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FY 2026-27 Application Form The purpose of the County of Hawai'i Nonprofit Grants -in -Aid (Waiwai Grants) is to support qualified nonprofit organizations to carry out programs or services that yield direct benefits to the public and accomplish public purposes within the County of Hawal'i. This grant is coordinated by the Hawaii County Council in partnership with the Department of Finance. A sum of at least $2.5 million is available on an annual basis through this grant program. Applications will be accepted and can be modified/corrected until submitted to the County of Hawaii. The deadline for submission is 11:59 PM HST on January 31, 2026, What you submit electronically is what the County of Hawai'I will receive. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all documents and Information provided are complete and accurate before submission. Errors, missing documents, and/or other noncompliance areas will result in your application's Immediate disqualification. We urge you to review your submission with extreme care. To resolve any technical problems you might encounter, we encourage you to begin the application process as soon as possible. Grants may only be awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Organizations without 501(c)(3) status may participate only if a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serves as their fiscal sponsor and submits an application on their behalf. Each organization may submit only one application with a maximum request of $50,000. Applications submitted through a fiscal sponsor do not count toward the sponsoring organization's one. application limit. Organizations without 501(c)(3) status shall have only one application submitted on their behalf. Any application shall be disqualified If: • Travel funding for training/conferences is requested. • The total score of the application is less than 70%. • Administrative and overhead costs exceed 10% of the total application request. Administrative costs are those Incurred by grant recipients or sub -recipients In support of the day-to-day operations of their organization. These overhead costs are the expenses that are not directly tied to a specific program purpose. • If the requested budget amount exceeds the $50,000 limit or if the proposed budget reflects any inaccuracies or errors in calculations. • More than one application is submitted by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for Its own program/service, or by a non-501(c)(3) organization through any fiscal sponsor for the same or different programs/services. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Pleaseensure that you provide the cerrectemal)address to save your application progress before submission. Upon saving your application progress (before submittal), you will receive an email containing a link to take you back to_ your application. Donot lose ordelete thabemall. The link that Isprovided cannot beretrievedbr duplicated by our system, - If your application Is in progress and your link is lost, you will have to start the application process over. For questions regarding documents required to be submitted with your application, contact Lisa Tads, Budget Specialist, at (808) 961-8409. For questions regarding the preparation and submission of the application or concerning the overall grant process, contact Jessica Valdez at)essica.valdezQe hawaiicountygov or 808-961-8387 Action 4 Animals Hawaii - Fixed, Chipped, and Healthy Pets for Hawal'1