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P23AS00031: Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program

Closed Closed November 9, 2022 Opportunity P23AS00031

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Park Service notices from 2022.

National Park Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $5,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 9, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 7, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

National Park Service has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
P26AS00021April 30, 2026Closed June 15, 2026Closed
P25AS00027September 11, 2024Closed November 14, 2024Closed
P24AS00023August 31, 2023Closed November 1, 2023Closed
P22AS00034September 9, 2021Closed November 9, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedSeptember 7, 2022
DeadlineNovember 9, 2022
Archived by Grants.govDecember 1, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

All 9 applicant types the notice lists

In accordance with Public Law 109-441 (120 Stat. 3288), organizations and entities working to preserve historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history, including: State and local agencies, public or private nonprofit institutions/organizations, Federally recognized Indian tribal governments, State colleges and universities, public and private colleges and universities are eligible to apply. Non-Federal entities who are partnering with Federal agencies that own eligible historic resources may submit applications regarding the Federal property.

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What the grant funds

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, 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. The authorizing legislation for the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program identifies up to $38 million for the entire life of the grant program for projects to identify, research, evaluate, interpret, protect, restore, repair, and acquire historic confinement sites in order that present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration from these sites and that these sites will demonstrate the Nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law (Public Law 109-441, 120 Stat. 3288; as amended by Public Law 111-88). Projects funded through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program must benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites. The term historic confinement sites is defined as the ten War Relocation Authority sites (Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake), as well as other historically significant locations, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. These sites are specifically identified in Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites, published by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archaeological and Conservation Center, in 1999. This document may be seen at www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/anthropology74 and at other internet sites.

Category: Environment.

Who has won Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (15.933) awarded $17.9 million across 74 grant awards, an average of $242,464 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
DenshoWashington5$2.8 million
Heart Mountain, Wyoming FoundationWyoming7$2.3 million
Japanese American National MuseumCalifornia6$1.9 million
National Japanese American Historical Society IncCalifornia6$1.6 million
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial AssociationWashington2$767,102

Top states: California ($7.1 million), Washington ($4.4 million), Wyoming ($2.3 million), Utah ($540,363), Illinois ($534,351).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is P23AS00031 still open?

No. It closed on November 9, 2022.

Who can apply for Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?

National Park Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?

Closed November 9, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $3.0 million in total.

Who has won Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Densho, Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation, Japanese American National Museum. The program made 74 awards worth $17.9 million in that time.

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