REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS(“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUA'I OFFICE OF ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT (OED)
KAUAI CULTURAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
APPLICATIONS for funding for the County of Kaua’i’s Kauai Cultural Programs & Events Grant will be available at 4pm Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on December 1, 2025. Applications must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. HST on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, via SMApply. Applicants will be notified of funding during the week of April 21, 2025.
The web link to the application on theSMApply system can be found here: Kauai Cultural Programs and Events Grant
We do not accept proposals through US Mail, email, hand delivered or by fax. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered. The County reserves the right to reject any proposal.
The funding period will be upon full Grant Agreement execution to January 30, 2027. The intent of the grant program is to support the creation or maintenance of community events, activities and experiences for resident education and enjoyment; support Native Hawaiian cultural programming and/or will support product enhancement and visitor management programs that relate back to the Kauai Destination Management Action Plan goals or other community plan goals related to management of the visitor industry.
A zoom meeting to discuss the RFP will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 03:00 p.m. Please register for the meeting using the following link: https://kauai.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kkJam3LRRDmzvpQXuO3IqQ
You will receive an email with a webinar link after registration.
We will be posting the recorded webinar on Kauai Forward by EOD Wednesday, December 10, 2025 , 2025. The deadline for submitting written questions is Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approvaland recommendation for funding will be made the week of January 26, 2026.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Therilynn Martin-Haumea at 808-241-4299 or tmhaumea@kauai.gov no later than December 3, 2025. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
Upon request,this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille,or electronic copy.
Nalani Kaauwai-Brun
Director, Office of Economic Development
Press Release Date: December 1, 2025
FY2026 Kauai Cultural Programs and Events Grant
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS(“RFP”)
COUNTY OF KAUA'I OFFICE OF ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT (OED)
KAUAI CULTURAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
APPLICATIONS for funding for the County of Kaua’i’s Kauai Cultural Programs & Events Grant will be available at 4pm Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on December 1, 2025. Applications must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. HST on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, via SMApply. Applicants will be notified of funding during the week of April 21, 2025.
The web link to the application on theSMApply system can be found here: Kauai Cultural Programs and Events Grant
We do not accept proposals through US Mail, email, hand delivered or by fax. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered. The County reserves the right to reject any proposal.
The funding period will be upon full Grant Agreement execution to January 30, 2027. The intent of the grant program is to support the creation or maintenance of community events, activities and experiences for resident education and enjoyment; support Native Hawaiian cultural programming and/or will support product enhancement and visitor management programs that relate back to the Kauai Destination Management Action Plan goals or other community plan goals related to management of the visitor industry.
A zoom meeting to discuss the RFP will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 03:00 p.m. Please register for the meeting using the following link: https://kauai.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kkJam3LRRDmzvpQXuO3IqQ
You will receive an email with a webinar link after registration.
We will be posting the recorded webinar on Kauai Forward by EOD Wednesday, December 10, 2025 , 2025. The deadline for submitting written questions is Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. via oedgrants@kauai.gov.
Notification of OED’s approvaland recommendation for funding will be made the week of January 26, 2026.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Therilynn Martin-Haumea at 808-241-4299 or tmhaumea@kauai.gov no later than December 3, 2025. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
Upon request,this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille,or electronic copy.
Nalani Kaauwai-Brun
Director, Office of Economic Development
Press Release Date: December 1, 2025