Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS IMRO JACS2013
Apply for NPS IMRO JACS2013
- 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 30, 2012 and posted on Aug 31, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 1, 2012. (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 program (CFDA 15.933) that funds projects focused on preserving and interpreting places where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. It is authorized by the Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-441, 16 USC 461). The program is designed to ensure that these sites and their associated stories are protected and shared so present and future generations can learn from them, and so the sites can stand as evidence of the nation s commitment to equal justice under the law.
Grant funds can be used for a wide range of activities tied directly to historic Japanese American confinement sites, including identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting, restoring, repairing, and in limited cases acquiring property. Eligible sites include the ten War Relocation Authority camps: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. The program can also support work at other historically significant detention-related locations as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. These locations are specifically identified in the Department of the Interior publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999).
Projects must clearly benefit one or more qualifying confinement sites, and the opportunity supports several major project categories. Capital projects can include construction of new interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails. Documentation projects can cover identification, research, and evaluation work such as archaeological surveys, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and National Historic Landmark nominations. Oral history projects may fund recording, transcription, digital processing, and sharing of interviews. Interpretation and education projects can include wayside exhibits, creative arts projects, and development of educational curricula connected to confinement sites. Preservation projects can include stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, acquisition of historic resources, relocation of historic buildings or structures back to original locations, reconstruction of key structures, and conservation of collections. Planning projects may include interpretive plans for exhibits and programs, land use plans, and resource management plans.
A key restriction applies to real property acquisition. Federal law (Public Laws 109-441 and 111-88) prohibits land acquisition at sites other than Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT). Even at those locations, non-Federal real property acquisition is allowed only with the owner s written permission and must follow the program s statutory limits and guidance.
The grant requires cost sharing through a 2:1 federal-to-non-federal match. In practical terms, for every two dollars in federal funding requested, at least one dollar must be provided from non-federal sources. The match can be cash or in-kind contributions, and it can be raised and spent during the grant period rather than having to be fully on hand at the time of application.
Eligible applicants include organizations and entities working to preserve these confinement sites and their history, including private, public, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions or organizations; educational institutions; state, local, and federally recognized Indian Tribal governments; and other public institutions or organizations. Individuals are not eligible to apply. For this funding round, the opportunity listed an estimated total funding amount of $3,000,000 and an award floor of $5,000.
Applications are reviewed competitively. Eligible submissions are evaluated by the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants Selection Panel, which is made up of federal agency experts in relevant areas such as preservation, history, education, and conservation. The panel provides recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for final selection, and awards are made by the NPS directly to successful applicants. The selected recipient and NPS then execute a grant agreement.
For the referenced cycle (Funding Opportunity Number NPS IMRO JACS2013), the posting date was Aug 31, 2012 and applications had to be received by Nov 1, 2012. Applicants were instructed to use the program website for complete guidelines and required forms, and to submit application packages in hard copy rather than electronically. The required package included a completed FY2013 Project Proposal and standard federal forms, with the budget and assurances forms differing depending on whether the proposal was a construction or non-construction project (SF-424 with SF-424A/SF-424B for non-construction, or SF-424C/SF-424D for construction), along with the DI-2010 certifications regarding debarment, drug-free workplace requirements, and lobbying. The announcement also provided NPS mailing addresses for postal and express delivery and listed Kara Miyagishima as the program manager contact.
FAQs: IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program (NPS, CFDA 15.933)
What is the IMRO Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant program (CFDA 15.933) that funds projects to preserve and interpret places where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. The program supports protecting these sites and sharing their stories for present and future generations.
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 is the overall purpose of this funding?
The purpose is to ensure confinement sites and their associated histories are protected and interpreted, so the sites can help the public learn from the past and stand as evidence of the nation's commitment to equal justice under the law.
What types of sites are eligible for projects?
Projects must clearly benefit one or more qualifying historic Japanese American confinement sites. Eligible sites include the ten War Relocation Authority camps: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake.
Can projects support sites other than the ten War Relocation Authority camps?
Yes. The program can also support work at other historically significant detention-related locations as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. These locations are specifically identified in the Department of the Interior publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999).
