teach in high-need school districts. The program also serves the national interest in improving stem instructor preparation and reducing stem ine | STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | August 8, 2024 | $756,286 |
| Meeting the early intervention needs of young children and families in hawai‘i | Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities | September 25, 2023 | $641,543 |
| An adaptation and evaluation of an entrepreneurial research training model in Hawaii: the hui src | Trans-NIH Research Support | September 2, 2021 | $619,952 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Hawai`i Pacific University get?
$29.7 million in 32 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Hawai`i Pacific University the most?
The Department of Education, with $20.8 million in 8 awards. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Hawai`i Pacific University's largest federal grant?
$5.4 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Hawai`i Pacific University?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Higher Education Institutional Aid and Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending.
Other grant recipients in Honolulu
- Department of Human Services Hawaii
- Hawaii State Department of Education
- The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
- University of Hawaii
- Hawaii Department of Health
- Honolulu, City & County of
- Hawaii Department of Defense
- State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation
Largest federal grant recipients in Hawaii · Federal grants in Hawaii