Looking to secure vital funding and bring meaningful change to your community? Come join us at the Hawaiʻi Grant Summit 2024 on Thursday, October 17th, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 4:45 PM at the Entrepreneurs Sandbox (643 Ilalo Street) in Honolulu to learn about funding opportunities to strengthen your organization and community.

Hawaiʻi Grant Summit 2024 Agenda

Starting Strong – How to Leverage Grants for Growth This dynamic, hand-on session will directly help in finding and securing grants that align with your organization’s mission. Learn strategic approaches to sustain funding, craft compelling proposals, and build key partnerships. This session will provide practical tips to maximize funding opportunities and drive measurable impact. AI and Grants: From Getting Started to Becoming an Expert Are you interested in how AI can improve your funding acquisition process? This presentation explores how you can harness simple chat tools and advanced AI applications to find funding opportunities and craft award winning responses to grant application questions. Economic Leakage and Solutions to Workforce Development Join us for an insightful presentation on Economic Leakage and Solutions to Workforce Development, where we’ll explore how communities can prevent the loss of local resources and capital by investing in their workforce and economic diversification. Learn funding strategies to boost local job creation, retain talent, and foster sustainable economic growth by addressing gaps in workforce development. This session will offer practical solutions to keep economies thriving and support long-term community resilience. Within this discussion, we will outline funding solutions, upcoming grant competitions, and case studies that demonstrate these concepts in a real-world setting. Security Technology Funding Opportunities for K12 Schools & Non-Profits Learn about funding opportunities that will help upgrade your current safety and security technologies. Both the DOJ Community Oriented Policing Services Stop School Violence Prevention Program Grant and the FEMA Non-Profit Security Grant will be discussed. Technical Workforce Development Learn from Native Hawaiian Organization, Hui Huliau, and their students about the successes of their workforce development program and its impact on the youth and their future. EPA Region 9 Environmental Justice Program & Grants Overview The EPA offers a variety of Environmental Justice (EJ) grants and resources aimed at empowering communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental and public health issues. Learn about funding opportunities aimed at improving local environmental conditions, addressing pollution, and building community capacity for environmental resilience. EPA Brownfields Grant Opportunities + Technical Assistance to Brownfields Serv Learn about the EPA Brownfields Program that offers funding opportunities to assess, clean up, and redevelop brownfield sites, which are properties complicated by the presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants and the FREE technical assistance resources and services available to you from the Center for Creative Land Recycling! Tribal Capacity Technical Assistance Center serving Hawai’i Hear from your EPA Region 9 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) providers and provide feedback about free technical assistance services and resources available to support communities by enhancing their capacity to address environmental challenges, advance environmental justice, and advocate for equitable policies that protect vulnerable communities from environmental harm.

Hawaiʻi Grant Summit 2024 Details

WHEN

Thursday, October 17th, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 4:45 PM HST

WHERE

Entrepreneurs Sandbox 
643 Ilalo Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

PARKING

Attend the 2024 Hawaiʻi Grant Summit!

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If you’re looking to bring more resources to your school, nonprofit, or community organization, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. Lunch will be provided.

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Seating is limited – reserve your spot today!