FUNDING> Civic Education Grants, Dirksen Congressional Center

CONTACT:
Frank H. Mackaman
The Dirksen Congressional Center
301 South 4th Street, Suite A
Pekin, IL 61554
309.347.7113
309.347.6432 FAX
fmackaman@pekin.net
www.pekin.net/dirksen

Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grants Announcement

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2001 -- The next selection round will
take place in May 2002.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for
grants totaling $50,000 in 2001-2002 to help teachers,
curriculum developers, and others improve the quality of
civics instruction, with priority on the role of Congress in
our federal government. Areas of interest include designing
lesson plans, creating student activities, and applying
instructional technology in the classroom.

Teachers (4th through 12th grades), community and junior
college faculty, and college and university faculty are
eligible as are teacher-led student teams and individuals who
develop curriculum. Priority will be given to the following
disciplines: history, government, social studies, political
science, and education.

Institutions and organizations are not eligible. Inter-
institutional consortia and other groups of individual may
apply, but grant funds may not be used to defray indirect
costs or overhead expenses. The funds are intended solely to
produce "deliverables" of use to classroom teachers.

Preliminary proposals must be submitted by no later than
October 1, 2001. Complete information about eligibility and
application procedures, may be found at The Center's Web site
--
(http://www.pekin.net/dirksen/grantmichelciviced.htm). The
Center does not provide an application form. You may find it
helpful to review the sample grant proposal at --
(http://www.pekin.net/dirksen/grantmichelcivicsample.htm).
Frank Mackaman is the program officer (fmackaman@pekin.net).

The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett
M. Dirksen, is a private, non-partisan, nonprofit research
and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress
and its leaders. The Center created the Michel Civic
Education Grants to fund practical classroom strategies to
improve the quality of teaching and learning about civics,
with a particular emphasis on the role of Congress in the
federal government. The goal of education in civics, we
believe, is informed, responsible participation in political
life by competent citizens. Current levels of political
knowledge, political engagement, and political enthusiasm
leave much to be desired. Part of the solution rests in
better instructional practices.



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