# Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites (15.933)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-933-preservation-of-japanese-american-confinement-sites/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $17.9 million in 74 grants, about $242,464 per award.

## Objectives

The program provides for the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. The program was established to encourage projects that 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.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.0 million | 21 |
| 2022 | $3.5 million | 20 |
| 2023 | $3.4 million | 14 |
| 2024 | $2.9 million | 9 |
| 2025 | $5.2 million | 11 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Densho | Washington | $2.8 million |
| Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation | Wyoming | $2.3 million |
| Japanese American National Museum | California | $1.9 million |
| National Japanese American Historical Society Inc | California | $1.6 million |
| Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association | Washington | $767,102 |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $549,509 |
| The Tides Center | California | $533,050 |
| Missoula County | Montana | $530,789 |
| Full Spectrum Features NFP | Illinois | $471,508 |
| University of Southern California | California | $421,643 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $407,110 |
| Japanese American Citizens League - Puyallup Valley | Washington | $400,000 |
| Utah State University | Utah | $392,363 |
| United Tribes Technical College | North Dakota | $379,728 |
| Colorado Preservation Inc. | Colorado | $367,962 |
| Visual Communications Media | California | $340,341 |
| University of Arkansas | Arkansas | $324,755 |
| The Northwest Film Forum | Washington | $310,557 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. | Massachusetts | $297,472 |
| Camera News, Inc | New York | $293,484 |