**Updated August 16, 2022**
This page is intended to provide guidance and resources for principal investigators and grant support staff at Kapiʻolani Community College, to assist in planning for the potential impacts and ensure continuity in grant support services during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Grants Office team will continue to support extramural programs, including for clients who wish to contact us remotely via telephone and e-mail. General inquiries may be sent by e-mail to kccgo@hawaii.edu, or by phone at 734-9780.
Memo: Response to 2021 RTRF
University of Hawai‘i LumiSight UH daily check-in App is now available for use
LumiSight UH daily check-in app for students and employees is now available for use and is necessary for everyone coming onto a UH campus. It can be downloaded for free on both Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. For those without access to a smartphone or tablet, or those who prefer not to download the mobile app, access is also available on the web at http://uh.campus.lumisight.com/.
More information about the LumiSight UH app can be found at https://www.hawaii.edu/news/email/events/dailyapp.html
Deliveries of hard copy documents
Deliveries of hard copy documents to the Grants Office may be dropped off in person or by mail to ʻŌhiʻa 103B. Please confirm time-sensitive deliveries by e-mailing kccgo@hawaii.edu, or calling 734-9780.
Office hours are subject to further announcements from Chancellor Louise Pagotto. Updates will be posted to the Kapiʻolani Community College COVID-19 page.
Contact information for the Grants Office
The Grants Office welcomes e-mail inquiries as follows:
- Grants development (myGRANT, Grants.gov, NSF Fastlane), RCUH staffing, and other pre-award inquiries may be directed to Brandon Marc Higa, higabran@hawaii.edu, ext. 9776.
- Fiscal transaction approvals, travel, procurement (Kuali Financial System, RCUH, eTravel, myGRANT), and procurement may be directed to the Business Office fiscal specialist assigned to your project.
- Grant writing and extramural project management trainings may be directed to Brandon Marc Higa, higabran@hawaii.edu, ext. 9776.
The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) continues to closely monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 and plan for its potential impact on campus operations. General information regarding UH campus closures is available at UH’s COVID-19 information page.
Federal Assistance to Universities & Colleges
The Title III website blog section contains current information on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund appropriations to Kapi‘olani Community College.
Emergency assistance authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES, aka “third COVID-19 supplemental relief bill”) Act distributes roughly $14 billion in funds to institutes of higher education. Kapi‘olani Community College will receive funds through the following sources:
- Education Stabilization Fund
- Emergency Relief Fund for emergency financial aid grants to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (Link)
- CARES Act first wave
- CARES Act second wave
- CARES Act third wave
Grant staffing (UH and RCUH)
Guidance regarding grant staff teleworking during COVID-19 is available for UH faculty, staff, and administrators, as well as RCUH regular and non-recruited staff.
- UH Office of Human Resources COVID-19 FAQs (requires UH log in credentials)
- RCUH Advisory for Project PIs During COVID-19 Pandemic
- RCUH Advisory #2 for Project PIs During COVID-19 Pandemic
- RCUH Advisory #3 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
- RCUH Advisory #4 Public Worker Pay Cuts and Performance Evaluation
- RCUH Advisory #5 Preparing for Return to the Office/Workplace
- RCUH Advisory #6 COVID-19 UH Employee Safety Training
- FFCRA Overview and QA session for RCUH Projects and Employees (pdf)
- UH Alert Broadcast Notification System (pdf)
- COVID-19 reminder for RCUH projects, employees
UH offices providing pre- and post-award support
The UH Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is providing information on support services available on the Research Continuity and Planning for COVID-19 page. OVPRI’s page provides information regarding support services from the following support units:
- Office of Research Services (ORS) – Pre-Award contact Nozomi Kanoho (nkanoho@hawaii.edu)
- Office of Research Compliance (ORC) – Compliance contact Dawn Kim (dawnkim@hawaii.edu)
- Office of Commercialization (OIC) – consult with Brandon Marc Higa (higabran@hawaii.edu)
Federal Agencies & Other Sponsor Guidelines
- U.S. Department of Education, Allowability of certain cost items during the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by using flexibilities provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Jul. 1, 2020), https://ohana.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Letter_to_HEP_grantees_3518_flexibility_7_1_2020_rlk_.pdf
- Office of Management and Budget, Extension of Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID1-9) due to Loss of Operations (Jun. 18, 2020), https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/M-20-26.pdf
- Office of Management and Budget, Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations (Mar. 19, 2020), https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/M-20-17.pdf
- National Science Foundation, Important Notice No. 146: NSF Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19 (Apr. 1, 2020), https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/covid19/covid19_nsfombimplementation.pdf
- National Science Foundation, Important Notice No. 146: NSF Letter to Community Regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 23, 2020), https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in146.jsp
- National Science Foundation, NSF Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (Mar. 23, 2020), https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/covid19/covid19_nsfombimplementation.pdf