The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $1,295,514 Project Grant to the National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The four-year cooperative agreement will support educational programming from 2023 to 2026 focusing on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and continued efforts toward a more just and inclusive society. National History Day Inc. will produce...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $498,124 Project Grant to the non-profit organization Icivics under the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA 84.422). The grant, titled "IMPLEMENTING EAD: A DEEP AND SYSTEMIC INQUIRY-BASED AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION", will fund the development of innovative, technology-driven educational resources and professional learning programs to enhance the teaching...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Duke University a $349,991 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to fund "SNCC and Grassroots Organizing: Building a More Perfect Union." This 2-year program will feature a public discussion series examining central themes in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's (SNCC) grassroots organizing efforts, including the organizing tradition, voting rights, Black Power, women and gender,...
The Center for Civic Education was awarded a $6,619,611 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411). The grant, titled "Integrated Civic SEL," will fund the development, implementation, and scaling of innovative civic education initiatives focused on media literacy and public policy engagement for students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,128,776 Project Grant to KQED Inc., a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422). The grant, titled "ACTION CIVICS: CONNECTING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM TO MEDIA CREATION," aims to enhance middle and high school social studies curriculum through the development of media creation...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $788,611 five-year Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Illinois Humanities Council, Incorporated. The grant, which began on November 1, 2024, will support the council's efforts to deliver free public humanities programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community, and strengthen civic engagement throughout...
This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) will be used by Loyola Marymount University (LMU) to run a summer institute on the topic of the "Public Uses of the Past." The institute will introduce rising seniors from historically marginalized and underserved populations at Los Angeles high schools to public history and how to...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $428,609 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) to the Nebraska Humanities Council, operating as Humanities Nebraska. The grant, with a performance period from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029, supports Humanities Nebraska's mission to bring the humanities to life through subawards and public programming tailored to the needs, resources, and interests of communities across...
This $189,708 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will fund a 6-day teacher workshop hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) and Concord Museum. The workshop will provide K-12 educators with place-based experiences exploring diverse narratives of the American Revolution and its legacies in Massachusetts. Participants will investigate rich primary sources including...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $175,000 project grant to Upstander Project, Inc., a non-profit organization, to fund the "Upstander Academy: Rethreading the Needle of Native American History through Land and Water-Based Learning" program. This two-week residential institute, scheduled for July 2025, will provide 25 participants, including 3rd to 12th grade humanities teachers and museum educators, with an immersive and experiential understanding of Native...