Funding opportunity goals text the japanese american confinement sites jacs grant program public law 109 441, 120 stat 3288 provides financial assistance to organizations and entities working to…

Funding opportunity goals text the japanese american confinement sites jacs grant program public law 109 441, 120 stat 3288 provides financial assistance to organizations and entities working to preserve historic japanese american confinement sites and their history, including private nonprofit organizations educational institutions state, local, and tribal governments and other public entities, for the preservation and interpretation of u s confinement sites where japanese americans were detained during world war II requirements for all agreementspurpose of award summary of the goals and objectives of the project overarching goal to preserve and interpret the history and impacts of japanese american incarceration during world war II objectives to restore a historic structure that once served as the poston elementary school site i library summary of project specific activities the poston community alliance will continue their efforts to restore a historic structure that once served as the poston elementary school site i library located on the colorado river indian tribes reservation in arizona, the historic structure is in dire need of stabilization and protection from the elements the remaining adobe elementary school buildings are not only unique to poston, but also rare, as very few similar structures remain at any of the ten incarceration sites built by the u s government to incarcerate japanese americans during world war II previous jacs funding allowed for structural stabilization, demolition of later walls, and construction plans for restoration, but pandemic shortages and shelter in place measures delayed and increased costs of construction performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes installation of new board sheathing and new roof covering on the main building roof structural stabilization of the roof framing installation of security cameras to monitor the building and to deter vandalism of the building beneficiaries the public educators NPS jacs sites organizations preserving jacs sites and history