Funding for K-12/university partnerships around american history

Teaching American History Grant Program

Closing Date:
July 23, 2001

E-Mail Notification of Intent To Apply for Funding June 22, 2001

Amount:
Estimated Available Funds: $50,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $350,000-$1,000,000 (total funding per grant, for a 
three-year project period).
Estimated Average Size: $500,000 (total for all three years).
Maximum Award Amount: The total amount of funding that an LEA may receive under 
this competition is $1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 75-125.

Eligible Applicants:
 Local educational agencies (LEAs), working in partnership with one or
 more of the following entities:
 Institutions of higher education;
 Non-profit history or humanities organizations; and
 Libraries and museums.

Agency/Department:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SUMMARY:
 Teaching American History grants will support programs to raise student
 achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding,
 and appreciation of American history. Grant awards will assist local
 educational agencies (LEAs), in partnership with entities that
 have extensive content expertise, to develop, document, evaluate, and
 disseminate innovative, cohesive models of professional
 development. By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and
 appreciation of American history as a separate subject matter
 within the core curriculum, these programs will improve instruction and
 raise student achievement.

Listed in:
Federal Register
Vol. 66, No. 100
Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Page 28429-28449

For detailed information go to:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-12931-filed