The National Park Service is offering this grant to connect Japanese American youth with historic sites related to Japanese American history. The program aims to help participants explore their identity, consider careers in public service and preservation, and understand the impact of internment on the Japanese American community. Educational sessions will analyze the internment’s causes, implications, and continued relevance. This grant provides an opportunity for young individuals to engage with their heritage and learn about important historical events.
Opportunity ID: 290830
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00044 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Master Cooperative Agreement – JACL |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Notification of intent to enter agreement with Japanese American Citizens League. No applications will be accepted. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Notification of intent to enter agreement with Japanese American Citizens League. No applications will be accepted. |
| Archive Date: | Jan 01, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Notification of intent to enter agreement with Japanese American Citizens League. No applications will be accepted. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The objective of this agreement is to identify Japanese American youth as among the next generation of conservation stewards by connecting them to a NPS historic sites that has significance to Japanese Americans and Japanese American history. The program aims to address the search for personal identity experienced by many young Japanese Americans who seek greater affirmation and understanding about their historical and cultural experience. The program will encourage participants to consider careers in public service, preservation, and historical fields.
Through these activities participants will have a chance to physically identify with the incarceration experience will provide opportunities to understand the historic origins of the Japanese American community, as well as its continued vibrancy and current initiatives. Educational sessions prior to and throughout the program will explore and analyze the causes for the internment as well as its racial, political, and civil rights implications and its continued impact on the Japanese American community; and it will emphasize the ways in which the legacy of the incarceration remains relevant in the current age. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
JOHN BECHTOLD
John_Bechtold@nps.gov Email:John_Bechtold@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 290830 Other Supporting Documents-Notification of Intent to Awar -> P17AS00044 NOI.pdf
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