The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) is offering the Teaching American History Grant Program, a federal initiative designed to significantly raise student achievement across the nation. This grant specifically supports projects focused on improving elementary and secondary school teachers’ foundational knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history as a distinct core subject within the curriculum. Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are eligible to apply, ideally in partnership with organizations possessing extensive content expertise. The funding assists these partnerships in developing, implementing, documenting, evaluating, and disseminating innovative and cohesive models of professional development. This grant is strategically designed for the purpose of strengthening the teaching of American history and fostering a deeper historical understanding among K-12 students.
Opportunity ID: 67653
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-020211-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teaching American History Grant Program CFDA Number 84.215X |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 75 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.215 — Fund for the Improvement of Education |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 02, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 04, 2011 Applications Available: February 2, 2011. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 4, 2011. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant’s intent to submit an application for funding. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant’s intent to submit it. The Secretary requests that this e-mail notification be sent to Mia Howerton at: teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov. Applicants that do not provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: Pre-application meetings for prospective applicants will be held on March 11, 2011. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: There will be two pre-application meetings for prospective applicants: (1) March 11, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; (2) March 11, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. The Department is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue Exit of the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Please continue to check the Teaching American History Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/ for further details on how to register for these pre-application meetings. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact persons listed under For Further Information Contact if you have any questions about the details of the pre-application meetings. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 4, 2011. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 04, 2011 Applications Available: February 2, 2011. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 4, 2011. Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department by sending a short e-mail message indicating the applicant’s intent to submit an application for funding. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant’s intent to submit it. The Secretary requests that this e-mail notification be sent to Mia Howerton at: teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov. Applicants that do not provide this e-mail notification may still apply for funding. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: Pre-application meetings for prospective applicants will be held on March 11, 2011. Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: There will be two pre-application meetings for prospective applicants: (1) March 11, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; (2) March 11, 2011 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the LBJ Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education Headquarters, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. The Department is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the 7th Street and Maryland Avenue Exit of the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station. Please continue to check the Teaching American History Web site at http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/ for further details on how to register for these pre-application meetings. Please contact the U.S. Department of Education contact persons listed under For Further Information Contact if you have any questions about the details of the pre-application meetings. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 4, 2011. |
| Archive Date: | May 04, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law and regulations, which must work in partnership with one or more of the following entities: An institution of higher education. A non-profit history or humanities organization. A library or museum. An LEA may form a consortium with one or more other LEAs and submit a joint application for funds. The consortium must follow the procedures |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Education |
| Description: | Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The Teaching American History (TAH) grant program supports projects that aim to raise student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history as a separate subject within the core elementary and secondary school curriculum. Grant awards assist local educational agencies (LEAs), in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise, in developing, implementing, documenting, evaluating, and disseminating innovative, cohesive models of professional development. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215X. Applications for grants under the Teaching American History program, CFDA number 84.215X, must be submitted electronically using the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Teaching American History program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.215, not 84.215X). |
| Link to Additional Information: | Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teaching American History Grant Program CFDA Number 84.215X; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Mia Howerton, Margarita Melendez, or Adam Bookman U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4C123 Washington, DC 20202-5960 Telephone: (202) 205-0147 or by e-mail: Email:teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 67653 Full Announcement-1 -> 2011-2290.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Mia Howerton, Margarita Melendez, or Adam Bookman U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4C123 Washington, DC 20202-5960 Telephone: (202) 205-0147 or by e-mail: Email: teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.215 | 84-215X2011-1 | FY 2011 Teaching American History (TAH) Grant 84.215X | PKG00030251 | Feb 02, 2011 | Apr 04, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
67653 SF424-2.0.pdf
67653 ED_SF424_Supplement-1.1.pdf
67653 SF424B-1.1.pdf
67653 ED_524_Budget-1.1.pdf
67653 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
67653 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
67653 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf
67653 Other-1.1.pdf
67653 Budget-1.1.pdf
67653 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf
67653 Project-1.1.pdf
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