Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS IMRO JACS2012
Apply for NPS IMRO JACS2012
- The National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.933 Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 31, 2011 and posted on Sep 1, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 1, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants are organizations and entities working to preserve historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history, including private, public and quasi public nonprofit institutions/organizations educational institutions state, local, and Federally recognized Indian Tribal governments and other public institutions/organizations. Individuals may not apply. These historic confinement sites are defined as the ten War Relocation Authority internment camps (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 Archeological and Conservation Center, in 1999. Public Laws 109 441 and 111 88 prohibit land acquisition at sites other than Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT).
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Opportunity Summary:
The IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant opportunity designed to preserve, protect, and interpret places where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. The program is authorized by the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-441, 16 USC 461) and supports work that helps the public understand the history of wartime incarceration and the broader meaning of civil liberties and equal justice under the law. Funding is tied to historically significant confinement locations, including the ten War Relocation Authority camps (Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake) and other sites the Secretary of the Interior determines to be significant. These sites are documented in the National Park Service publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999).
Grant funds can be used across a wide range of preservation and education activities, as long as the project benefits one or more eligible confinement sites. Supported work includes identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting, restoring, repairing, and (in limited cases) acquiring resources associated with these sites. The program organizes eligible work into several broad project categories. Capital projects can include construction or development of visitor-serving and interpretive infrastructure such as interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails. Documentation projects can include historical research and evaluation efforts such as archeological surveys and preparation of National Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark nominations. Oral history projects are eligible when they involve recording, transcribing, digitally processing, and sharing interviews. Interpretation and education projects may include wayside exhibits, educational curricula, and creative arts efforts that communicate the history of confinement. Preservation projects may include stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of structures and collections, as well as relocating historic buildings back to original locations or reconstructing key structures when appropriate. Planning projects are also eligible, including interpretive plans, land use plans, and resource management plans that guide future site work.
A key restriction involves land acquisition. While acquisition can be part of preservation, federal law limits non-federal real property acquisition under this program to specific sites and conditions. Public Laws 109-441 and 111-88 prohibit land acquisition at sites other than Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT). Even at those locations, acquisition is only allowed with the written permission of the property owner, reflecting Congresss intent to tightly control the use of federal funds for purchasing land.
The program requires cost sharing through a 2:1 federal to non-federal match. In practical terms, for every two dollars of federal funding awarded, the recipient must provide at least one dollar in non-federal match. This match can be cash or in-kind contributions (for example, donated labor, professional services, or materials if allowable under grant rules). Importantly for applicants planning fundraising, the match does not have to be on hand at the time of application; it may be raised and spent during the grant period.
Eligibility is limited to organizations rather than individuals. Eligible applicants include private, public, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions and organizations; educational institutions; state and local governments; federally recognized Indian Tribal governments; and other public institutions or organizations engaged in preserving these sites and their history. Individuals cannot apply. The funding opportunity referenced (NPS IMRO JACS2012) was posted in early September 2011, with an estimated total program funding level of $3,000,000 and an award floor of $5,000. The CFDA listing is 15.933, Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites.
The application process is paper-based and requires a hard-copy submission rather than an electronic application. Applicants are directed to use the JACS program website for the full application package, mandatory forms, and detailed guidelines. A complete package includes a completed FY2012 Project Proposal and standard federal forms. For non-construction projects this includes SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, and the DI-2010 certifications regarding debarment/suspension, drug-free workplace, and lobbying. For construction projects, the construction-specific budget and assurance forms (SF-424C and SF-424D) are required instead of the non-construction budget/assurance set. For the 2011 cycle described, applications had to be received by Tuesday, November 1, 2011, and were submitted to the National Park Service (attention to the program manager, Kara Miyagishima) at designated postal and express delivery addresses in the Denver/Lakewood, Colorado area.
After submission, eligible applications are reviewed by the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants Selection Panel, which is made up of federal agency experts across preservation, history, education, and conservation disciplines. The panel provides funding recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, and final selections are approved through the federal apportionment process. Grants are awarded directly by NPS to selected recipients, and projects proceed under a signed grant agreement between NPS and the grantee. Contact support for access issues and program questions is provided through the program manager listed in the announcement.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program
What is the IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program?
The IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grant Program is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant opportunity intended to preserve, protect, and interpret places where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. It supports projects that help the public understand wartime incarceration and the broader meaning of civil liberties and equal justice under the law.
What law authorizes this grant program?
The program is authorized by the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-441, 16 USC 461).
What types of locations are eligible to benefit from grant-funded work?
Projects must benefit one or more historically significant confinement locations, including the ten War Relocation Authority camps: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. Other confinement sites may also be eligible if the Secretary of the Interior determines them to be significant.
How are eligible sites documented or identified by the program?
