Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Program

In plain English

Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Jan 26, 2027. Estimated application due date: Apr 12, 2027.

Individual awards range from $2,530,712 to $10,000,000, the agency expects to make 6 awards and estimated total program funding is $27,000,000.

Eligibility is described in the listing text (the "Others" category).

Cost sharing or matching is required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Per sections 6(a) and 7(a) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act, this is a limited competition program notice. To be eligible for administrative funding under this program, you must be Papa Ola Lokahi (POL). To be eligible for services funding under this program, you must be a Native Hawaiian Health Care System (NHHCS) that has been recognized and certified by POL as qualified to provide comprehensive health promotion, disease prevention, and primary health services within specific regions (island communities) of the state.

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (NHHCIA) program. The purpose of these Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (NHHCIA) awards is to provide Native Hawaiian health care programs with resources to raise the health status of Native Hawaiians to the highest possible health level. This NOFO supports funding the following: • One award to Papa Ola Lokahi (POL) for administrative purposes as authorized under sections 6(a)(2) and 7 of the NHHCIA (42 U.S.C. sections 11705(a)(2) and 11706) • Five awards for qualified entities as authorized under sections 6(a)(1),6(b)-(g) and 8(a)-(g) of the NHHCIA (42 U.S.C. sections 11705(a)(1), 11705(b)-(g) and 11707(a)-(g)). …

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov → · Agency's announcement page