By Chantelle Kapua Belay, OHA Grants Manager
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announces the launch of its new Capital Improvement Project (CIP) grant program, a strategic investment approach designed to strengthen Native Hawaiian wellbeing through investments in long-term, community-serving infrastructure.
CIP grants support Hawaiʻi-based organizations and government agencies for the design and construction of projects approved for CIP funding by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature.
These projects are intentionally designed to meet the needs of the Native Hawaiian community and align with OHA’s Mana i Mauli Ola (MiMO) Strategic Plan, balancing immediate community benefit with enduring, systemic impact.
As part of OHA’s commitment to responsible resource stewardship, CIP grants prioritize long-lived physical assets that create lasting benefits for Native Hawaiian communities. Unlike programmatic grants that focus on short-term services, CIPs emphasize infrastructure and capital assets that will support community wellbeing for generations.
This approach reflects MiMO’s guiding principle of pairing near-term support with long-term, sustainable change – ensuring that today’s investments continue to serve the lāhui well into the future.
The CIP grant solicitation will be released on Jan. 1, 2026, and will be available at oha.org/economic-self-sufficiency/grants.
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