Nonprofits get grants for COVID relief, homestead projects | News, Sports, Jobs
The Maui News Four Maui County organizations have received grants from the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assist with COVID-19 relief and priority projects. They were among eight groups given a portion of $1 million in grants under the department’s Native Hawaiian Development Program, which makes annual grant funding available to nonprofits that demonstrate a purpose to benefit Native Hawaiians, according to a news release last week. In October, the Hawaiian Homes Commission approved grant funds for the current fiscal year that included $500,000 to support COVID-19 relief effo...