Project Grant P23AP01524
- The Department of the Interior's National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $474,528 Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant (CFDA 15.933) to Densho, a nonprofit organization, to preserve and interpret the history of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Through this Project Grant, Densho will digitize 50,000 archival items, conduct outreach to survivors and descendants to gather contextual information, and incorporate the new digital materials into...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) awarded UCLA $315,314 under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933) on September 22, 2025, to conduct comprehensive archaeological and archival research documenting the Moab Citizen Isolation Center (MCIC). The project, which extends through December 31, 2027, will involve three field seasons of subsurface archaeological excavations to identify and recover material deposits from the confinement...
- The federal Project Grant award P24AP01822 in the amount of $1,277,100.82 was provided by the National Park Service's Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) Grant Program. The grant supports the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation's efforts to restore and stabilize the last remaining root cellar built by Japanese American incarcerees at the Heart Mountain incarceration site in Park County, Wyoming. Previous JACS grants have funded earlier phases of restoration and...
- The National Park Service, through the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program (CFDA 15.933), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. The grant will support the creation of a permanent exhibit at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Washington, to educate visitors about the 7,600 Japanese and Japanese Americans who were incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center during World War II. The exhibit will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $590,660.54 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933), awarded September 17, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027. The award funds preservation and interpretation initiatives at the Kooskia Internment Camp in northern Idaho, addressing the historical detention site where Japanese Americans were...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Densho received a $503,362 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. The grant funds a cross-regional initiative to preserve and document Japanese American resettlement communities in the Midwest and East Coast. Key deliverables include conducting up to 20 oral histories with aging survivors and their...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Park Service awarded $519,362 to the Wyoming Foundation Heart Mountain on September 15, 2025, under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933) to design and install a permanent exhibit within the last surviving root cellar constructed by Japanese American incarcerees at Heart Mountain during World War II. The exhibit will showcase the agricultural transformation of the Heart Mountain camp, highlighting how...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Topaz Museum received $222,400 in federal funding through the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933), administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service. The award, dated September 30, 2025, with a completion deadline of December 31, 2026, supports a comprehensive visitor experience enhancement initiative at the museum's Delta, Utah location. The project deliverables include a detailed assessment of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Wyoming Foundation Heart Mountain received $1,165,643 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933) for the period of September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This project grant funds three interrelated initiatives to enhance public understanding of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. The award supports development of the Nikkei...
- The Densho Project was awarded a $382,925 Project Grant by the National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) program. The grant will fund a two-year initiative by the Seattle-based nonprofit organization to strengthen its capacity for conducting oral history interviews and preserving narratives related to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Specifically, Densho will launch a comprehensive oral history training program 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. PURPOSE OF AWARD:OVERARCHING GOAL. TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II. OBJECTIVES. TO COMPLETE PLANNING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VISITOR CENTER TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE AMERICANS DURING WORLD WAR II. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES: COLORADO PRESERVATION, INC. (CPI) WILL BUILD ON PAST PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT AN INTERPRETIVE PLAN FOR THE INTERIOR ROOMS OF THE BLOCK 11-F RECREATION HALL AT AMACHE (GRANADA RELOCATION CENTER). THROUGH STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, CPI WILL CREATE A PERMANENT INTERPRETIVE EXHIBIT AT THE RELOCATED, RESTORED, AND RECONSTRUCTED RECREATION CENTER BARRACKS. CPI WILL DEVELOP ACCESSIBLE INTERPRETIVE CONTENT SUCH AS PANELS, SIGNAGE, AND BANNERS FABRICATE FURNISHINGS INCLUDING CHAIRS, DESKS, AND TABLES AND PURCHASE INTERPRETIVE OBJECTS AND MATERIALS TO BE INSTALLED ON SITE. GRANADA HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND AMACHE PRESERVATION SOCIETY WILL CONSTRUCT AND INSTALL THE ROUGH HEW FURNISHINGS. THIS COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROJECT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH FORMER AMACHE INCARCEREES TO IMPROVE THE INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCE AT AMACHE.PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:FABRICATION OF FURNISHINGS AND INSTALLATION OF PANELS, OBJECTS, AND MATERIALS. BENEFICIARIES:THE PUBLIC EDUCATORS NPS JACS SITES ORGANIZATIONS PRESERVING JACS SITES AND HISTORY
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/30/25 | ||
| Not listed | $76.4k | 7/27/23 |