Office of Hawaiian Affairs seeks qualified Hawaiʻi nonprofits to administer its fiscal year 2026-27 Mālama Honua Home Improvement/Renovation Program Grant for Nonprofits, a home repair initiative designed to help Native Hawaiian families remain safely housed by addressing critical health and safety needs in owner-occupied homes.
Nonprofits interested in administering the program can submit a letter of interest from July 15 to July 29 via the Office of Hawaiian Affairs online grants portal. The agency is not accepting applications from individual homeowners.
Selected nonprofit partners will administer homeowner applications during a later phase of the program.
This year’s program builds on the agency’s commitment to increasing housing stability for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries through partnerships with trusted community organizations, and it is separate from the Mālama Honua Disaster Fund.
“The ability to remain safely in one’s home is foundational to family stability and community well-being,” said Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board Chairperson Kaialiʻi “Kai” Kahele in an agency release. “Through the Mālama Honua Grant for Nonprofits, [Office of Hawaiian Affairs] is investing in community partnerships that preserve housing, strengthen neighborhoods and improve the quality of life for Native Hawaiian families.”
Mālama Honua Grant for Nonprofits is a pilot home repair program serving income-qualified Native Hawaiian homeowners unable to access traditional financing because of income or credit limitations.
Selected nonprofit partners will administer grants to homeowners for critical repairs that address documented health and safety hazards and other conditions that threaten the habitability of their homes.
The program represents an important investment in advancing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Mana i Mauli Ola Strategic Plan, which identifies housing and economic stability among the highest priorities for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.
It seeks to preserve existing housing, improve long-term health outcomes and strengthen community resilience throughout Hawaiʻi using a nonprofit partnership model.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs also is recruiting volunteer grant evaluators to assist in reviewing applications.
People with expertise in residential construction or home repair, affordable housing or housing policy, nonprofit housing services or community development are encouraged to participate.
Visit the Office of Hawaiian Affairs website or email to grantsinfo@oha.org or SIHousing@oha.org for additional information about the Mālama Honua Grant for Nonprofits program or the grant evaluator opportunity.
