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The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,909,226 Project Grant to the Wilderness Education Project, Corp. under the American History and Civics Education (CFDA 84.422) program. The grant supports the PROJECT TRAILS training program, which provides professional development for K-12 social studies teachers and students. PROJECT TRAILS is part of the larger AHC Presidential and Congressional Academies initiative, which aims to enhance the teaching...

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)....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $470,664 Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) to See Stories, a non-profit organization in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant supports the "Anchored Histories Teacher Professional Development: Digital Storytelling Tools for Alaska Native & English Language Learner Students to Engage History, Civics, & the Power of Place" project. This initiative...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $152,382 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to The Fort Ticonderoga Association for a project titled "The American Revolution: Subjects, Citizens, and Soldiers." The grant will fund two one-week workshops in the summer of 2025 for teachers across the country, using the museum's archival and object collections to explore five key themes related to the American...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $909,167 Project Grant under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) to the Wilderness Education Project Corporation. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund PROJECT EXCEL, a training program for K-12 social studies teachers. The project aims to enhance the teaching and learning of American history, civics, and government in elementary and secondary...

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 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 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 Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) received a $170,670 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The grant will fund a series of workshops for K-12 educators across the country to learn about Virginia's pivotal role in the American Revolution. Educators will visit historical sites, analyze primary sources, and develop new teaching strategies related to this topic. The project...

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...