Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS IMRO JACS2014
Apply for NPS IMRO JACS2014
- 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 Oct 30, 2013 and posted on Aug 30, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 19, 2013 The close date of this announcement has been extended from November 1, 2013 TO November 19, 2013. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED (not postmarked) BY NOVEMBER 19, 2013.. (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 Grant Program is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant opportunity created to help preserve and interpret places where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. It is authorized under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-441, 16 USC 461). The program is meant to ensure these sites and their stories are documented, protected, and shared so that current and future generations can learn from them and so the sites can stand as reminders of the nations commitment to equal justice under the law. The funding supports work tied to the ten War Relocation Authority camps (Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake) as well as other historically significant detention-related locations identified by the Secretary of the Interior and referenced in the NPS 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, research, and public-history activities, as long as the project clearly benefits one or more qualifying confinement sites. Eligible project categories include capital projects (for example, building or improving interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails); documentation efforts (such as site identification, research, evaluation, archeological surveys, and preparation of National Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark nominations); oral history work (recording, transcribing, digitally processing, and sharing interviews); interpretation and education projects (including wayside exhibits, creative arts, and curriculum development); preservation of physical sites and related historic resources (stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, certain types of acquisition activity, relocation of historic buildings back to original locations, reconstruction of key structures, and collections conservation); and planning projects (interpretive plans, land use plans, and resource management plans). The program also addresses land acquisition limits: under Public Laws 109-441 and 111-88, real property acquisition is generally prohibited except at Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT), and even then it requires the written permission of the property owner.
A key financial condition is the required cost share. Each award requires a 2:1 federal-to-nonfederal match, meaning for every two dollars of federal funding requested, at least one dollar must come from nonfederal sources. The match can be provided as cash or eligible in-kind contributions, and it can be raised and spent during the grant period rather than needing to be fully on hand at the time of application.
Eligibility is limited to organizations rather than individuals. Applicants may include private, public, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions and organizations; educational institutions; state, local, and federally recognized Indian Tribal governments; and other public institutions or organizations involved in preserving historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history. Individuals are not eligible to apply. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.933 (Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites). For the FY2014 cycle described in the announcement, the estimated total funding was $3,000,000, with an award floor of $5,000.
Applications are evaluated through a formal review and selection process. Eligible submissions are reviewed by the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants Selection Panel, which is made up of federal experts in areas like preservation, history, education, and conservation. The panel makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, and final selections proceed through an apportionment process. NPS then awards grants directly to selected applicants, and the recipient and NPS execute a grant agreement to govern the work.
The application process in this notice is very specific about submission logistics. Applicants are directed to use the program website for full guidelines and required forms, and they are explicitly instructed not to submit electronically. Application packages must be mailed in hard copy to the NPS address provided (with separate addresses for U.S. Postal Service versus express delivery). For this particular announcement, the deadline was extended due to the government shutdown, and complete applications had to be received (not merely postmarked) by Tuesday, November 19, 2013. A complete package included a FY2014 Project Proposal, SF-424, DI-2010 certifications, and the appropriate budget and assurance forms depending on whether the project was categorized as construction (SF-424C and SF-424D) or non-construction (SF-424A and SF-424B). The listed program contact for access issues or questions was Kara Miyagishima, Program Manager, at 303-969-2885.
FAQs: IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program (NPS)
What is the IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant opportunity created to help preserve and interpret places where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. The program supports work that documents, protects, and shares these sites and their stories so current and future generations can learn from them and so the sites can stand as reminders of the nation's commitment to equal justice under the law.
What law authorizes this grant program?
The program is authorized under the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-441, 16 USC 461).
Which sites can a project focus on?
Projects must clearly benefit one or more qualifying Japanese American confinement sites. The program supports work tied to the ten War Relocation Authority (WRA) camps: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. It also supports other historically significant detention-related locations identified by the Secretary of the Interior and referenced in the NPS publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999).
What kinds of projects are eligible for funding?
