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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii today announced more than $160,000 in grant funding to four local community organizations/programs: Department of Health/HEP Free Hawaii, Hawaii Education Matters, KUPU, and Kokua Hawaii Foundation. Grants address health disparities, active living and healthy eating initiatives, and healthier environments.

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U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye announced that Hawaii will receive more than $13.9 million in preparedness grants distributed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year 2011.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $5.9 million in grants to support transportation-related job training in 19 states and Washington, D.C.

The grants from the Federal Highway Administration’s On the Job Training/ Supportive Services (OJT/SS) program will fund apprenticeships and training opportunities for underrepresented or disadvantaged people pursuing careers in transportation, engineering or construction.

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From a grassroots performing arts group to a Kona volleyball team, the Healing Our Island Community Fund has supported more than 400 groups and organizations that would otherwise not have access to grants.

These mini-grants, available through the County of Hawai‘i Department of Research and Development, support community-led anti-drug initiatives, services, programs and events and create a united front against illegal drug use in Hawai‘i County.

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The University of Hawai‘i has been awarded two grants totaling $23 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help stimulate the research enterprise in Hawaiʻi and create more educational opportunities for students throughout the state.

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has received more than $1.7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to upgrade educational opportunities for Native Hawaiian students. The funding is part of a $6.4 million grant awarded to various Hawaiʻi colleges and universities from the Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions program, which helps schools enhance [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released application guidance for more than $500 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness grants for fire station construction, port and transit security—funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). “These Recovery Act funds will strengthen our economy while improving our ability to [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Healing Our Island Community Fund mini-grants are still available through the Hawaii County Resource Center (HCRC), a program of the Department of Research and Development. This fund, obtained through a state Grant-in-Aid, is designed to make funding available to grassroots groups that ordinarily have no access to traditional grant sources. The Healing Our [...]

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