The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0099.004 2020-2022Susan L.K. Lee Loy N• . F , Office: (808)961-8396 Council Member Fax (808)965-8912 E,1‘.-:' ,,,A1.:' Email: sue.leelo hawaiicoun ovDistrict3z_-.119.:-;. Y@ tJ'•S HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL 25 Aupuni Street,Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 a DATE: April 1, 2021 TO: Maile David, Council Chair; andt Members of the Hawai`i County Co ! FROM: Susan L.K. Lee Loy, Chair, Hu, an es and Social Services Committee', arp, SUBJECT: Recommendations for Nonpr _--.. •rganizations for FY 2021-2022 Enclosed for your review and consideration are the recommendations of the Human Services and Social Services Committee (HSSSC), for the FY 2021-2022 appropriations.for.grants to nonprofit organizations. These recommendations were made after the review of all eligible applications provided by the Department of Finance. In accordance with Chapter 2,Article 25, section 2-139(a)(1)(A) ofthe Hawai`i County Code, 2,500,000 is appropriated to the County of Hawai`i Nonprofit Grant Program. On January 29, 2021,the application submittal deadline,two hundred forty-three (243) applications were received by the Department ofFinance. Sixty five (65) applications were determined ineligible due to incomplete packet information or failure to meet the filing deadline. A total of one hundred seventy-eight(178) applications were determined eligible with requests totaling 6,596,847.02. For comparison, in 2020,there were two hundred twenty-nine (229).eligible applications with requests totaling $7,543,891 for which the Council appropriated $1,500,000. On February 12, 2021, in compliance with Chapter 2, Article 25 of the Hawai'i County Code, one hundred seventy-eight(178) eligible applications for fiscal year 2021-2022 were transmitted by the Department of Finance to the council members for review and appropriation of funds. On February 16, 2021, at a meeting of the HSSSC, an ad hoc committee was formed for the purposes of application review, applicant interviews and award recommendations. Members of the Ad Hoc Committee were Sue Lee Loy, Chair, and Councilmembers Ashley Kierkiewicz, Heather Kimball and Tim.Richards. The first meeting ofthe Ad Hoc Committee was held on February 16, 2021. On February 23, 2021, in compliance with Chapter 2, Article 25 of the Hawai'i County Code, a revised list of the organizations and applicable information was submitted as five (5) additional applications were deemed eligible. Comm. N . M"' Hawaii County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Ref. To: / QQ Ref. Date APR - 5 2021 Page 2 of 3 On March 8th, 9th, 10th and l lth, 2021, and in compliance with Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5 and Hawai`i County Code, Chapter 2-25, the ad hoc committee conducted one hundred eighty (180) interviews. All interviews took place at Council Chambers in Hilo and applicants were connected via Zoom. In consideration of time and costs, the ad hoc committee made a decision not to hold site visits this year. On March 17, 2021, in compliance with Chapter 2, Article 25 ofthe Hawai'i County Code, a revised list ofthe organizations and applicable information was submitted as two (2) additional applications were deemed eligible. On March 23, 2021, in compliance with Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Section 92-2.5 and Hawai`i County Code, Chapter 2-25, the ad hoc committee conducted two (2) additional interviews via Zoom. Although amounts requested by organizations far exceeded recommended award amounts, all applicants expressed their understanding and conveyed their determination to continue providing services to supplement the needs of our island communities and increasing population. Exhibit A is a spreadsheet that shows the ad hoc committee's recommendations for fiscal year 2021-2022. Based on application responses, the total number of programs representative of specific districts served and types of services were as follows:* Requests Across Districts 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Iii1ill1111111I _l11111! 