Grants
ABOUT DHHL GRANTS
As part of the Native Hawaiian Development Program Plan, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) makes available annual grant funding to nonprofit organizations that demonstrate a purpose to benefit native Hawaiians. DHHL has offered grants in several program areas over the years as a means of implementing the community development component of the rehabilitation fund. Grant offerings reflect the department’s priorities and community interests.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Grant seekers are also advised to go to the State Procurement Office HANDS website — Hawaii Awards & Notices Data System — for all official public postings of the DHHL FY26 Grant RFPs, addendums, responses to written questions, etc. The information below is provided as a courtesy.
PRE-OFFER CONFERENCE SESSIONS (TELECONFERENCE):
Each session will cover all RFPs and the same presentation will be repeated.
These sessions are OPTIONAL. The information provided at each session will be the same and each session will cover all four DHHL Grant RFPs.
Note: Interested parties are advised to go to the State Procurement Office website, Hawai’i Awards and Notices Data System (HANDS), Bidding Opportunities for the official public posting, and for further information.
TRAINING OFFERINGS
PROPOSAL WRITING 101
Resource material:
- 1. Logic Models: A Beginner’s Guide
- 2a. The 5 Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations
- 2b. The Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations
- 3. Creative Cross-Indexing
- 4. How to Write a Proposal
“How to Write a Proposal: An Interactive Workshop for Nonprofits Serving Homestead Communities and Individual HHCA Beneficiaries – A Two-Day Training”
This two-day workshop is designed for board members, staffers, and volunteers who are responsible for writing proposals for their organization. This workshop covers the proposal development process from concept to proposal completion for both public and private funders.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend both days.
- DAY ONE: Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Check In: 8:30 a.m.
- Class: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Organizational capacity is key to proposal competitiveness and success. To assist in writing strong proposals, participants will use the “Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations” (by Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) to assess capacity and grant readiness of their organization. The session will also review the program development process, understand what any funder looks for in organizational capacity statements, and work on organizational and project descriptions, which may be used for any funder.
- DAY TWO: Friday, October 24, 2025
- Check In: 8:30 a.m.
- Class: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Day two will focus on the major components of a proposal and how to address them. Participants will practice writing goals and objectives, project timelines, sustainability statements, budgets, and budget narratives, which may be used for any funder.
“Proposal Writing Basics 101 for Nonprofits Serving Homestead Communities and Individual HHCA Beneficiaries: A Virtual Two-Hour Presentation”
When: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Note: “HHCA Beneficiaries” means native Hawaiian beneficiaries as defined in the
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended.
This session will include:
- The general differences between government and private funding sources;
- The major components of a proposal and;
- Examples of information necessary to complete each component. This session is formatted for a virtual presentation and will be recorded for future viewing.
TRAINING & RESOURCE MATERIALS
These materials are for educational and informational purposes only. Please seek advice and assistance from a professional (i.e. legal, accounting, tax, etc.)
FOR USE BY DHHL GRANTEES
- Form: Sample Invoice
- Form: Progress and Financial Reports
- Form: Request to Modify Contract
- Note: Modifications require DHHL review and approval
- Form: Budget Modification
- Form Scope Modification (coming soon)
- Form: USIRS W-9
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