CNCS Learn and Serve America Community-Based Programs FY 2009 CFDA 94.004

Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $4.2 million for qualified organizations to provide subgrants, training, and other assistance to local partnerships to implement community-based service-learning projects. These funds will be awarded to an estimated five to eight eligible applications with awards ranging from approximately $350,000 to $450,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. Applications are submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system and NOT through Grants.gov. Applications are due by April 14, 2009.


The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America Community-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in community-based service-learning programs that provide direct and demonstrable educational, public safety, human, or environmental service, and to provide training and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations.

Key agency priorities for the 2009 Community-Based Healthy Communities initiative include:
• Expanding opportunities for out-of-school time service-learning activities that increase civic engagement, leadership capacity and community problem solving skills and promote retention in school and readiness for careers and post-secondary education.
• Engaging young people, particularly youth in disadvantaged circumstances, in the planning and implementation of service-learning activities that directly address community needs in order to build healthier communities.
• Developing community partnerships at the local level that include well-defined roles for public or profit nonprofit organization partners and adult volunteers engaged in service-learning programs.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-002
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 16, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief,
Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health,
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Regional Development
Category Explanation: Service-learning and Community service
Expected Number of Awards: 7
Estimated Total Program Funding: $4,200,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor: $350,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.004 -- Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants for Learn and Serve America Community-Based funds include:
(1) Grantmaking Entities – public or private nonprofit organizations that have been in existence at least a year and propose to make subgrants in two or more States, and
(2) State Commissions on National and Community Service. A key role for grantees is to support and manage subgrantee partnerships through frequent communication, training and technical assistance, and financial oversight.

CNCS Website
Full Notice of Funding Availability
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical Assistance Information
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CNCS Learn and Serve America School-Based Indian Tribes & US Territories FY 2009 CFDA 94.004

Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2009, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $710,000 to implement service-learning programs in communities with enormous social and economic challenges. Grants ranging from $60,000 to $120,000 per year will be awarded to an estimated 6 to 10 Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories. The Corporation will make grants for project periods of up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and annual appropriations. Applications are submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system and NOT through Grants.gov. Applications are due by April 14, 2009.


The Corporation’s mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Learn and Serve America School-Based grants are designed to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs in areas such as the environment, education, public safety, and other human needs.

Key agency priorities for the 2009 School-Based Indian Tribes & US Territories grant competition include:
• supporting high-quality service-learning sponsored by Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories working with schools; and
• engaging students in service-learning projects that promote healthy communities and healthy youth by focusing on one or more of the following areas: Health and Wellness; Environment; Retention of Tribal Language, History, and Culture; Community Development/Economic Development; and Crime Prevention/Violence Prevention.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011609-003
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 16, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 16, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 14, 2009 The deadline for submission of applications is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 14, 2009. Applications must be submitted using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grant application and management. To create and submit an application via eGrants, please visit: http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief,
Education, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Health,
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Regional Development
Category Explanation: Service-learning and Community service
Expected Number of Awards: 8
Estimated Total Program Funding: $710,000
Award Ceiling: $120,000
Award Floor: $60,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.004 -- Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Federally-recognized Indian Tribes and the “State Educational Agencies” for the following U.S. Territories – Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island.

CNCS Website
Full Notice of Funding Availability
Frequently Asked Questions

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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program Discretionary Grants CFDA 20.205

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued the FY 2009 solicitation for proposals under the National Scenic Byways Program. Under this program, the Secretary of Transportation may make grants to States or Indian tribes to implement projects on roads designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, State scenic byways, or Indian tribe scenic byways. The Secretary may also make grants to States or Indian tribes to plan, design and develop a scenic byways program. Eligible projects must be from one of the following eight eligible activities: State or Indian tribe Scenic Byway Programs, Corridor Management Plans, Safety Improvements, Byways Facilities, Access to Recreation, Resource Protection, Interpretive Information, or Marketing. Applications are due by March 13, 2009.


FHWA will continue to be more strategic in its FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program grant awards process by targeting its resources toward projects that provide the greatest benefits. FHWA is particularly focusing on projects with demonstrated benefits for the byway traveler and invites the application of large-scale, high-cost projects that provide strategic benefits to the byway. The Federal share of the byway project grant is 80 percent. The National Scenic Byways Program FY 2009 Grants Information is available at: http://www.bywaysonline.org. Please contact your Scenic Byway coordinator to discuss your project before preparing an application. Their contact information can be found at: http://www.bywaysonline.org/contacts/. Please visit the program website at http://www.bywaysonline.org.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FHWA-2009-BYWAYS
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 17, 2008
Creation Date: Dec 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 13, 2009
Archive Date: Jul 31, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $43,500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 20.205 -- Highway Planning and Construction
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Official FY 2009 National Scenic Byways Program Grants Solicitation Memo

National Scenic Byways Program: Common Application Mistakes

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CNCS Learn and Serve America Higher Education FY 2009 CFDA 94.005

The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the availability of approximately $9.27 million of grant funding to support higher education service-learning and community service programs that address community needs through local service projects. The following Notice provides a description of the competition. These funds will be awarded to both individual institutions and consortia. An estimated six to eight individual institution applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $85,000 to $195,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. An estimated seven to nine consortia applicants will receive awards ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 annually for a project period of up to three years. Eligible applicants include higher education partnerships, defined as one or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education. Thus, all partnerships must include at least one institution of higher education. Applications are submitted through the Corporation's eGrants system and NOT through Grants.gov. Applications are due by March 26, 2009.


