Opportunity Information: Apply for P24AS00023
The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is a National Park Service discretionary grant opportunity designed to support preservation and public understanding of places connected to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Its central purpose is to provide financial assistance for projects that protect these sites and help interpret their history so that current and future generations can learn from them. The program is rooted in federal law (Public Law 109-441, as amended by Public Law 111-88), which sets an overall authorization of up to $38 million across the life of the program and frames the work as part of the nation's commitment to equal justice under the law.
Funding is intended for a wide range of preservation and interpretation activities that directly benefit one or more eligible historic confinement sites. Supported projects may include efforts to identify and document resources; conduct research and evaluation; develop interpretation and education; protect and stabilize threatened resources; restore or repair historic features; and, when appropriate, acquire property or interests in property connected to confinement history. The key requirement is that the work must clearly benefit an eligible site and contribute to safeguarding its historical significance or improving the public's ability to understand what happened there.
The program defines "historic confinement sites" to include the ten principal War Relocation Authority camps: Gila River, Granada (Amache), Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. It also covers other historically significant locations where Japanese Americans were detained during the war, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. These places are documented in the National Park Service publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999), which is publicly available online through the NPS and other websites.
Eligibility is broad and includes state governments, counties, cities or townships, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits). The program also allows non-federal entities to apply for projects involving federally owned eligible historic resources, as long as the applicant is partnering with the federal agency that owns the property.
For the specific opportunity posting referenced (Funding Opportunity Number P24AS00023, CFDA 15.933), the agency is the National Park Service and the funding instrument is a grant under the environment funding activity category. The listed award ceiling is $3,000,000, and the original closing date shown is 2023-11-01. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward organizations with the capacity to carry out preservation, restoration, research, or interpretive work that keeps the history of Japanese American confinement visible, accurate, and accessible through tangible places and well-developed educational and interpretive efforts.Apply for P24AS00023
- The National Park Service in the environment 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 2023-08-31.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-11-01. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?
The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant opportunity that provides financial assistance for projects that preserve and improve public understanding of places connected to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.
What is the main purpose of this grant program?
The central purpose is to support projects that protect eligible historic confinement sites and interpret their history so current and future generations can learn from them. The program emphasizes keeping the history visible, accurate, and accessible through preservation and well-developed education and interpretation.
Which federal agency runs this program?
The program is administered by the National Park Service.
Is this a discretionary grant?
Yes. The opportunity is described as a National Park Service discretionary grant program.
What law authorizes the program?
The program is rooted in federal law: Public Law 109-441, as amended by Public Law 111-88.
How much funding is authorized for the program overall?
The authorizing law sets an overall authorization of up to $38 million across the life of the program.
What types of projects can be funded?
Funding is intended for preservation and interpretation activities that directly benefit one or more eligible historic confinement sites. Examples mentioned include identifying and documenting resources, research and evaluation, interpretation and education development, protecting and stabilizing threatened resources, restoring or repairing historic features, and (when appropriate) acquiring property or interests in property connected to confinement history.
What is the key requirement for a project to be eligible for funding?
The work must clearly benefit an eligible historic confinement site and contribute to safeguarding its historical significance or improving the public's ability to understand what happened there.
What is considered an eligible "historic confinement site" under the program?
The program includes the ten principal War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps and also other historically significant locations where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
Which ten War Relocation Authority camps are specifically included?
The ten principal WRA camps listed are: Gila River, Granada (Amache), Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake.
Can sites beyond the ten principal WRA camps be eligible?
Yes. The program also covers other historically significant locations where Japanese Americans were detained during the war, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
Where can applicants find documentation about eligible confinement sites?
These places are documented in the National Park Service publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999), which is publicly available online through the NPS and other websites.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state governments; counties; cities or townships; special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits).
Are nonprofit organizations eligible even if they are not 501(c)(3)?
Yes. The information provided states that nonprofits are eligible, including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Can a non-federal organization apply for a project involving a federally owned site?
Yes. Non-federal entities may apply for projects involving federally owned eligible historic resources if they are partnering with the federal agency that owns the property.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What is the funding activity category listed for this opportunity?
The activity category is listed as environment.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for the posting referenced?
The referenced Funding Opportunity Number is P24AS00023.
What is the CFDA number listed?
The CFDA number provided is 15.933.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed for the referenced posting?
The listed award ceiling is $3,000,000.
What was the original closing date shown for the referenced posting?
The original closing date shown is 2023-11-01.
What kinds of outcomes is the program trying to achieve?
The program is intended to help protect tangible places connected to Japanese American confinement during World War II and strengthen public interpretation and education so the history remains understandable and accessible.
Does the program focus only on preservation, or also on education and interpretation?
It supports both. The description emphasizes preservation and public understanding, including interpretation and education development.
What does "acquire property or interests in property" mean in this context?
The opportunity description states that, when appropriate, projects may include acquiring property or interests in property connected to confinement history. The key condition noted is that the acquisition must directly benefit an eligible historic confinement site and support preservation and understanding of the site.
What is the historical focus of the program?
The program focuses on places connected to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans and frames the work as part of a national commitment to equal justice under the law.
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