The eligible confinement sites are documented in the National Park Service publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999).
What is the overall purpose of funding under this program?
Grant funds support preservation and education activities tied to eligible confinement sites, with the goal of preserving resources and helping the public understand the history and meaning of Japanese American confinement during World War II.
What general types of activities can grant funds be used for?
Funds can support identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting, restoring, repairing, and (in limited cases) acquiring resources associated with eligible confinement sites, as long as the project benefits one or more eligible sites.
What are the main project categories supported by the JACS program?
The program describes several broad categories of eligible projects: capital projects, documentation projects, oral history projects, interpretation and education projects, preservation projects, and planning projects.
What are examples of eligible capital projects?
Capital projects can include construction or development of visitor-serving and interpretive infrastructure, such as interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails.
What are examples of eligible documentation projects?
Documentation projects may include historical research and evaluation efforts such as archeological surveys and preparation of National Register of Historic Places nominations or National Historic Landmark nominations.
Are oral history projects eligible for funding?
Yes. Oral history projects are eligible when they involve recording, transcribing, digitally processing, and sharing interviews.
What kinds of interpretation and education projects can be supported?
Interpretation and education projects may include wayside exhibits, educational curricula, and creative arts efforts that communicate the history of confinement.
What types of preservation work are eligible?
Preservation projects may include stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of structures and collections. They may also include relocating historic buildings back to original locations or reconstructing key structures when appropriate.
Are planning projects eligible?
Yes. Planning projects are eligible and may include interpretive plans, land use plans, and resource management plans that guide future work at confinement sites.
Is land acquisition allowed under this program?
Land acquisition is tightly restricted. While acquisition can be part of preservation, federal law limits non-federal real property acquisition under this program to specific sites and conditions.
At which sites is land acquisition prohibited?
Public Laws 109-441 and 111-88 prohibit land acquisition at sites other than Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT).
What conditions apply even where land acquisition is allowed?
Even at Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT), acquisition is only allowed with the written permission of the property owner, reflecting Congress's intent to tightly control the use of federal funds for purchasing land.
Is cost sharing (match) required?
Yes. The program requires a 2:1 federal to non-federal match.
How does the 2:1 federal to non-federal match work in practical terms?
For every two dollars of federal funding awarded, the recipient must provide at least one dollar in non-federal match.
What forms of match are allowed?
The non-federal match can be provided as cash or in-kind contributions, such as donated labor, professional services, or materials, if allowable under grant rules.
Does the match have to be secured before applying?
No. The match does not have to be on hand at the time of application; it may be raised and spent during the grant period.
Who is eligible to apply for JACS grant funding?
Eligibility is limited to organizations rather than individuals. Eligible applicants include private, public, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions and organizations; educational institutions; state and local governments; federally recognized Indian Tribal governments; and other public institutions or organizations engaged in preserving these sites and their history.
Can individuals apply for this grant?
No. Individuals cannot apply.
What is the CFDA listing for this program?
The CFDA listing is 15.933, Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites.
What was the referenced funding opportunity and when was it posted?
The referenced opportunity is NPS IMRO JACS2012. It was posted in early September 2011.
What was the estimated total funding level for the opportunity described?
The estimated total program funding level described was $3,000,000.
What is the minimum award amount mentioned (award floor)?
The award floor referenced is $5,000.
How do applicants submit an application (paper or electronic)?
The application process is paper-based and requires hard-copy submission rather than an electronic application.
Where do applicants get the application package and required forms?
Applicants are directed to use the JACS program website to obtain the full application package, mandatory forms, and detailed guidelines.
What does a complete application package include?
A complete package includes a completed FY2012 Project Proposal and standard federal forms.
Which federal forms are required for non-construction projects?
For non-construction projects, the required forms include SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, and the DI-2010 certifications regarding debarment/suspension, drug-free workplace, and lobbying.
Which federal forms are required for construction projects?
For construction projects, SF-424C and SF-424D are required instead of the non-construction budget/assurance forms.
What was the application deadline for the cycle described?
For the 2011 cycle described, applications had to be received by Tuesday, November 1, 2011.
Who received applications and where were they sent?
Applications were submitted to the National Park Service, attention to the program manager (Kara Miyagishima), at designated postal and express delivery addresses in the Denver/Lakewood, Colorado area.
How are applications reviewed after submission?
Eligible applications are reviewed by the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants Selection Panel, made up of federal agency experts across preservation, history, education, and conservation disciplines.
Who makes the final funding decision?
The panel provides funding recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior. Final selections are approved through the federal apportionment process.
How are awards issued and managed?
Grants are awarded directly by NPS to selected recipients. Projects proceed under a signed grant agreement between NPS and the grantee.
Who should applicants contact for program questions or access issues?
Contact support for access issues and program questions is provided through the program manager listed in the announcement.
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