Project Grant P25AP01471
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) program, awarded $590,660.54 to Utah State University on September 17, 2025, for a project focused on planning, design, digital documentation, and interpretation of the Kooskia Internment Camp in northern Idaho. The project will deliver multiple interpretive and research products, including design alternatives for an interpretive pathway, signage, and visitor...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Japanese American Historical Society Inc. received a $1.52 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933), awarded on September 16, 2025, with a completion date of September 16, 2028. The grant funds the Fragile Freedoms Project, which will deliver comprehensive professional development and educational resources to classroom...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Densho, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization, received a $503,362 project grant awarded on September 30, 2025, under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) program administered by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service. This cross-regional initiative focuses on preserving and sharing the stories of Japanese American resettlement communities in the Midwest and East Coast. The grant supports the collection and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee received a $295,800 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933), effective September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award funds the expansion of museum content and historical documentation related to the Crystal City Detention Center, the only family detention facility operated by the Department of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Topaz Museum received a $222,400 Project Grant award, obligated on September 30, 2025, under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites program (CFDA 15.933), administered by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service. This award supports enhanced visitor experience and exhibit development at the museum through collaboration with a professional exhibit developer to evaluate existing facilities, exhibits, artifacts, and online...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation received a $1,165,643 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 targeted for September 30, 2028. This award supports a comprehensive educational initiative designed to enhance understanding of Japanese American incarceration during World War II through three primary deliverables: the...
- The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) received a $444,426 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) program. Through this grant, UC Berkeley will conserve and digitize an archive of Japanese-language literary journals published at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II. The university will establish a consultative...
- The University of Connecticut has been awarded a $370,325 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) program. The grant will support the development of the "FUDEKO PROJECT: A Japanese American Digital Journaling Project", which aims to engage approximately 10 Japanese American survivors in recording their personal narratives and experiences of incarceration during World War II. Participants will document their...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Densho received a $2.49M 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, 2028. The funding supports development of the Densho Educational Engagement Platform (DEEP), a comprehensive, AI-assisted digital platform designed to provide educators with accessible, high-quality historical resources related to Japanese American...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded $195,088 to the Japanese American National Museum under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025. This Project Grant funds the conservation and preservation of the museum's textile collection, a nationally significant cultural...
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $315,314 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (CFDA 15.933) program, awarded September 22, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. This award funds the Moab Citizen Isolation Center (MCIC) Archaeological Project, which will conduct three field seasons of comprehensive archaeological excavations and archival research to document the history and material remains of the World War II Japanese American confinement site located in Moab, Utah. The project will deliver multiple products and services to diverse beneficiaries including research institutions, government entities, and the general public. Primary deliverables include subsurface archaeological fieldwork to identify and excavate material deposits, contextual archival research to interpret findings, and public dissemination products comprising interpretive waysides at Utahraptor State Park, museum exhibits, academic publications, public talks, online content, and a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts recovered during excavation. These outputs will contribute to enhanced historical interpretation and public understanding of Japanese American confinement during World War II.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $149.3k | 9/16/25 |