11I11 II _1111 1! 1.111 1I 111 1E111 o HAMAKUA KAU •N.HILO N.KOHALA N.KONA PUNA S.HILO S.KOHALA S.KONA Many organizations listed multiple districts to be served and multiple types of services. Therefore, totals represent overlapping of districts served and service types. Page 3 of 3 I would like to thank our Councilmembers Heather Kimball,Ashley Kierciewicz, and Tim Richards, for their service on this ad hoc committee, as well as our staff and Council Services for their contribution in helping us make this Ad Hoc Committee process an efficient undertaking. I also extend my gratitude towards Finance Director, Deanna Sako, Lisa Tada, and their staff for their assistance in processing the applications. It has been my privilege and honor to serve as Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee. SL:so Att. NONPROFIT GRANT APPLICANTS FOR FY2021-22 EXHIBIT"A" ORGANIZATION NAME PROGRAM NAME AWARD After-School All-Stars Hawaii After-School at Ka`u High & Pahala Elementary 7,000 After-School All-Stars Hawaii After-School at Kea'au Middle School 7,000 After-School All-Stars Hawaii After-School at Pahoa High & Intermediate 7,000 After-School All-Stars Hawaii After-School at Waiakea Intermediate 7,000 Aha POnana Leo, Inc.Halau Lamaku 16,000 Alex& Duke De Rego Foundation Water Safety&Ocean Awareness Education 24,000 Aloha Club of Hilo Hale 'Oluea Clubhouse 17,000 Aloha Independent Living Hawaii independent Living Program 5,000 Aloha Independent Living Hawai'i Transportation 6,700 ALS `Ohana of Hawaii Excellence in ALS Care Initiative- Equipment Loan Program and Direct Assistance Grants 7,300 ALS `Ohana of Hawaii Excellence in ALS Care Initiative- Professional Care Management 16,000 American National Red Cross,The Disaster Preparedness & Response in Hawaii County 31,300 Arc of Kona Health and Wellness for All Abilities _8,500 Arts&Sciences Center ASC Community Education Services 36,000 Big Island Mediation, Inc. DBA West Hawai`i Mediation Community Mediation 7,500Center Big Island Mediation, Inc. DBA West Hawaii Mediation Peer Mediation and Youth Conflict Resolution ' Center Education 7,500 Big Island Resource Conservation & Development BIISC Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Council Response Program 12,000 Big Island Resource Conservation & Development Council Education in Experiential Learning on Tropical Plants 4,000 Big Island Resource Conservation & Development Council Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance 7,400 Big Island Resource Conservation & Development Council Nutrition Grown Farming Educational Program 13,000 Boy Scouts of America Hawaii Island Scouting Program -Scoutreach 25,000 Boys& Girls Club of the Big Island Community Meal Support for Income-Challenged Youth, Kupuna, and Families 50,000 Boys &Girls Club of the Big Island Daily Transport Services of Critical Needs Resources for Income-Challenged Youth, Kupuna and Families 50,000 Boys &Girls Club of the Big Island, Hilo Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, Kea'au Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, Kealakehe Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, Ocean View Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Page 1 of 6 NONPROFIT GRANT APPLICANTS FOR FY2021-22 EXHIBIT"A" Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, Pahala Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Boys&Girls Club of the Big Island, Pahoa Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Boys &Girls Club of the Big Island, Ulu Wini Club Development Programming for Income-Challenged Youth 50,000 Brantley Center Inc.Job Skills Development Program 13,000 Bridge House, Inc. Care Coordination 5,400 Bridge House, Inc. Clean &Sober Living Program 