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DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
REIKO MATSUYAMA, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2026
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COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ELTON USHIO, ADMINISTRATOR
(808) 241-1800
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Kauaʻi County FY27 Grant-in-Aid application deadline extended
LĪHUʻE – The County of Kauaʻi has extended the application deadline for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Grant-In-Aid program from September 15th to September 30th at 4:30pm HST.
The program is intended to benefit the people of the County of Kauaʻi by funding community emergency preparedness needs for which adequate federal or state funding cannot be secured. Proposals will be reviewed and considered for funding of the proposed projects.
Funding is available through four opportunities across the following categories:
- Establishing and administering new Community Emergency Response Teams, or CERT (two separate funding opportunities) Potential grantees must submit separate applications for each of the funding opportunities.
- Providing assistance with damage assessment (DA), search and rescue (SAR), and aerial public warning and notification; and
- Supporting sheltering operations as part of Emergency Support Function 6 (ESF-6): Mass Care and Human Services.
Eligible private or nonprofit organizations may apply for up to $10,000 each to establish new CERT programs, up to $10,000 for damage assessment, search and rescue, and aerial public warning and notification, and up to $50,000 to support refuge area and sheltering operations. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions on or around Oct. 1, 2026. The project funding period will run from Oct. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
Please direct any questions to pgallagher@kauai.gov.
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Media Contact:
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