Project Grant SSO29615423
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $602,630 to the Alaska Humanities Forum through June 15, 2021 to April 30, 2023 under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The funding will support the Alaska Humanities Forum in delivering local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through annual grants. As the state humanities council for Alaska, the Forum will utilize the funds to promote humanities initiatives in communities across...
- 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...
- 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...
- This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities will fund the American Historical Association to develop teaching and learning resources focused on the use of historical artifacts in history education. With $199,808 in funding over a two-year period from October 2021 to December 2023, the Association will create a multi-platform publication program under the federal Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162)....
- This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) supports the Alaska Humanities Forum's "The Alaska Studies Summit" project. This two-day gathering in Anchorage, Alaska will bring together...
- The New Hampshire Historical Society received a $182,396 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program. The award will support completion of the Society's "The Democracy Project: Completing an Education and Collections Initiative." Through January 2023, the Society will finish development of an online resource called "Moose on the Loose" designed for upper elementary students....
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $175,045 Project Grant to National History Day Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund the "Moving Freedom Forward: Teaching a More Inclusive History" initiative, which combines teacher training and curriculum development to enhance classroom teaching and student learning about the histories of marginalized communities. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated received a $2.74M 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) awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The grant funds the "Alaska Civics in Action -- Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial and Alaska Native Governance" initiative, which leverages the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary National History Day Inc. received a $1,969,507 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) for the project titled "Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles." The grant, awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026, supports the organization's mission to develop and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $173,044 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support a 2-week NEH K-12 Institute titled "Indigenous Histories of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands". The Institute, led by faculty from Northern Arizona University's (NAU) History Department in collaboration with the NAU Institute for Native-Serving Educators (INE), aims to expose secondary social studies...
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY SUPPLEMENTS [ALASKA HUMANITIES FORUM (AHF) REQUESTS FUNDING TO DEVELOPING ALASKA HISTORY DAY (AHD) IN THREE WAYS: 1) DEVELOPING STATEWIDE OUTREACH TOOLS (BOTH DIGITAL AND HARD-COPY); 2) DEVELOPING A TEACHER TOOLKIT FOR NEW-TO-THE-PROGRAM EDUCATORS; AND 3) ENCOURAGING MORE ALASKA-THEMED PROJECTS, IN PARTICULAR PROJECTS CONNECTED TO ALASKA?S BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS-RUN BOARDING SCHOOLS. DURING ITS 24 YEARS, AHD HAS MAINLY BEEN AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN THE STATE?S THREE LARGEST COMMUNITIES OF FAIRBANKS, ANCHORAGE AND JUNEAU. ONLY A SMALL PRECENT OF ALASKAN COMMUNITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD, AND MOST HAVE LIMITED INTERNET ACCESS. THE STATE HAS NEVER HAD AN IN-PERSON STATE HISTORY DAY CONTEST, INSTEAD RELYING ON DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS OF PROJECTS AND JUDGES WORKING REMOTELY TO DETERMINE WINNING PROJECTS EACH SPRING. FOR MANY YEARS, PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS HAVE ASKED FOR AN ALASKA HISTORY DAY WEBSITE THAT SERVES AS A STATEWIDE CONNECTIVE INFORMATION HUB. THE PROPOSED FUNDS WOULD SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW WEB SITE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS IN PAPER FORM. THE WEBSITE WOULD INCLUDE RESOURCES AND COLLECTIONS TO ENCOURAGE NHD PROJECTS SPECIFIC TO ALASKAN HISTORY AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. AHD COORDINATORS WOULD DEVELOP AN INTRODUCTORY TOOL KIT FOR TEACHERS, AND MATERIALS FOR NEW-TO-ALASKA TEACHERS ABOUT THE STATE?S HISTORY AND CULTURE. ]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $20.0k | 8/31/23 |