County of Maui Office of Recovery Hoʻokumu Hou Economic Revitalization Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike Program
The County of Maui Office of Recovery is accepting applications for its 2026 Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Economic Revitalization Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike workforce-development program under NOFA DR-ECO-2.0. The current Version 2.0 NOFA allocates $12.75 million to this funding opportunity, with individual awards from $2 million to $7.5 million.
Deadline: October 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. HST. A second written-question period remains open through September 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. HST.
Eligible applicants: qualifying nonprofit organizations, County departments, economic development corporations, and other public entities carrying out workforce-development activities. For-profit entities are generally ineligible as subrecipients unless specifically authorized. Applicants must maintain active SAM.gov registration and Hawaiʻi Compliance Express good standing throughout performance.
Program focus: workforce training and employment pathways in priority sectors that include healthcare, emergency response, construction and skilled trades, and other essential services. Proposed activities must be new services or a quantifiable increase over baseline, serve eligible Maui County residents, primarily benefit participants at or below 80% of area median income, and demonstrate a tie-back to unmet needs resulting from the August 2023 Maui wildfires.
Eligible project costs: the NOFA allows costs such as curriculum and instruction, participant support, certifications, software, tools, and equipment essential to eligible training, including simulation devices and other technical equipment. Funding is cost-reimbursement. Procurement must comply with 2 CFR 200.317-200.327 and applicable State of Hawaiʻi and County of Maui rules, including full and open competition and required cost or price analysis.
Atlas Fit Score: 97/100. N9+ Fit Score: 55/100, conditional. The Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform could be relevant only where an eligible healthcare-workforce curriculum legitimately uses it as an instructional or simulation tool for guided physical examinations, vitals, and telehealth-enabled clinical encounters. The NOFA permits simulation and technical equipment essential to training, but it does not specifically name N9+ or telehealth devices, so project-specific allowability and procurement must be confirmed before budgeting the platform.
Potential applicant: University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, particularly its Extended Learning & Workforce Development unit, is a strong candidate based on its Maui County workforce mission and healthcare/nursing training capacity. Applicant-specific disaster tie-back, target-population design, baseline expansion, budget, registrations, and procurement requirements must still be documented in the application.
Submission: Applications must be submitted through the County’s Canopy portal.
Official sources:
County of Maui Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike Workforce Program
Economic Revitalization NOFA DR-ECO-2.0, Version 2.0