Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Teaching American History Grant Program CFDA Number 84.215X

Post Date

February 2nd 2011

Application Due Date

April 4th 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 unders

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-020211-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.215

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

75

Eligibility Categories

Other

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 for joint applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $2000000

Grant 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).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency 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
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• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov

• More 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