Public invited to review proposals for FY 2023-2024 Innovation Grants

Published on September 11, 2023

LĪHU‘E – The County of Kaua‘i’s Office of Economic Development is inviting the public to review the submitted proposals for its Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Innovation Grants program, and provide feedback as part of the selection process.

“The public is encouraged to submit substantive and constructive comments on these projects to show their support for a specific organization or organizations,” said OED Director Nalani Brun. “This public feedback will be factored into the scoring of proposals and will be vital in the selection of awards.”

To view eligible proposals, visit the 2024 Innovation Grants page on the Kaua‘i Forward website via the following link: https://oedinnovationgrant2024.consider.it.

Each proposal’s public scoring and comments will be given to the selection committee for review and final scoring. The selection committee will consider both the quantity and quality of comments as well as how or why the public feels this project deserves consideration.

Public review will be open until Friday, September 15, 2023, at 4:30 p.m.

The intent of OED’s Innovation Grant program is to support new programs or projects that advance innovation by identifying and solving local problems in the areas of new industry and business, agriculture, workforce development, creative industries, sustainability and energy, tourism destination management including Hawaiian cultural support, special events support and product enhancement.  These grants would provide up to $50,000 of funding per proposal for projects that generate short-term and long-term economic growth and diversification on Kaua‘i.

Applications for OED’s Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Innovation Grants program were announced in early August, and closed on September 1, 2023.

To learn more about the OED’s Innovation Grants, visit the Kaua‘i Forward Website at kauaiforward.com/grants.

###