Federal Grants & Loans Snapshot
National Endowment for the Humanities: Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
CFDA: 45.163
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Amount: Estimated grant range: $150,000-$180,000.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, state and local governmental agencies, and Indian tribal governments
Description: This program provides support to series of one-week residence-based workshops held at or near sites important to American history and culture to address central themes and issues in American history, government, literature, art, music, and other related subjects in the humanities. Proposed series should be designed for a national audience of K-12 educators and focus on the following goals: increase knowledge and appreciation of subjects, ideas, and places significant to American history and culture through humanities reading and site study; build a community of inquiry and provide models of civility and of excellent scholarship and teaching; provide teachers with expertise in the use and interpretation of historical sites and of material and archival resources; and encourage historical and cultural sites to develop greater capacity and scale for professional development programs.
Contact: Division of Education Programs, 202-606-8463