11,200 Bridge House, Inc. Vocational Skills Building Program 8,700 Center for Getting Things Started Ono-licious Youth Cooking Contest- Local Food Promotion 5,000 Child & Family Service East Hawai`i Alternatives to Violence 13,000 Child & Family Service East Hawaii Domestic Abuse Shelter 11,500 Child & Family Service West Hawai`i Alternatives to Violence 14,200 Child & Family Service West Hawai`i Domestic Abuse Shelter 11,500 Children's Law Project of Hawaii, The Project Permanence: Guardianships and Adoptions for At-Risk Kids 11,700 Children's Law Project of Hawai`i, The Victim Options for Investigation, Child Empowerment and Safety 11,700 Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation, The The Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation Tax ID 26- 1097159 28,700 East Hawaii Cultural Council EHCC Exhibition and Lecture Series, FY2021-22 2,700 Effective Planning & Innovative Communication, Inc. HI HOPES Initiative HI HOPES Match 4,200 Family Support Services of West Hawaii Fatherhood Initiative 22,000 Family Support Services of West Hawaii Healthy Keiki 17,500 Food Basket, Inc.,The HAMAKUA Emergency Food Program 5,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The KA'O Emergency Food Program 9,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The NORTH HILO Emergency Food Program 3,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The NORTH KOHALA Emergency Food Program 1,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The NORTH KONA Emergency Food Program 10,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The PUNA Emergency Food Program 25,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The SOUTH HILO Emergency Food Program 42,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The SOUTH KOHALA Emergency Food Program 2,000 Food Basket, Inc.,The SOUTH KONA Emergency Food Program 3,000 Friends of Big Island Drug Court, Inc. (FOBIDC) Friends of Big Island Drug Court 10,000 Page 2 of 6 NONPROFIT GRANT APPLICANTS FOR FY2021-22 EXHIBIT"A" Friends of the Children's Justice Center of East Hawai`i Special Needs, Enhancement, Support, Education & Training 7,400 Friends of the Palace Theater Annual Musical 8,000 Friends of the Palace Theater Hawaiian Roots Festival of Talent 5,700 Friends of the Palace Theater Youth Theater Program 7,300 Full Life Adult Day Health Community Learning and Art Center 5,700 Full Life Associated Costs for Self-Determined Living 3,400 Full Life Empowering Creativity- Pua Na Pua and Abled Hawaii Artists 2,000 Girls Scouts of Hawaii Hawaii Island Girl Scout Leadership Experience 25,000 Going Home Hawaii Hawaii Island Going Home Consortium 14,000 Going Home Hawaii Hawaii Island Going Home Consortium 9,300 Going Home Hawaii Hawai`i Island Going Home Consortium 9,300 Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. Career Services 11,000 Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. Ho'olana Educational and Arts Program 13,000 Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. Ola I Ka Hana Youth Program 11,000 Grassroots Community Development Group Hawaii Youth Business Center: Media Literacy 3,300 Grassroots Community Development Group Hawaii Youth Business Center: Ola'a Skatepark Phase II 11,400 Grassroots Community Development Group La'au `Ghana 'Elua (was Ekahi on application, asked for correction) 2,400 Habitat for Humanity Hawaii Island Nanawale Builds: Kilauea Recovery 25,000 Halau E Hulali Mai I Ka La Spreading Hawaiian Culture 3,000 Hale Kipa, Inc. Kai Like Program 6,700 Hale 0 Hawaii: Housing and Lands Enterprise of Hawaii oiintv Hale 0 Hawaii Capacity Building 14,000 Hamakua Harvest, Inc. Demonstration Orchard at Hamakua Harvest, Inc.9,200 Hamakua Youth Foundation, Inc. Hamakua Youth Center 6,700 Hamakua Youth Foundation, Inc. Intersession Gardening Program 5,400 Hamakua Youth Foundation, Inc. Keiki Multicultural Awareness Program 6,700 Hamakua Youth Foundation, Inc. Opio (Teen) Program 5,400 Hawaii Children's Action Network(HCAN) Hawaii Diaper Bank(a fiscally sponsored program of HCAN) 14,000 Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council East Hawaii Nutrition Transportation 14,000 Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council East Hawaii Seniors Farmers' Market 10,800 Page 3 of 6 NONPROFIT GRANT APPLICANTS FOR FY2021-22 EXHIBIT"A" Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council KOkua 0 Puna 18,000 Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council Mass Transit East Hawaii 8,000 Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council Mass Transit West Hawaii 8,000 Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council West Hawaii Nutrition Transportation 14,000 Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council West Hawaii Seniors Farmers' Market 10,800 Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture (HIP Ag)Aina Lessons: Farm to Fork in Hawaii 7,400 Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture (HIP Ag) Keiki to Kupuna Care Bags 20,000 Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture (HIP Ag) Kohala Lalawai: Growing Kohala Farmers, A Farm to School Project 20,300 Hawai`i Island Home for Recovery, Inc. HIHR Consolidated HIHR Permanent Supportive Housing Programs 15,300 Hawaii Island Home for Recovery, Inc. HIHR HIHR Kitchen & Pantry Food Outreach Programs 12,000 Hawai`i Island Home for Recovery, Inc. HIHR HIHR Transitional Housing Program 15,300 Hawaii Rise Foundation Family Assessment Center- Ulu Wini 14,300 Hawai'i Rise Foundation Mama Na Keiki After-School and Weekend BackPack Food Program 11,300 Hawaii Rise Foundation Rise-UP Domestic Violence Housing Program 20,000 Hawaii Rise Foundation Together We Can 37,500 Hawaii Society of OB/GYN Hawaii County OB/GYN Resident Program 30,000 Hawaii Wildlife Center Native Wildlife Services 7,500 Hilo Community Players 2021 Fall Musical 4,500 Hilo Community Players 44th Annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival 3,800 Hilo Community Players Kid-Shakes Presents 1,700 Hilo Community Players LGBTQIA+ Outreach 1,700 Hilo Community Players Na Mea Hawaii Theatre 3,700 Hilo Community Players Rising Stars 2,300 Ho'ulu Lahui Planning for a Community Agriculture-Based Resilience Hub in Puna 10,000 Holualoa Village`Ghana Coffee&Art Stroll 4,000 Holualoa Village'Ohana Music&Light Festival 3,000 Homeless Task Force dba 808 Homeless Task Force Fab Rehab Program 13,300 Homeless Task Force dba 808 Homeless Task Force Outreach and Engagement, "A Vision For You" Program 41,700 Homeless Task Force dba 808 Homeless Task Force Return to Work Program 18,700 Homeless Task Force dba 808 Homeless Task Force Safe Haven Options Program: Housing and Return Home 22,000 Ho'ola Veteran Services Growing Veterans: Incubator Farm 7,500 Page 4 of 6 NONPROFIT GRANT APPLICANTS FOR FY2021-22 EXHIBIT"A" HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc.Permanent Supportive Housing 6,000 HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc.Prevention Assistance 6,000 Hospice of Kona Maluihi Grief Center-Community Bereavement Program 12,000 Hui Malama Ola Na`Oiwi Kokua Hali Specialty Para Transit 16,000 Hui Malama Ola Na'Oiwi Ladies' Night Out 5,800 Hui Malama Ola Na'Oiwi Physical Fitness Program-Makahiki Games 11,700 Hui Pono Holoholona Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics 15,000 Innovations Public Charter School Foundation Na Kalai Ola-Life Navigators-Wellness Program 5,300 Island of Hawaii YMCA,The Family Visitation Center(FVC) 44,000 Island of Hawaii YMCA,The Youth Services Program-New Horizons Summer-Child Care Program 11,000 Japanese Cultural Center of Kona Land Acquisition Due Diligence Work 9,900 Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra Society Elementary School Music Education Program 5,000 Keaukaha One Youth Development Ho'ola Hou-Hawaiian Warriorship Program 8,700 