Kapapahuliau Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program

For this financial assistance opportunity, applicants for all Financial Assistance Categories of Kiakahi, Auwaa, and Hookele must meet the following definition of, and criteria for, a Native Hawaiian Organization. Native Hawaiian Organization or NHO means a non-profit organization (A) that principally serves or benefits the Native Hawaiian Community; (B) that is composed primarily of Native Hawaiians, who also control or serve in substantive leadership and decision-making roles; and (C) that has demonstrated expertise in Native Hawaiian heritage, economic development, health and wellbeing, self-governance, or natural and cultural resources management. Native Hawaiian Community means the distinct Native Hawaiian indigenous political community that Congress, exercising its plenary power over Native American affairs, has recognized and with which Congress has implemented a special political and trust relationship. Native Hawaiian means any individual who is a descendant of the aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now constitutes the State of Hawaii. All applicants are required to include in their application submission, per Section D of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), an attestation or certification signed by a duly authorized NHO representative (such as the Executive Director, CEO, or Board of Directors acknowledging that the NHO meets the definition and criteria of an NHO specified above. For Category 2 Auwaa and Category 3 Hookele awardees, all partners NHOs and subawardees, respectively must indicate and include such an attestation. Registration or placement on the List of NHOs maintained by ONHR is not a pre-requisite or requirement for submitting an application, nor does it confer eligibility as an NHO in lieu of the attestation or certification per Section D of the NOFO. Please Note: Omitted Hawaiian Language diacriticals because of limitations of the grants.gov software.