Grant funds can be used for a wide range of preservation, research, and public-history activities, as long as the project clearly benefits one or more qualifying confinement sites. Eligible project categories include:
- Capital projects (for example, building or improving interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails)
- Documentation (such as site identification, research, evaluation, archeological surveys, and preparing National Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark nominations)
- Oral history (recording, transcribing, digitally processing, and sharing interviews)
- Interpretation and education (including wayside exhibits, creative arts, and curriculum development)
- Preservation of physical sites and related historic resources (stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, certain acquisition activity, relocating historic buildings back to original locations, reconstructing key structures, and collections conservation)
- Planning (interpretive plans, land use plans, and resource management plans)
Can grant funds be used for construction or facility improvements?
Yes. Capital projects are an eligible category, including examples such as building or improving interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails.
Can grant funds be used for research, surveys, and nominations?
Yes. Documentation efforts are eligible, including site identification, research, evaluation, archeological surveys, and preparation of National Register of Historic Places or National Historic Landmark nominations.
Are oral history projects eligible?
Yes. Oral history work is eligible, including recording, transcribing, digitally processing, and sharing interviews.
Are interpretation, education, arts, and curriculum projects eligible?
Yes. Interpretation and education projects are eligible, including wayside exhibits, creative arts, and curriculum development.
Does the program fund preservation of historic structures and collections?
Yes. Preservation of physical sites and related historic resources is an eligible category, including stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, relocation of historic buildings back to original locations, reconstruction of key structures, and collections conservation.
Are planning projects eligible?
Yes. Planning projects are eligible, including interpretive plans, land use plans, and resource management plans.
Can grant funds be used to buy land or property (real property acquisition)?
Real property acquisition is generally prohibited under Public Laws 109-441 and 111-88. The notice describes limited exceptions at specific sites: Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT). Even where acquisition may be allowed, it requires written permission of the property owner.
Is there a required cost share or match?
Yes. Each award requires a 2:1 federal-to-nonfederal match. That means for every two dollars of federal funding requested, at least one dollar must come from nonfederal sources.
What types of contributions can be used as the nonfederal match?
The match can be provided as cash or eligible in-kind contributions.
Does the match have to be fully secured at the time of application?
No. The notice states that the match can be raised and spent during the grant period rather than needing to be fully on hand at the time of application.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to organizations (not individuals). Eligible applicants may include private, public, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions and organizations; educational institutions; state, local, and federally recognized Indian Tribal governments; and other public institutions or organizations involved in preserving historic Japanese American confinement sites and their history.
Can individuals apply for this grant?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.933 (Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites).
How much funding was available in the FY2014 cycle described in the notice?
For the FY2014 cycle described in the announcement, the estimated total funding was $3,000,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
Yes. The award floor listed for the FY2014 cycle was $5,000.
How are applications reviewed and selected?
Eligible submissions are reviewed by the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants Selection Panel, which is made up of federal experts in areas like preservation, history, education, and conservation. The panel makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, and final selections proceed through an apportionment process.
Who makes the final award?
NPS awards grants directly to selected applicants. The recipient and NPS then execute a grant agreement to govern the work.
Where can applicants find the full guidelines and required forms?
Applicants are directed to use the program website for full guidelines and required forms.
Can applications be submitted electronically?
No. The notice explicitly instructs applicants not to submit electronically. Application packages had to be mailed in hard copy to the NPS address provided (with separate addresses for U.S. Postal Service versus express delivery).
For the referenced announcement, what was the application deadline and what counted as on-time?
For this particular announcement, the deadline was extended due to the government shutdown. Complete applications had to be received (not merely postmarked) by Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
What forms were required for a complete application package in this notice?
A complete package included a FY2014 Project Proposal, SF-424, DI-2010 certifications, and the appropriate budget and assurance forms depending on the project type. Construction projects required SF-424C and SF-424D, while non-construction projects required SF-424A and SF-424B.
Who is the program contact listed for questions or access issues?
The listed program contact was Kara Miyagishima, Program Manager, at 303-969-2885.
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