The civic formation initiative: reviving america's founding ideals through education and engagement

Grand Canyon University received a $1.26M Project Grant 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) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The Civic Formation Initiative supports the development and delivery of educational content and programming designed to revive America's founding ideals through enhanced civics and American history instruction. As part of the broader American History and Civics Education program, this award contributes to national efforts to improve teaching and learning in American history, civics, government, and geography at the K-12 level, with particular emphasis on evidence-based instructional approaches and professional development for educators and students.

The specific products and services delivered under this grant award align with the program's focus on innovative instructional strategies and curricula related to founding documents, constitutional principles, and civic engagement. The award supports initiatives comparable to other recent American History and Civics Education grants in the portfolio, which typically include teacher professional development seminars, curriculum development, summer institutes, and educational programming. The one-year project period and funding level are consistent with the program's current award distribution, which emphasizes strengthening civic knowledge and engagement among K-12 students and improving educator capacity to deliver high-quality civics instruction.