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Show National Park Service Status of Funding for the Fiscal Year 2011 Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Cycle As a Federal agency, the NPS fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 each year. At the time of this publication, Congress has not yet passed the government's formal operating budget, known as an appropriations bill, for Fiscal Year 2011. In its place, Congress passed a continuing resolution (signed into Public Law 111-242 on September 30, 2010) that temporarily funds the Federal government through December 3, 2010. Governmental funding after December 3 is dependent on Congress returning from its autumn recess and passing an appropriations bill. In order to ensure that the NPS has the administrative ability to successfully award Japanese American Confinement Sites grants in 2011, the grant program will operate on a schedule similar to that of 2010. Grant applications will be announced on January 4, 2011; applications will be due on March 1, 2011; and grants will be awarded when funds are appropriated by Congress. As we receive updated information about funds available for the 2011 cycle, we will post it on the Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpg/ JACS/index.html Background On December 21, 2006, President George W. Bush signed Public Law 109-441 (16USC 461), which authorized the NPS to create a program to encourage and support the preservation and interpretation of historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II. The law authorized up to $38 million for the life of the grant program to identify, research, evaluate, interpret, protect, restore, repair, and acquire historic confinement sites in order that present and future generations may learn and gain inspiration from these sites and to demonstrate the Nation's commitment to equal justice under the law. The Act also directed the NPS to consult with a variety of governmental, educational, and private nonprofit organizations in the development of a grant program to achieve the purposes of the Act. On June 11, 2007, the House Committee on Appropriations directed the NPS to provide a report that described how the agency would implement the grant program (H. Rpt. 110-187). In preparation for a congressional appropriation and in response to the directive from the House Committee on Appropriations, the NPS engaged the public to gain valuable input to assist in the development of this grant program. The NPS consulted with state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations, including those involved in the preservation of historic confinement sites. During this process, the NPS engaged more than 1,000 individuals representing more than 40 organizations, governmental entities, and academic institutions. They shared their hopes and expectations and helped shape the evaluation criteria and guidelines for the grant program. On May 21, 2008, this information was presented by the Department of the Interior, on behalf of the NPS, to the House Committee on Appropriations in the Report to Congress Pursuant to Public Law 109-441: Preservation ofJapanese American World War II Confinement Sites. This report outlined the legislative requirements, project categories, evaluation criteria, and program administration guidelines for the grant program. Overlooking the Granada Relocation Center (Amache). Photo courtesy: The Bancroft Library, University of Californ ia, Berkeley. 2 |