Keaukaha One Youth Development Hokualaka`i Restoration Project 8,700 Keaukaha One Youth Development Junior Lifeguarding Program 6,200 Keaukaha One Youth Development PISCES-VEX IQ Robotics Program 8,700 Keaukaha One Youth Development RISE 21st Century After School Program 8,700 Keaukaha One Youth Development Temple Children Collaboration Project 8,700 Keaukaha One Youth Development Youth Paddling Program 8,700 Kohala Animal Relocation And Education Service(KARES) Accessible Veterinary Support for Family Pets 17,500 Ku'ikahi Mediation Center Community Conflict Prevention&Resolution Services 14,000 Ku'ikahi Mediation Center Youth Peer Mediation Program 12,000 Kupu Hawai'i Island Kupu ina Corps 2.0 51,000 La`i`Opua 2020 Ho`okahua-Business Basics 8,000 Laupahoehoe Train Museum Aina-Based Education Program for Youth and Community 10,000 Laupahoehoe Train Museum The Honeybee Education Program 6,000 Little Big Tots Foundation Scholarship Awards 6,400 Lokahi Treatment Centers, Inc Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Programs 13,700 Lokahi Treatment Centers, Inc Adult Substance Abuse Treatment Programs 18,700 LOkahi Treatment Centers, Inc Anger Management Treatment Programs 11,500 LOkahi Treatment Centers, Inc Domestic Violence Intervention Treatment Programs 12,900 Lokahi Treatment Centers, Inc Health&Fitness Program 8,000 Mala'ai Hawaii Island School Garden Network 21,000 Mala`ai The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School 21,300 Mental Health Kokua Case Management 10,000 Page 5 of 6 NONPROFIT GRANT APPLICANTS FOR FY2021-22 EXHIBIT"A" Mental Health Kokua Residential Rehabilitation 10,000 Na`alehu Main Street, Inc. Haumana A'o'Oihana'0 Ka`u 11,700 Na'alehu Main Street, Inc. Raised Garden Initiative 12,700 Neighborhood Place of Puna Family Resource Center 14,000 North Kohala Community Resource Center Kohala Cares-Weekly Food Drive 9,000 North Kohala Community Resource Center Kohala Unupa'a Mauka to Makai Summer Camp 5,000 North Kohala Community Resource Center North Kohala Golf Park 3,000 0 Ka`u Kakou Family Fun Fest 8,000 0 Ka'u Kakou Ka`u Veterans' Day Celebration 3,000 0 Ka'u Kakou Ka`u Sanitation 9,000 Pacific Tsunami Museum Tsunami Education through Distance Learning 5,000 PETFIX Spay and Neuter Spay and Neuter Clinics 4,300 Pohaha I Ka Lani Mahina'Ai 20,000 Project Vision Hawaii Better Vision for Keiki 15,000 Project Vision Hawaii HiEHiE- Hawai'i Island 15,000 Project Vision Hawaii Hui for Health-Hawai'i Island 15,000 Puna Canoe Club Outrigger Paddling Program 0 Salvation Army Family Intervention Services,The Cultural-Based Program Island-Wide 10,000 Salvation Army Family Intervention Services,The Independent Living Skills Program-East Hawaii 6,000 Salvation Army Family Intervention Services,The Kea'au Prevention and Outreach Programs 6,000 Salvation Army Family Intervention Services,The Pahoa Prevention and Outreach Programs 6,000 Salvation Army Family Intervention Services,The Project TLP Hilo 6,000 Services for Seniors Inc Services for Seniors 43,600 Society for Kona's Education&Art(SKEA)Art Camps for Children and Teens 5,200 Society for Kona's Education&Art(SKEA)South Kona Workshops and Events 4,000 Special Olympics Hawaii Special Olympics East Hawai'i 9,000 Special Olympics Hawaii Special Olympics West Hawaii 3,000 Teach for America Hawaii Hawai'i Island Initiatives 16,500 Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii Hawaii County Pop-Up Legal Clinics 8,000 West Hawai'i Community Health Center, Inc. (WHCHC) Dental Expansion for Low Income in South Kona 12,000 West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc. (WHCHC) Outreach to Vulnerable Populations Program 12,000 West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc. (WHCHC) Street Medicine-Homeless Outreach Program 9,000 YWCA of Hawaii Island Developmental Preschool 15,000 YWCA of Hawaii Island Sexual Assault Support Services(SASS) 19,000 TOTAL; t Page 6 of 6