Grants

Hawai’i Eligible to Receive $21 Million in Homeland Security Grants

WASHINGTON, DC - December 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye announced today that Hawai‘i will be eligible to apply for more than $21 million in grants distributed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 2010. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano released the application guidance for the DHS grants programs today.

Honolulu to Receive $3 million for Energy Efficient Iniatives

WASHINGTON, Dc - November 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Honolulu will receive $3,863,700 to fund energy efficient initiatives including the reduction of fossil fuel emissions, the creation of green jobs, and the implementation of practices that lessen overall energy use, Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka announced today.The federal funds are made available to Honolulu through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award.

EPA awards $200,000 Brownfields grant to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Cleanup of East Kapolei site will help protect affordable housing projects for native Hawaiians. HONOLULU, HI - June 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Acting Regional Administrator Laura Yoshii awarded $200,000 in Brownfields cleanup grant funding to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).

Maui AIDS Foundation Awarded $1.3 Million Grant for HIV/AIDS Housing and Support Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye and Senator Daniel K. Akaka announced that the Maui AIDS Foundation in Wailuku will receive a $1,381,163 supportive housing renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Mayor proclaims Community Development Week on Kaua’i

LĪHU‘E, HI - April 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. has proclaimed April 12 to 18 to be Community Development Week on Kaua‘i as part of the annual national celebration of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

Congresswoman Hirono Announces Hawai‘i to Receive $47.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Guaranteed Single Family Housing Loans

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) today announced the state of Hawai‘i will receive $47,772,900 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program aimed at helping boost economic opportunities and home ownership in rural communities. The funding is part of the first wave of the $10 billion in guaranteed housing loans provided in the Recovery Act.

Congresswoman Hirono Announces $16.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Help Repair and Modernize Public Housing in Hawai’i

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 04, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) today announced the awarding of a $16,245,443 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority to repair and modernize public housing complexes throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

Bush Administration awards $3 million to native Hawaiian and Alaska native colleges and universities

BUSH ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $3 MILLION TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today awarded $3 million to four Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian colleges and universities to help revitalize neighborhoods, promote affordable housing and stimulate economic development […]

Hawaiian Homes to get $90M from OHA

Alliance could speed development of up to 500 lots statewide
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs said it will channel $90 million to the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in a historic partnership to deliver up to 500 residential lots to Native Hawaiians across the state.

Congresswoman Hirono Announces $2 million in Federal Grants To Acquire Land on Oahu and the Big Island for the Protection and Preservation of Native Species

WASHINGTON, D.C.—HONOLULU — Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono today announced the awarding of more than $2.1 million in grants for the state of Hawaii and through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.The funding will be used to permanently protect pristine land, which provides habitat for native species on the islands of Hawaii and Oahu. 

GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES $2.7 MILLION FOR ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $2.7 million for the design and construction of public accessibility improvements at state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) recreational areas and facilities throughout Hawai‘i.