Education for American Civic Life Request for Proposals

Overview

<div>This initiative supports faculty-led efforts to prepare graduates to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local, national, and global communities.</div> <div></div> <div>The Teagle Foundation welcomes the participation of a diverse array of institutions–community colleges, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive and research universities–in this initiative.</div> <div></div> <div>Requests from both single institutions and multiple institutions partnering together will be considered. The size of the grant will be based on the number of institutions involved and the scope of the project. Planning grants in the range of $25,000 over 6-12 months will also be considered, particularly for projects that involve multiple campus partners.</div> <div></div> <div>Objectives:</div> <ul> <li>A curricular focus on central issues that define and challenge American democracy</li> <li>Bridging civic connections across the disciplines</li> <li>Fostering civil discourse</li> <li>Faculty as leaders to develop and implement curricular change</li> <li>Sustainability</li> <li>Assessment</li> <li>Dissemination efforts</li> </ul>