1 Japan-US Friendship Commission Grants

Japan–US Friendship Commission & CULCON

Grant & Financial Information 

FY2011: October 1, 2010– September 30, 2011
2 Japan-US Friendship Commission Grants

Japanese Studies In The United States

Grants Awarded US Dollar Grant

Language

1. Stanford University, for the Interuniversity Center for Japanese 

Language Studies in Yokohama — for support of advanced Japanese 

language training for American graduate students

485,400

Libraries

2. North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources

— for Staff and Infrastructure Support for the North American 

Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources, 2011

199,654

Professional Studies

3. Columbia University, The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture — 

for support of “The Japan–US Friendship Commission Prize for the 

Translation of Japanese Literature” for FY 2011

22,057

Research

4. Association for Asian Studies, Inc. — for support of “NEAC/AAS Grants 

for Japanese Studies” in FY 2011

110,000

5. National Endowment for the Humanities — for support of “Grants for 

Advanced Social Science Research on Japan”

70,400

Student Exchange

6. Alliance of Associations of Teachers of Japanese — for support of 

“The Bridging Project Clearinghouse to Encourage Study Abroad by 

American Undergraduate Students”

39,660

7. Associations of Teachers of Japanese — for Staff and Infrastructure 

Support for the Alliance of Associations of Teachers of Japanese, 2011

45,000

Total for Japanese Studies in The United States $972,171

Grants Awarded in Fiscal Year 2011

October 1, 2010 – September 30, 2011

NOTE: In the listings below, in many cases Commission support met only partial costs of the total project. 

Readers interested in full descriptions of the following projects may refer to the Commission’s web site at 

www.jusfc.gov, where links are available to individual project sites, or may consult with the Commission staff.
3 Japan-US Friendship Commission Grants

The Study of The United States in Japan

Grants Awarded US Dollar Grant

Faculty and Curriculum Development

1. American Studies Association — for support of “Change and Power: 

Comparative US-Japan Perspectives”

21,960

2. Organization of American Historians — for support of “JAAS/OAH 

Historians’ Collaborative Project”

30,000

Total for The Study of The United States in Japan $51,960

Public Affairs/Education

Grants Awarded US Dollar Grant

Counterpart Exchanges

1. The George Washington University — for support of “GWU US–Japan 

Economic Agenda Legislative Exchange Program for 2011”

100,000

2. United States Association of Former Members of Congress — for 

support of “Congressional Study Group on Japan”

15,000

Media and Dissemination

3. Center for Independent Documentary — for support of the film 

“Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful”

5,000

4. National Bureau of Asian Research — for support of “Japan–US 

Discussion Forum”

5,000

5. Pacific Forum CSIS — for support of Pacific Forum CSIS’s Young 

Leaders Conference — NE Asia Security, Focus: Japan 

10,000

Total for Public Affairs/Education $135,000
4 Japan-US Friendship Commission Grants

The Arts

Grants Awarded US Dollar Grant

1. Exchange Fellowships for Creative Artists — jointly sponsored 

program funded by the JUSFC and the US National Endowment 

for the Arts. The funds devoted to this program include $100,000 

received from the National Endowment for the Arts. Grant funds for 

the artists in FY 2011 were administered in Japan for the Commission 

by the International House of Japan, Inc.

Artists sponsored under the exchange fellowships:

	 • Gregory Herbek

	 • Jane Lackey

	 • Mary Lucier

	 • Michelle Nagai

	 • Sharon Youngblood

195,991

26,546

Performances/Exhibitions

2. Nippon Steel Arts Foundation — for partial support of 

“Kioi Sinfonietta’s US Tour 2012”

5,000

Total for the Arts $227,537
5 Japan-US Friendship Commission Fund and Expenses

Fund and Expenses (FY 2011)

Commission Program Totals

Japanese Studies in the United States $972,171

The Study of the United States in Japan 51,960

Public Affairs/Education 135,000

The Arts 227,537

Total for Commission Programs $1,386,668
6 Japan-US Friendship Commission Fund and Expenses

Fund and Expenses (FY 2011) — Continued

Administrative Expenses of the Commission in FY 2011

Personnel $560,671

General Services Administration for Payroll, Accounting and 

Other Services

76,228

Office Space 82,748

Travel 81,707

Communications 13,197

Printing, Supplies, Publications 2,953

Other 75,964

Total for Commission Administrative Costs $893,468

Administrative Expenses of CULCON in FY 2011

Personnel $168,821

Communications, Printing, Supplies

Website Design and Maintenance

5,000

Total for CULCON Administrative Costs $173,821

CULCON Activities

Arts Working Group 11,350

Symposium: Enhancing the US–Japan Partnership 62,829

Total for CULCON Activities $74,179
7 Japan-US Friendship Commission Appropriated Fund Income and Expense Statement

Appropriated Fund Income and Expense Statement 

Fiscal Year 2011 (10-1-10 through 9-30-11)

Income

Income $2,180,301

Received from the US National Endowment for the Arts 100,000

Received from US Department of State for CULCON support 248,000

Total Income $2,528,301

Expenses

Commission Grants $1,386,668

Commission Administration 893,468

CULCON Activities 74,179

CULCON Administration 173,821

Total Expenses $2,528,136

Gain or (Loss) $165