The Hawaii State Legislature has allocated $565,000 in grants for the fiscal year 2025 to six nonprofit organizations. The funds are intended to support operating costs and maintain local arts and cultural organizations across Hawaii, according to the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

In the latest Grant-in-Aid program distribution, the Downtown Art Center in Oʻahu received $75,000. Dream Cultivators DBA Vivistop Hawaii in Oʻahu was awarded $66,000. The Hanalei River Heritage Foundation in Kaua‘i received $150,000. The Hawaiʻi Keiki Museum on the Big Island was granted $179,000. Kāhuli Leo Leʻa in Oʻahu received $75,000, and the Lāna’i Academy of Performing Arts on Lānaʻi was awarded $20,000, as reported by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts manages Grant-in-Aid funds that support arts and culture nonprofits in Hawaii. Applications for these grants are usually available in late December or early January and must be submitted by mid-January. Interested parties should contact the Legislature’s House Finance Committee and Senate Ways and Means Committee for information on the process. State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is responsible for processing the grants allocated by the Legislature, as stated by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.