Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00715
The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is a competitive (discretionary) federal grant run by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service. Its purpose is to provide financial assistance to help organizations preserve and share the history of places where Japanese Americans were confined during World War II. The program is focused on both preservation and public interpretation, meaning it supports work that physically protects these sites as well as projects that help the public understand what happened there and why it matters.
Funding under this program is meant for projects that directly benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites. The authorizing law sets an overall program limit of up to $38 million across the life of the program (Public Law 109-441, as amended by Public Law 111-88). The underlying goal is not only to safeguard historic resources, but also to ensure these sites can educate and inspire present and future generations and stand as evidence of the nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law.
Eligible projects can cover a wide range of preservation and history-related activities. The program can fund efforts to identify, research, and evaluate confinement sites; to interpret their history through education or public-facing materials; and to protect, restore, repair, or even acquire resources connected to these locations. In practical terms, that can include things like documenting historic features, stabilizing or rehabilitating structures, protecting landscapes or archeological resources, developing exhibits or interpretive media, or securing land or property interests that are essential to long-term preservation.
The term "historic confinement sites" includes the ten main War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. It also includes other historically significant locations where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, as recognized by the Secretary of the Interior. The National Park Service points applicants to a foundational reference for site identification: Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999), available online through the NPS.
A broad mix of applicants can apply, reflecting the program’s intent to support preservation work across the nonprofit, educational, and public sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits, including both 501(c)(3) organizations and other nonprofit entities.
In the specific opportunity listing provided (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00715, CFDA 15.933), the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $1,000,000, with an estimated 10 awards expected. The listing shows a creation date of September 1, 2017, and an original closing date of November 1, 2017.Apply for P17AS00715
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.933.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 01, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 01, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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What is the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?
The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is a competitive (discretionary) federal grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service. It provides financial assistance to help preserve and share the history of places where Japanese Americans were confined during World War II.
What is the purpose of this grant program?
The program supports both preservation and public interpretation. That means it can fund work that protects and preserves historic resources at confinement sites, as well as projects that help the public understand what happened at these places and why it matters.
Is this a competitive grant?
Yes. The opportunity is described as competitive (discretionary), meaning awards are not automatic and applications are evaluated against program criteria.
Which federal agency administers the program?
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service.
What types of sites must a project benefit?
Funding is intended for projects that directly benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites from World War II.
How does the program define "historic confinement sites"?
"Historic confinement sites" includes the ten main War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. It also includes other historically significant locations where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, as recognized by the Secretary of the Interior.
What is the program's broader goal beyond preservation?
In addition to safeguarding historic resources, the program aims to ensure these sites can educate and inspire present and future generations and serve as evidence of the nation's commitment to equal justice under the law.
What kinds of projects are eligible for funding?
Eligible projects can include a wide range of preservation and history-related activities tied to confinement sites. Examples include identifying, researching, and evaluating sites; interpreting site history through education or public-facing materials; and protecting, restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, or acquiring resources connected to these locations.
What are examples of preservation activities that may be supported?
Examples described include documenting historic features, stabilizing or rehabilitating structures, protecting landscapes or archeological resources, and restoring or repairing historic resources associated with confinement sites.
What are examples of interpretation or education activities that may be supported?
Examples described include developing exhibits or interpretive media and other education or public-facing materials that help the public understand the history of confinement sites.
Can grant funds be used to acquire land or property?
Yes. The program description notes that funding can support acquiring resources connected to these locations, including securing land or property interests essential to long-term preservation.
Is there an overall program funding limit set by law?
Yes. The authorizing law sets an overall program limit of up to $38 million across the life of the program (Public Law 109-441, as amended by Public Law 111-88).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state-controlled colleges and universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits, including both 501(c)(3) organizations and other nonprofit entities.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible even if they are not 501(c)(3)?
Yes. The eligibility list includes nonprofits, including both 501(c)(3) organizations and other nonprofit entities.
Are colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Both public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Are tribal governments eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments are listed among eligible applicants.
Where can applicants find a foundational reference for identifying confinement sites?
The National Park Service points applicants to Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999), which is available online through the NPS, as a foundational reference for site identification.
What is the maximum award amount for the specific opportunity listing provided?
For the specific opportunity listing provided, the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $1,000,000.
How many awards are expected under the specific listing provided?
The listing estimates that about 10 awards are expected.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number for the listing described?
The listing identifies Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00715 and CFDA 15.933.
When was the opportunity listing created, and what were the original closing dates shown?
The listing shows a creation date of September 1, 2017, and an original closing date of November 1, 2017.
Does the program only fund projects at the ten WRA camps?
No. In addition to the ten main WRA camps, the program also includes other historically significant locations where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, as recognized by the Secretary of the Interior.
What does it mean that the grant supports both preservation and interpretation?
In this program, preservation refers to work that physically protects and maintains historic sites and resources (for example, stabilization, rehabilitation, or protecting landscapes and archeological resources). Interpretation refers to work that communicates the history and significance of these places to the public (for example, exhibits and interpretive media).
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