Native Hawaiian Education

What’s New

• A pre-application Technical Assistance Webinar for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 NHE grant competition was held on Monday, June 7, 2021. A webinar recording can be downloaded by clicking here. A PDF copy of the slide presentation can be downloaded here.
• The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 NHE grant competition is now published in the Federal Register. You can access the NIA by clicking here.
• The application package for the FY 2021 NHE grant competition is now available on grants.gov. It can be found here.
• A recording of the (FY) 2021 Annual Performance Report (APR) Technical Assistance Webinar, delivered on April 29, 2021, can be found by clicking here.

Program Description

The purpose of the Native Hawaiian Education program is to develop innovative education programs to assist Native Hawaiians and to supplement and expand programs and authorities in the area of education. Authorized activities include, among others: early education and care programs; family-based education centers; beginning reading and literacy programs; activities to address the needs of gifted and talented Native Hawaiian students; special education programs; professional development for educators; and activities to enable Native Hawaiian students to enter and complete postsecondary education programs.

Types of Projects

Authorized activities include, among others: early education and care programs; family-based education centers; beginning reading and literacy programs; after-school or summer-session cultural education programs; activities to address the needs of gifted and talented Native Hawaiian students; special education programs; professional development for educators; and activities to enable Native Hawaiian students to enter and complete postsecondary education programs.