- WHAT: $25,000 grant for arts-based projects or programs directly focused on Hawaiʻi veterans
- WHO CAN APPLY: nonprofit 501(c)(3) Hawaiʻi veteran and military service organizations, community service organizations, cultural organizations, and arts organizations incorporated in the State of Hawaiʻi.
- DUE DATE: February 6, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
- WHERE TO APPLY: https://hiepro.ehawaii.gov/sav-search.html – in the Solicitation # box, enter P26001370 and click Search. You may need to be logged in to HIePro to view the solicitation. Creating a HIePro login is free.
Update: deadline extension
The deadline has been extended from January 21, 2026 to February 6, 2026.
About the grant
In celebration of the United States of America’s bicentennial, America250, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) allocated funding to state arts agencies nationwide to support arts projects celebrating the nation’s artistic heritage and creativity.
The project must celebrate America 250 through arts-based projects or programs directly focused on Hawaiʻi veterans. All project activities must be implemented in the State of Hawaiʻi. Proposals can include activities that honor veterans or improve the health and well-being of military and veteran communities. Examples of possible projects are arts and healing programs, visual arts, StoryCorps, spoken word, film, exhibition, performance, historical/heritage interpretations, and living history projects. Eligible entities are nonprofit 501(c)(3): arts organizations, cultural organizations, and community service organizations. Veteran and military service organizations are also eligible. Eligible organizations must be incorporated in the State of Hawaiʻi. This is a single $25,000 grant award.
Eligible entities are nonprofit 501(c)(3): arts organizations, culture organizations, and community service organizations. Veteran and military service organizations are also eligible. Eligible organizations must be incorporated in the State of Hawaii.
Eligibility and program requirements are included with the solicitation.
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Image description
SFCA logo and text reading America 250 grant for hawaii veterans over a digitally blurred photo of “Hoʻolana” at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, fabricated metal sculpture by Bumpei Akaji, 1984. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Bumpei Akaji was born on Kauaʻi in 1921. In 1943 he joined the United States Army and went to Italy with the 100th Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After his discharge from the army, he studied in Italy at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence and at the Brera Academy in Milan on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Updates
- Logos for National Endowment for the Arts and America 250 added on January 27, 2026.
- Extended application period through February 6, 2026 added.