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Training & Consulting Center

Throughout the year, CNHA conducts trainings & develops resources to assist Native-serving organizations and communities access valuable funding and community building initiatives. Since 2001, CNHA trained over 1,500 participants at trainings conducted on a year-round schedule throughout Hawaii and the Pacific Region, bringing over $16 million of funds into our community. 

CNHA provides training on a variety of programs that support a diverse range of initiatives from language preservation to housing to economic development, including but not limited to:

PAST Projects & Organizations:

• Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL)
• Government of Palau
• Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)

CURRENT Projects & Organizations:

• Financial Literacy in Foreclosure Prevention
• Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Kūkulu Ola – Living Hawaiian Culture Program
• Homestead Individual Development Accounts (HIDA)
• National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Saltonstall- Kennedy Program
• Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Home Lands Assembly (SCHHA)

NEW & UPCOMING Projects:

• Princess Cruises
  
• Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)

Funding Opportunities

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority's Kūkulu Ola - Living Hawaiian Culture Program

The Kūkulu Ola - Living Hawaiian Culture Program (LHCP) provides funding support to eligible organizations with projects that strengthen, support and nurture the Hawaiian culture and community.

For information about the Living Hawaiian Culture Program, please contact CNHA at 1.800.709.2642 or info@livinghawaiianculture.org. For additional information about the program, including program guidelines, the Solicitation, Application Kit and fillable forms, visit www.livinghawaiianculture.org.

Training Opportunities

Administration for Native Americans Grants Program & Workshops

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Grants Program is a competitive grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans, the only federal agency serving all Native peoples of the United States and its territories.  ANA is a program office under the Administration for Children and Families, housed under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  

For information about ANA, its programs and grants in the Pacific Region, and available training and techical assistance, please contact the ANA Help Desk at 1.877.922.9262 or click here. 

Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Grant Program & Training Workshops

Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) Grant Program was established to assist institutions of higher education to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities by partnering with community-based organizations on initiatives that support neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low and moderate income. CNHA coordinates grant training workshops throughout the state of Hawaii in preparation for the AN/NHIAC program deadline.

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Grant Program

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) announced the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) Community Grant Program in the fall of 2003 to make resources available to non-profits and other organizations to implement affordable housing-related projects in Hawaiian Homestead communities. CNHA was contracted by DHHL to provide no-cost training workshops year-round and statewide to help promote the grant program and to assist applicants to apply. For more information click here.

Resources

Native NewsClips & Resource Corner

These products provide announcements on current news stories about topical issues facing Native communities across the country. It is extremely popular among members and organizations and is delivered through an electronic database. Over 1,000 Native news stories from around the country and U.S. territories have been distributed. Of most interest to recipients are news clips on education, federal recognition, national initiatives, and cultural preservation.   Click here to subscribe.

GrantStation

This service is a weekly electronic newsletter on available grants and funding resources. It provides an easy and professional format by which to receive information on grant sources.  Click here to subscribe.

Resource Directory 

The CNHA Resource Directory is a reference booklet that provides information on local resources and contacts in the Pacific for community organizations. It contains standard information, such as agency contacts to establish an entity, funding and technical assistance resources. Its purpose is to support communities in finding the assistance they may need and to leverage multiple funding sources for their projects and programs.

Federal Funding Guide

The Federal Funding Guide is arranged as a directory to federal grant programs for which Native organizations are eligible.