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In 2006, President George W. Bush signed Public Law 109-441 (120 STAT 3288), which authorized the National Park Service to create a grant program to encourage and support the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. This law authorized up to $38 million for the life of the grant program. Since the first grants were awarded in 2009, the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program has supported 302 projects across the country, totaling more than $41 million in funding to private nonprofit organizations; educational institutions; state, local, and tribal governments; and other public entities. The success of the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is illustrated by broad community support and the commitment and dedication of grant recipients who have worked diligently to leverage federal dollars with their own resources and develop lasting partnerships to preserve and interpret these nationally significant sites and stories.
With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Public Law 117-328), Congress reauthorized the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. This legislation also established Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Grants; a new category of grants that will be administered through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. These education grants fund large, impactful projects that educate the public about the historical importance of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, so that present and future generations can learn from their treatment and reflect on what it means to have equal justice under the law.
We invite you to learn more about the Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Grants through this website. Under the "Document List" tab to the left, you will find a copy of Public Law 109-441, as amended by Sec 644 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, and two project newsletters.
Contact: Tom Leatherman
Phone: 808-490-8078
MIDWEST REGION
Contact: Rachel Franklin-Weekley
Phone: 402-661-1928
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION
Contact: Justin Henderson
Phone: 303-842-4807
With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Public Law 117-328), Congress reauthorized the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. This legislation also established Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Grants; a new category of grants that will be administered through the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program. These education grants fund large, impactful projects that educate the public about the historical importance of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, so that present and future generations can learn from their treatment and reflect on what it means to have equal justice under the law.
We invite you to learn more about the Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Grants through this website. Under the "Document List" tab to the left, you will find a copy of Public Law 109-441, as amended by Sec 644 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, and two project newsletters.
Contact Information
PACIFIC WEST REGIONContact: Tom Leatherman
Phone: 808-490-8078
MIDWEST REGION
Contact: Rachel Franklin-Weekley
Phone: 402-661-1928
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION
Contact: Justin Henderson
Phone: 303-842-4807