[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 
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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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