What kinds of activities can grant funds be used for?
Grant funds can support a wide range of activities tied directly to qualifying confinement sites, including identifying, researching, evaluating, interpreting, protecting, restoring, repairing, and (in limited cases) acquiring property.
What are the main project categories supported by the program?
The opportunity supports several major categories: capital projects; documentation projects; oral history projects; interpretation and education projects; preservation projects; and planning projects.
What is considered a capital project under this grant?
Capital projects can include construction of new interpretive centers, restrooms, and interpretive trails that benefit qualifying confinement sites.
What is included under documentation projects?
Documentation projects can include identification, research, and evaluation activities such as archaeological surveys, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and National Historic Landmark nominations.
What does the grant support for oral history projects?
Oral history projects may fund recording, transcription, digital processing, and sharing of interviews.
What is included under interpretation and education projects?
Interpretation and education projects can include wayside exhibits, creative arts projects, and development of educational curricula connected to confinement sites.
What types of work are covered under preservation projects?
Preservation projects can include stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, acquisition of historic resources, relocation of historic buildings or structures back to original locations, reconstruction of key structures, and conservation of collections.
What is included under planning projects?
Planning projects may include interpretive plans for exhibits and programs, land use plans, and resource management plans.
Are there restrictions on using grant funds to acquire real property?
Yes. Federal law (Public Laws 109-441 and 111-88) prohibits land acquisition at sites other than Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT).
If a project is at one of the allowed locations, is non-federal real property acquisition automatically permitted?
No. Even at Heart Mountain (WY), Honouliuli (HI), Jerome (AR), Rohwer (AR), and Topaz (UT), non-federal real property acquisition is allowed only with the owner's written permission and must follow the program's statutory limits and guidance.
Is cost sharing (matching) required?
Yes. The grant requires cost sharing through 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 in federal funding requested, at least one dollar must be provided from non-federal sources.
What forms can the required match take?
The match can be provided as cash or as in-kind contributions.
Does the match need to be fully secured at the time of application?
No. The match can be raised and spent during the grant period rather than having to be fully on hand when applying.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligible applicants include private, public, and quasi-public nonprofit institutions or organizations; educational institutions; state, local, and federally recognized Indian Tribal governments; and other public institutions or organizations that work to preserve these confinement sites and their history.
Are individuals eligible to apply?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
How much funding was estimated to be available in the referenced funding round?
For the referenced round, the estimated total funding amount was $3,000,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
Yes. The award floor listed for the referenced round was $5,000.
How are applications reviewed and selected?
Applications are reviewed competitively. Eligible submissions are evaluated by the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants Selection Panel, composed of federal agency experts in areas such as preservation, history, education, and conservation.
Who makes the final selection decisions?
The selection panel provides recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for final selection.
Who issues the awards?
Awards are made by the National Park Service (NPS) directly to successful applicants.
What happens after an award is selected?
The selected recipient and NPS execute a grant agreement.
What was the Funding Opportunity Number for the referenced cycle?
The referenced cycle listed Funding Opportunity Number NPS IMRO JACS2013.
What were the posting date and application deadline for the referenced cycle?
For the referenced cycle, the posting date was Aug 31, 2012, and applications had to be received by Nov 1, 2012.
How were applicants instructed to submit their application packages for the referenced cycle?
Applicants were instructed to submit application packages in hard copy rather than electronically.
Where were applicants directed to find the full guidelines and required forms?
Applicants were instructed to use the program website for complete guidelines and required forms.
What forms were required in the application package?
The required package included a completed FY2013 Project Proposal and standard federal forms. It also required DI-2010 certifications regarding debarment, drug-free workplace requirements, and lobbying.
Which SF-424 budget and assurances forms were required for non-construction proposals?
Non-construction proposals required SF-424 with SF-424A and SF-424B.
Which SF-424 budget and assurances forms were required for construction proposals?
Construction proposals required SF-424C and SF-424D.
Were mailing addresses provided for application delivery?
Yes. The announcement provided NPS mailing addresses for both postal and express delivery.
Who was listed as the program manager contact?
Kara Miyagishima was listed as the program manager contact.
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