The County of Maui Office of Recovery has opened the Hoʻokumu Hou CDBG-DR Public Services Program to fund new or expanded recovery-focused services addressing unmet needs from the August 2023 Maui Wildfires.
Funding and deadline
The controlling Version 2.0 Notice of Funding Availability designates $21,000,000 for this competitive round. Individual awards range from $500,000 to $2,000,000 and are paid on a cost-reimbursement basis. The application deadline has been extended to October 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. HST. Applications must be submitted through the County Office of Recovery online Canopy portal; email, mail, and hand-delivered applications are not accepted.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include County of Maui departments, nonprofit organizations including 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities, and public agencies or authorities that can demonstrate capacity to deliver compliant public services in Maui County. For-profit entities are generally ineligible unless explicitly authorized under an approved eligible activity. Selected subrecipients must maintain active SAM.gov registration and Hawaiʻi Compliance Express standing.
Eligible services
Proposed activities must be either a new service or a measurable increase in an existing service. Eligible activities include medical care, behavioral health services, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, trauma-informed therapy, health navigation, case management, services for kūpuna and persons with disabilities, youth and family services, childcare, homelessness outreach and stabilization, and transportation access to health care and other recovery services. Subrecipient staffing, service-delivery costs, participant outreach, operating costs, supplies, and other necessary and reasonable program costs may be eligible subject to the NOFA, Program Policy, 2 CFR Part 200, and County approval.
Program requirements
Every funded activity must demonstrate a documented disaster tie-back to the August 2023 Wildfires and meet a HUD national objective. The program is designed primarily around the Low- and Moderate-Income Limited Clientele objective, generally serving households at or below 80% of area median income, while qualifying Urgent Need activities may also be considered. All of Maui County is treated as a HUD Most Impacted and Distressed area for this allocation.
The NOFA does not state a mandatory matching-funds percentage. Applicants must disclose the full program budget, including any leveraged or non-CDBG-DR resources, and leveraged resources can contribute to financial-strength scoring. Costs must be necessary, reasonable, allocable, allowable, and free of duplication of benefits.
Scoring
Applications must average at least 70 points to remain eligible for award consideration. The published scoring weights are: recovery-need alignment 25%, populations served 25%, services targeting medical or mental health support 20%, financial considerations 15%, and applicant attributes/readiness 15%.
Atlas analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 96/100. This is a high-value, healthcare-relevant Hawaii-administered CDBG-DR opportunity with large award sizes, a clear disaster-recovery purpose, and explicit scoring preference for medical and mental-health services. N9+ Fit Score: 82/100. A defensible N9+ role may exist where a qualified applicant proposes a new or expanded clinical service model that directly addresses wildfire-related barriers to primary or specialty care and can justify remote physical examination capability as an allowable, necessary program cost. N9+ should not be treated as a standalone equipment purchase or forced into nonclinical projects. QC Healthcare Fit: 90/100. The program directly supports medical, behavioral-health, navigation, and access services and may support appropriately structured healthcare recovery projects.
Official sources: County of Maui — Public Services Program; Public Services NOFA, Version 2.0.