Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites
Open Opportunities (2)
Live Grants.gov opportunities funded under this program — you can apply now.
- Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Grants Deadline: Jun 15, 2026 · up to $2M
- Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program Deadline: Jun 15, 2026 · up to $500K
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 15.933 (USAspending.gov).
- Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation 3 awards $2,053,361
- Densho $1,639,151
- National Japanese American Historical Society Inc $1,012,001
- Japanese American National Museum $652,296
- Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association $613,150
- Missoula County $533,000
- Full Spectrum Features Nfp $471,606
- University Of Southern California $421,643
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
2) Telling Stories Through Film: One project is producing a film based on a children’s book written by a former incarceree. Another film explores the life of a civil rights leader who was incarcerated as a child.
3) Digitizing and Sharing History: A museum is working to digitize over 5,000 photographs taken by a Japanese American photographer who documented life inside the camps—many of which have never been seen by the public.
4) Educating the Next Generation: A university is developing lesson plans and hosting workshops for educators, helping them teach students about the incarceration experience and its lasting impact.
Program Objective
The program provides for the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. The program was established to encourage projects that identify, research, evaluate, interpret, protect, restore, repair, and acquire historic confinement sites in order that present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration from these sites and that these sites will demonstrate the Nation's commitment to equal justice under the law.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Federal
- State governments
- Local governments
- Public nonprofits
- Federally recognized tribes
- Private nonprofits
- Native American organizations
Applicant may be State and local agencies, public or private nonprofit institutions/organizations, Federally recognized Indian tribal governments, State colleges and universities, public and private colleges and universities.
Beneficiaries
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Providing present and future generations of Americans learning opportunities about the nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Funding announcements for this program, along with registration procedures, application packages and instructions, points of contact, and procedures for submitting applications will be available on www.grants.gov.
Award Procedure
Proposals received in response to announcements on grants.gov are reviewed on the basis of a competitive, merit-based review process, and are rated in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the announcement. Awards may be made to the highest rated proposals based on the amount of funding available each year.
Recommendations will be approved by the Director of the National Park Service through an apportionment process. Grants will be awarded by NPS directly to selected grantees.
Varies depending on the type and complexity of the project. Further information will be available for each specific project at the time the funding opportunity announcement is posted on www.grants.gov and may be obtained by contacting the Program Manager listed as the point of contact . Generally 60 – 120 days.
Program details & compliance
Description
The program provides for the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II.
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Japanese American Confinement Sites grant funds may be used for identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting, restoring, repairing, and acquiring historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II as authorized by the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006.
These historic confinement sites are defined as the ten War Relocation Authority camps (Gila River, Granada (Amache), Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake), as well as other historically significant locations, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II.
These sites are specifically identified in Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites, published by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, in 1999. For further information, Please contact the Regional Office.
Required Documentation
Determined at the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) level. Applicant must submit proof of applicant's governmental, non-profit or institutional status; a letter from the owner giving consent to the grant applicant as the grantee of record to undertake work on the property or collection (if applicable).
Matching Requirements
Each grant requires a 2:1 Federal to non-Federal match; that is, to receive two dollars of Federal funds at least one dollar non-Federal match is required. The match may be composed of cash or in-kind contributions. The non-Federal match may be raised and spent during the grant period; it does not have to be "in the bank" at the time of application.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements