The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,619,611 Project Grant to the Center for Civic Education, a non-profit organization based in Calabasas, California. The grant, titled "Integrated Civic SEL," will fund the development, implementation, and scaling of innovative civic education programs focused on media literacy and public policy engagement. This award is part of the Department's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,128,776.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422), supports KQED Inc.'s "Action Civics" initiative. The project aims to connect middle and high school social studies curriculum to media creation, targeting students from low-income and underserved populations. The one-year project, commencing on October 1, 2024, and concluding...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,909,135.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422). The grant, titled "PROJECT EXCEL", supports a training program for K-12 social studies teachers. The program aims to enhance the teaching and learning of American history, civics, and government across elementary and secondary schools, with a focus on benefiting students...
The Center For Civic Education received a $8.1 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on December 15, 2021 to support the James Madison Legacy Project Expansion through December 15, 2025. The grant is funded through the Education Innovation and Research Program (formerly known as the Investing in Innovation Fund), which provides funding through a tiered-evidence framework to improve student achievement and attainment for...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,909,226.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422), supports the PROJECT TRAILS training program for social studies teachers and students in grades K-12. PROJECT TRAILS is part of the AHC Presidential and Congressional Academies and aims to enhance the teaching and learning of American history, civics, and government across elementary and...
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $470,664 Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) to the non-profit organization See Stories, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant funding will support a project titled "Anchored Histories Teacher Professional Development: Digital Storytelling Tools for Alaska Native & English Language Learner Students to Engage History, Civics, & the Power of Place." The project aims to...
This $400,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs will support the development of Supreme Justice: Student Controversies, Debates & Decisions, an interactive classroom experience designed by Icivics in partnership with Gigantic Mechanic. The experience aims to promote civil dialogue and engagement with civics and history among 12- to 18-year-old students. Students will participate in a multiplayer simulation that...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $656,454 Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) to the Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, Florida. The grant, titled "History and Civic Academy for Participation and Engaged Decision-Making (H-CAPED)," will support the development of innovative, evidence-based educational programs and professional development activities to...
The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the KEDC PROJECT ACHIEVE ADVOCATING FOR CIVICS AND HISTORY ENGAGEMENT & INSTRUCTION THROUGH VALUING EDUCATORS program. Under this two-year award funded through the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA #84.422), KEDC will establish Presidential Academies for the Teaching...
Arizona State University received a $1.19 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA 84.422). The grant aims to support the establishment of the GEOCIVICS professional development program to integrate geography across the social sciences and improve instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse K-12 student populations in Tempe, Arizona. The...