American History and Civics Education—Presidential and Congressional Academies for American History and Civics
Solicitation Title: American History and Civics Education—Presidential and Congressional Academies for American History and Civics
Funding Amount: $300,000 to $500,000
Sponsor Deadline: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Solicitation Link: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-07-19/pdf/2021-15364.pdf
Solicitation Number: CFDA 84.422A
Overview
<p>The Academies Program supports the establishment of: (1) Presidential Academies for the Teaching of American History and Civics that offer workshops for both veteran and new teachers to strengthen their knowledge of American history, civics, and government education (Presidential Academies); and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics that provide high school students opportunities to enrich their understanding of these subjects (Congressional Academies).</p> <p><strong>Absolute Priority 1: </strong>Presidential Academies for the Teaching of American History and Civics.</p> <p><strong>Absolute Priority 2:</strong> Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics.</p> <p><strong>Invitational Priority 1:</strong><span style="font-size:1em"> encourages applicants to incorporate practices that reflect the diversity, identities, histories, contributions, and experiences of all students into teaching and learning and create inclusive, supportive, and identity-safe learning environments.</span></p> <p><strong>Invitational Priority 2:</strong> encourages applicants to foster information literacy skills, including critical thinking, and promote student engagement in civics education through professional development opportunities for teachers.</p>
Other Information:<p>Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: August 18, 2021.<br>Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 18, 2021.<br>Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 4, 2021.</p> <p>Cost Sharing or Matching: Under section 2232(g)(1) of the ESEA, each grant recipient must provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant, which may be provided in cash or inkind contributions, to carry out the activities supported by the grant. To meet this requirement, grantees must provide matching contributions on an annual basis relative to the amount of Academies Program funds received for a fiscal year. Under section 2232(g)(2) of the ESEA, the Secretary may waive the matching requirement for any fiscal year for a grantee if the Secretary determines that applying the matching requirement would result in serious hardship or an inability to carry out project activities.</p>Last Updated:
RODA ID: 1384