Opportunity Information: Apply for P26AS00021
The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is a National Park Service discretionary grant opportunity designed to support the preservation and interpretation of places connected to the World War II detention of Japanese Americans. The program provides financial assistance to a range of eligible organizations that are working to protect these sites and keep their history visible to the public, with the broader purpose of helping current and future generations learn from this period and reinforcing the nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law.
Funded projects must directly benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites in the United States. These include the ten War Relocation Authority camp locations: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake. The program can also support other historically significant detention-related locations if they are determined eligible by the Secretary of the Interior. Many of these sites and their historical context are documented in the National Park Service publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999), which is available online through the National Park Service.
The types of activities the grant can fund are broad, as long as they advance preservation and public understanding of these confinement sites. Supported work may include identifying and documenting sites, conducting research, evaluating historic resources, developing interpretation and educational materials, protecting and stabilizing resources, restoring or repairing historic features, and in some cases acquiring property interests needed to preserve significant locations. The authorizing legislation sets a total program authorization of up to $38 million over the life of the program (Public Law 109-441, as amended by Public Law 111-88), reflecting an ongoing federal commitment to ensuring these places and stories are not lost.
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities that apply under the higher education categories). Foreign entities are not eligible, and the program will not fund projects conducted outside the United States.
For this specific opportunity listing (Funding Opportunity Number P26AS00021), applications are due by 2026-06-15. Awards can be as large as $500,000, and the National Park Service anticipates making about 20 awards. Applicants may submit up to three applications per year for separate projects, but an individual applicant can receive no more than two grants in a single fiscal year grant cycle. The program is listed under CFDA 15.933 and is categorized under the environment funding activity area, reflecting its role in preserving historic and cultural resources tied to the physical landscapes of confinement and memory.Apply for P26AS00021
- The National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "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.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2026-04-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-06-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program (NPS) - FAQs
What is the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program?
The Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant opportunity that supports the preservation and interpretation of places connected to the World War II detention of Japanese Americans. Its purpose is to help protect these sites, keep their history visible to the public, and support learning for current and future generations, reinforcing the nation's commitment to equal justice under the law.
What is the overall purpose of the funding?
The funding is intended to preserve and interpret historic Japanese American confinement sites in the United States so that the physical places, historical resources, and public understanding of this history are not lost.
Which sites are eligible to benefit from funded projects?
Funded projects must directly benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites in the United States. This includes the ten War Relocation Authority (WRA) camp locations: Gila River, Granada, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston, Rohwer, Topaz, and Tule Lake.
Can projects focus on detention-related sites beyond the ten WRA camp locations?
Yes. The program can also support other historically significant detention-related locations if they are determined eligible by the Secretary of the Interior.
Are projects outside the United States eligible?
No. The program will not fund projects conducted outside the United States.
Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities are not eligible applicants under this opportunity.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities applying under higher education categories)
Can a nonprofit organization apply?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status are eligible (with the note that universities should apply under the higher education applicant categories rather than the nonprofit category).
What types of activities can this grant fund?
The grant can fund a broad range of activities as long as they advance preservation and public understanding of eligible confinement sites. Examples of supported work include:
- Identifying and documenting sites
- Conducting research
- Evaluating historic resources
- Developing interpretation and educational materials
- Protecting and stabilizing resources
- Restoring or repairing historic features
- In some cases, acquiring property interests needed to preserve significant locations
Do funded projects need to be tied directly to a confinement site?
Yes. Funded projects must directly benefit one or more historic Japanese American confinement sites in the United States.
Is this opportunity considered a discretionary grant?
Yes. It is described as a National Park Service discretionary grant opportunity.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this listing?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P26AS00021.
When are applications due?
Applications for this opportunity listing are due by 2026-06-15.
What is the maximum award amount?
Awards can be as large as $500,000.
How many awards does the National Park Service expect to make?
The National Park Service anticipates making about 20 awards.
How many applications can an organization submit per year?
Applicants may submit up to three applications per year for separate projects.
How many grants can a single applicant receive in one fiscal year grant cycle?
An individual applicant can receive no more than two grants in a single fiscal year grant cycle.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 15.933.
What funding activity area is this opportunity categorized under?
This opportunity is categorized under the environment funding activity area, reflecting its role in preserving historic and cultural resources tied to the physical landscapes of confinement and memory.
What law authorizes this grant program and what is the total authorization?
The authorizing legislation sets a total program authorization of up to $38 million over the life of the program under Public Law 109-441, as amended by Public Law 111-88.
Where can applicants or the public learn more about these sites and their history?
Many sites and their historical context are documented in the National Park Service publication Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites (1999), which is available online through the National Park Service.
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