15.933 preservation of japanese american confinement sitesthe program provides for the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where japanese americans were detained during world…

The National Park Service awarded Densho a $2.49 million Project Grant under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933) effective September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. Densho is developing the Densho Educational Engagement Platform (DEEP), a comprehensive, artificial intelligence-assisted digital platform designed to support educators in teaching about Japanese American World War II incarceration. The platform integrates four foundational Densho resources: the Names Registry, Sites of Shame Interactive Map, Densho Encyclopedia, and Digital Repository, creating a cohesive, multi-layered learning experience that serves as a streamlined entry point for educators nationwide.

DEEP will provide teachers with accessible and relevant educational resources on Japanese American incarceration history, enabling them to effectively incorporate high-quality historical content into classroom instruction. The platform is intended to benefit educators, research scientists, engineers, policymakers, nonprofit and profit organizations, and the general public by facilitating broader understanding of this critical period in American history through integrated digital archival materials and educational tools.

15.933 preservation of japanese american confinement sitesthe program provides for the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where japanese americans were detained during world war II. Congress established the norman y. Mineta japanese american confinement education (jace) grants program to support projects that educate about the historical importance of japanese american incarceration during world war II (public law 117-328). To meet the expressed needs of educators for accessible and relevant resources on japanese american incarceration, densho is developing the densho educational engagement platform (deep). This comprehensive, AI-assisted platform will support teachers in effectively utilizing high-quality historical content related to japanese american wwii incarceration. This will integrate densho s four foundational resources: the names registry, sites of shame interactive map, densho encyclopedia, and digital repository. By offering a cohesive, multi-layered learning experience, deep will serve as a streamlined entry point for educators nationwide, ensuring they have the necessary tools to bring this critical history to life in their classrooms. Beneficiaries include profit organizations, public nonprofitinstitutions organizations, private nonprofit institutions organizations, non-federal government entities, industry and public decision makers, research scientists, engineers, and the general public.