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GRANT GUIDELINES
CFL FY26 Letter of Interest and Grant Application Guidelines
Cooke Foundation Budget Template (required use)
Timeline for FY2026 Cooke Foundation Grant Applications (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)
| Description |
FY26 Round 1 |
FY26 Round 2 |
"Letter of Interest" (Short Form
Application) deadline |
Monday, July 14, 2025
4:00pm HST |
Monday, January 12, 2026
4:00pm HST |
Applicants Notified about
Letter of Interest |
by Monday, August 18 |
by Tuesday, February 17 |
Full application deadline
(by invitation only) |
Monday, September 8
4:00pm HST |
Monday, March 9
4:00pm HST |
| Trustee Meeting for Funding Decisions |
November 2025 |
May 2026 |
The Foundation does not accept incomplete or late submissions.
For reference, in FY 2024, the Foundation awarded funding to 13% of applications submitted. Six grants were awarded above $20,000, and the average award for the remaining grantees was ~$14,300.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Lentz-Hill at Hawai‘i Community Foundation at (808) 566-5543 or elentzhill@hcf-hawaii.org.
FINAL/PROGRESS REPORT GUIDELINES
Final/Progress Report Guidelines
Submit Final and Progress Reports through Hawaii Community Foundation’s Grants Portal.
Instructions for submitting reports are included on the report guidelines.
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