Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program

The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program provides financial assistance to organizations and entities working to preserve historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history. The program aims to support projects that identify, research, evaluate, interpret, protect, restore, repair, and acquire historic confinement sites. Eligible projects include capital projects, documentation, oral history interviews, interpretation and education, preservation, planning, and non-Federal real property acquisition. The program requires a 50% non-Federal match and has an estimated funding range of $5,000 to $500,000 per award. • Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments, as well as private nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. • Eligible projects must benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites. • The program has a cost-sharing requirement of 50% non-Federal match. • The application package includes forms such as SF-424, SF-424A, and SF-424C, as well as a project narrative and budget justification. • The review process includes an initial review and a comprehensive merit review based on criteria such as project need, impact, feasibility, sustainability, and support.