Student and Youth Travel Grant

The Round 2 Student and Youth Travel Grant Application is a County of Maui Office of Economic Development funding opportunity intended to expand access to travel experiences for youth and students from geographically isolated communities within Maui County. The program specifically focuses on students and youth from Hana, Lanai, and Molokai. Its stated purpose is to increase access to educational, cultural, leadership, workforce, athletic, and enrichment travel opportunities that may not otherwise be readily available within participants' home communities. The County of Maui Office of Economic Development is the identified funding organization and provides the application process and grant-related contact information. Eligible programs are expected to provide meaningful travel experiences that expose participating youth and students to opportunities that are not readily available in their home communities. Travel supported through the program must directly serve students and youth from Hana, Lanai, and Molokai. The source encourages applications from organizations demonstrating strong community impact, accessible participation, and clear outcomes connected to youth development, education, leadership, or workforce readiness. The supplied information does not identify specific eligible organizational structures, such as nonprofits, schools, government entities, businesses, or institutions of higher education, so applicants should consult the FY27 County of Maui Office of Economic Development Grant Handbook for additional eligibility requirements. The supplied funding opportunity information does not state an award minimum, award maximum, total amount available for the program, expected number of awards, or specific allowable and prohibited expense categories beyond establishing that funded travel must directly serve the identified youth and student populations. It also does not state a required cost share or matching contribution. Applicants are directed to review the FY27 County of Maui Office of Economic Development Grant Handbook before beginning the application for additional program requirements and grant guidance. Applications are submitted through Submittable. Applicants must create a free Submittable account or sign in using the available Google or Facebook credential options. Submittable allows applicants to save a draft and return later to complete the application. If submitted information changes, applicants may request an edit to the submission. Applicants who otherwise need to make changes may withdraw their submission and resubmit it. Submittable is supported through Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, while Internet Explorer is not supported. Follow-up regarding submissions will be sent by email, and applicants are advised to safelist Submittable notification emails and regularly monitor the email account associated with their Submittable account. The stated Round 2 application deadline is September 12, 2026, and the application must be received by 5:00 pm. Although the Submittable page also displays an "Ends on" time of September 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM, the opportunity's dedicated Application Deadline section expressly identifies September 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm as the Round 2 deadline; therefore, September 12, 2026 is treated as the controlling application close date. The source does not provide a separate application opening date, pre-application or letter of intent deadline, award notification date, or performance period. Subsequent grant rounds may be offered pending available funding, but the source does not establish a fixed annual, quarterly, or other recurring schedule and instead states that subsequent rounds will be posted on the Office of Economic Development grants page if funding remains available. The County's stated priorities provide practical guidance for applicants: proposals should demonstrate strong community impact, accessible participation, and clear outcomes related to youth development, education, leadership, or workforce readiness, while ensuring that funded travel directly serves students and youth from Hana, Lanai, or Molokai. No additional formal evaluation criteria or scoring methodology are provided in the supplied opportunity information. Grant-related questions may be directed to the County of Maui Office of Economic Development at grants.oed@mauicounty.gov or (808) 270-7710. The physical address provided is 2200 Main Street, Suite 305, Wailuku, HI 96793. Technical questions concerning Submittable may be addressed through the Submitter Resource Center or Submittable Customer Support.

Demonstrate strong community impact and accessible participation; define clear outcomes related to youth development, education, leadership, or workforce readiness; clearly show that funded travel directly serves students and youth from Hana, Lanai, or Molokai.