[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29382-29383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14481]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Temporary Grant Regulations
Agency: Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board.
Summary: The Civil Liberties Public Education Fund (CLPEF) Board of
Directors (hereafter referenced as the CLPEF Board), authorized as part
of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-388, enacted on
August 10, 1988, hereafter referenced as ``the Civil Liberties Act''),
is issuing this Notice of Temporary Grant Regulations for its research
and educational grant program. This Federal Register announcement
includes Supplemental Information and Proposed Criteria for such
grants. Consistent with the Civil Liberties Act, the CLPEF Board has
adopted the following mission statement:
To sponsor research and public educational activities and to
publish and distribute the hearings, findings, and recommendations of
the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians
(CWRIC) so that the events surrounding the evacuation, relocation, and
internment of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of
Japanese ancestry will be remembered, and so that the causes and
circumstances of this and similar events may be illuminated and
understood.
Dates: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 1996,
to the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board.
For Further Information Contact: Written comments and inquiries can be
sent to the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board c/o U.S.
General Services Administration, Attn: Calvin R. Snowden, 7th and D
Streets, S.W. Room 7120, Washington, DC 20407. Tel: (202) 708-5702,
FAX: (202) 708-4769.
Supplementary Information: Based on the findings of the Commission on
Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), the purposes of
the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-388 enacted August 10, 1988)
include, in part: (1) To acknowledge the fundamental injustice of the
evacuation, relocation and internment of the United States citizens and
permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry during World War II; (2)
to apologize on behalf of the people of the United States for the
evacuation, internment and relocation of such citizens and permanent
resident aliens; (3) to provide for a public education fund to finance
efforts to inform the public about the internment so as to prevent the
recurrence of any similar event; (4) to make restitution to those
individuals of Japanese ancestry who were interned; (5) to discourage
the occurrence of similar injustices and violations of civil liberties
in the future; and (6) to make more credible and sincere any
declaration of concern by the United States over violations of human
rights committed by other nations. In addition to provisions for
individuals restitution and other remedial actions, the Civil Liberties
Act provides for the establishment of the Civil Liberties Public
Education Fund (CLPEF) and the CLPEF Board of Directors.
Proposed Criteria
The CLPEF Board will evaluate grant proposals utilizing the
following general criteria. This listing is not in priority order.
(1) Projects must be consistent with the stated intent and purposes
of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the mission of the Civil
Liberties Public Education Fund (CLPEF) Board.
(2) Applicants must have and demonstrate the capability to
administer and complete proposed project within specified timelines and
comply with CLPEF Board policies and other applicable federal
requirements.
(3) Applicants must have the experience, knowledge and
qualifications to conduct quality educational and/or research
activities related to the exclusion and detention of Japanese
Americans.
(4) Projects should be designed to maximize the long-term
educational, research and community development impact of the Civil
Liberties Act of 1988.
(5) Projects should build upon, contribute to and expend the
existing body of educational and research materials on the exclusion
and detention of Japanese Americans during World War II.
(6) Projects should include the variety of experiences of the
exclusion and detention of Japanese Americans during World War II.
(7) Projects should link the Japanese American exclusion and
detention experience with the experiences of other populations so that
the causes, circumstances, lessons, and contemporary applications of
this and similar events will be illuminated and understood.
(8) Applicants are encouraged to involve former detainees, those
excluded from the military areas, and their descendants in the
development and execution of projects.
(9) Applicants are encouraged to develop a national strategy and
plan for raising the level of awareness and understanding among the
American
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public regarding the exclusion and detention of Japanese Americans
during World War II so that the causes and circumstances of this and
similar events may be illuminated and understood.
(10) Applicants are encouraged to develop a strategy and plan for
reaching a broad, multicultural population through project activities.
(11) Applicants are encouraged to develop local and regional
consortia of organizations and individuals engaged in similar
educational, research and community development efforts.
(12) Applicants are encouraged to coordinate and collaborate with
organizations and individuals engaging in similar educational, research
and community development endeavors to maximize the effect of grants
with respect to (a) Impact on geographic regions; and/or (b) impact on
institutions, public policy, or culture; and/or (c) impact on academic
field or discipline.
(13) Applicants are encouraged to utilize creative and/or
innovative methods and approaches in the development and implementation
of their projects.
(14) Applicants are encouraged to seek matching funds, in-kind
contributions or other sources of support to enhance their proposal.
Dated: May 29, 1996.
Betty T. Sedgwick,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 96-14481 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]
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