National History Day Inc.

National History Day Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in College Park, Maryland, receives federal grants as the prime recipient to develop K-12 educational programming, curriculum materials, and student competition infrastructure centered on American history and civics education. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient with no contract awards or subcontract engagements in its federal footprint.

National History Day Inc. delivers concrete educational services grounded in student historical research and teacher professional development. Recent representative grant work includes a $1.97 million Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.422, awarded October 2025) for "Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles," which develops curriculum materials and lesson plans for grades 7–12 focused on American founding principles and civic education. The organization received a $356,583 Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration (CFDA 64.204, awarded September 2026) for "Silent Heroes: Untold Stories of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in World War II," which identifies approximately 50 teachers within 90 miles of VA or VA-funded cemeteries and guides student groups in researching and producing up to 100 biographical profiles for publication on the Veterans Legacy Memorial website. A prior $361,721 grant from the same VA program (September 2025) supported similar World War II Marine Corps veteran biographical research and student cemetery visits, with an estimated ten-year reach of more than 62,000 students across 50 participating teachers.

Customer concentration across six federal agencies is distributed roughly equally by award count and dollar value. The Department of the Interior National Park Service accounts for 10 awards focused on planning and implementation of local, state, and national student history contests, resource materials, and teacher professional development. The National Endowment for the Humanities also funds 10 awards, including a $175,045 Project Grant (CFDA 45.162, awarded September 2024) for curriculum development on marginalized communities' histories and a four-year cooperative agreement (October 2022 through October 2026) supporting NEH's "A More Perfect Union: America at 250" initiative. The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration accounts for 3 awards ($363 thousand combined potential value), and the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 3 awards.

Activity volume remains modest at one to three awards per year across the past five fiscal years, with three awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months. Combined obligated dollars ($7.3 million) significantly exceed combined potential value ($412 thousand), a pattern typical of small nonprofit grant programs where source reporting captures historical cumulative obligations rather than remaining ceiling. The organization operates as 100% prime recipient across all federal awards, with no subcontract or sub-recipient engagements.