Project Grant SBM80024GR0034

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $498,124 Project Grant to Icivics, a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The grant is funded through the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) and supports the "IMPLEMENTING EAD: A DEEP AND SYSTEMIC INQUIRY-BASED AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION" project. The project aims to develop innovative, technology-driven educational resources and...

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 New York Public Library, in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University, will deliver a two-week combined summer institute titled "Harlem's Education Movements: Changing the Civil Rights Narrative" through a $378,290 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through scholarly presentations, dialogue with movement veterans, place-based pedagogy, and guided exploration of the Schomburg Center's archival collections, the institute will provide 25...

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 National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $190,000 Project Grant to the National Council For History Education, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The two-year award, running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023, will support the council's THE SPACE AGE ON THE SPACE COAST program. This program will promote better teaching of American history and culture through professional development opportunities for K-12 educators...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded $840,000 under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. from October 2021 through September 2023. The award will support efforts to develop the capacities of U.S. and Central Asian university administrators and faculty to build capacity and jointly address global challenges related to five UN Sustainable Development Goals. Through...

This NSF STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $147,103 to the University of Maine System aims to develop curricular packages for learning about teaching college mathematics and build understanding of the knowledge, skills, and communities that providers (faculty who provide teaching-focused professional development) develop as they grow professionally into provider-scholars and stewards. The project will create a library of activities and assessments for teaching graduate students...

The New York Historical Society received a $194,648 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The funding will support the "American Women, American Citizens: 1920-1948" institute, a hybrid learning experience that will convene 30 schoolteachers, 2 teacher advisors, 6 scholar guests, and several educational partners/field trip sites over several months. The institute will...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $120,000 cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr / Accels, Inc. to deliver programs under the AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) from February 8, 2021 through December 30, 2022. The award will support efforts to increase connectivity and foster leadership skills for young student leaders in Kyrgyzstan through engagement on issues relevant to Central Asia and Afghanistan. The...