Examples of such partnerships include: a national service-focused organization and colleges and universities where it has affiliated chapters; a national non-profit partnering with a Business School to run a national subgranting competition; a regional group of non-profit student organizations working with an institution of higher education which would serve as the legal applicant. Applicants should have demonstrable experience in planning and implementing significant service, volunteering or technology programs. Key agency priorities for the 2009 Higher Education grant competition include:
• Creating and/or expanding initiatives engaging campuses and the communities they serve. Activities should focus on assisting with economic recovery and strengthening the vitality of the nonprofit and social service sectors
• Promoting student leadership through program models incorporating student-initiated and student-led service and service-learning activities addressing critical social needs, particularly those resulting from the economic downturn.

Technical Assistance Information -- Conference Call
Call Date: January 15, 2009
Call Time: 2:00 PM Eastern TIme
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Participant Passcode: 58419 For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call.
Dial Toll Free: 1-888-831-6081

Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone.

Instant Replay Information: Replays are generally available one hour after a call ends.
End Date: 2/16/2010 at 10:59 PM (CT)
Toll Free: 1-866-357-4204
Passcode: 56333

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: CNCS-GRANTS-011309-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 13, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 13, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 26, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 26, 2009 The deadline for eGrants application submissions is Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation requires that applicants make every effort to submit their applications electronically using eGrants, the Corporation’s integrated, secure, web-based system for grants application and management. Go to http://www.learnandserve.gov/egrants/ and create an eGrants account (if you do not already have one) to begin the process of submitting your application online. Instructions on how to create an account are available at this website.
Archive Date: Mar 27, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Food and Nutrition Health Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Regional Development
Category Explanation:
Service-learning and Community service
Expected Number of Awards: 16
Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,270,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor:$85,000
CFDA Number(s): 94.005 -- Learn and Serve America_Higher Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Additional Information on Eligibility:
The following entities may apply for a Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant from the Corporation: 1. An institution of higher education. 2. A consortium of institutions of higher education. 3. A higher education partnership, as defined in 45 CFR § 2510.20 – One or more public or private nonprofit organizations, or public agencies, including States, and one or more institutions of higher education that have entered into a written agreement specifying the responsibilities of each partner.

CNCS Website
Notice of Funding Availability
Application Instructions
Frequently Asked Questions
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IMLS 21st Century Museum Professionals CFDA 45.307 (mod)

Museum professionals need high levels of knowledge and expertise as they help create public value for the communities they serve. The purpose of the 21st Century Museum Professionals program is to increase the capacity of museums by improving the knowledge and skills of museum professionals. 21st Century Museum Professionals grants are intended to have an impact upon multiple institutions by reaching broad groups of museum professionals throughout a city, county, state, region, or the nation. Applications are due by March 16, 2009.

Deadline extended to March 30, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to the 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants program, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after March 16, 2008.


Grants fund a broad range of activities, including the development and implementation of classes, seminars, and workshops; resources to support leadership development; collection, assessment, development and/or dissemination of information that leads to better museum operations; activities that strengthen the use of contemporary technology tools to deliver programs and services; support for the enhancement of pre-professional training programs; and organizational support for the development of internship and fellowship programs.

Eligibility
Museums that fulfill the eligibility criteria for museums may apply. Public or private not-forprofit agencies, organizations or associations that engage in activities designed to advance museums and the museum profession may also apply. In addition, institutions of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities are eligible.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 21MP-FY09
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 17, 2008
Creation Date: Dec 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 16, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 16, 2009 Deadline extended to March 30, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to the 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants program, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after March 16, 2008.
Archive Date: Apr 15, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $15,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.307 -- 21st Century Museum Professionals
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Grant Period: Up to three years
Matching Requirement: 1:1 for all funds requested from IMLS
Program Contact: Christopher J. Reich, Senior Program Officer, Phone: 202-653-4685,
E-mail: creich@imls.gov OR Twinet G. Kimbrough, Program Specialist, Phone: 202/653-4703, E-mail: tkimbrough@imls.gov

Technical Assistance Audio Conference Calls
The Institute has scheduled two audio-conference calls to give prospective applicants an opportunity to ask the IMLS staff questions pertaining to 21st Century Museum Professionals grants.

Date: Friday, January 9
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Participant Dial-In Number: 800-603-9527
Conference ID: 72455038

Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 2:00 PM ET
Participant Dial-In Number: 800-603-9527
Conference ID: 72455651

21st Century Museum Professionals


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IMLS Museum Grants for African American History and Culture CFDA 45.309 (mod)

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture are intended to enhance institutional capacity and sustainability through professional training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other tools. Successful proposals will focus on one or more of the following three goals: 1) developing or strengthening knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at African American museums; 2) attracting and retaining professionals with the skills needed to strengthen African American museums; and 3) attracting new staff to African American museum practice and providing the expertise needed to sustain them in the museum field. Applications are due by January 15, 2009.

Deadline extended to January 29, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after January 15, 2008.


IMLS staff will be hosting a conference call to provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more.
Thursday, December 4, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. ET
Participant Dial-In Number: (800) 603-9527
Conference ID#: 72454167

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include museums whose primary purpose is African American life, art, history, and/or culture, encompassing the period of slavery; the era of reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance; the civil rights movement; and other periods of the African Diaspora. Public or private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to support museums identified above may also apply. Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) are also eligible. Please see Program Guidelines for specific eligibility criteria.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: AAHC-FY09
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 17, 2008
Creation Date: Oct 17, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2009 Deadline extended to January 29, 2009 for any institution within an area that has received either a “Major Disaster Declaration” or an “Emergency Declaration” by FEMA within 12 months prior to the grant deadline. For applicants to Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, this would mean that the museum must be in an area that received the “Major Disaster Declaration” or the “Emergency Declaration” after January 15, 2008.
Archive Date: Feb 14, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.309 -- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

2009 Application and Guidelines >>Read more >>

NEH and IMLS Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants CFDA 45.169

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invite applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of projects that are particularly innovative and promise to benefit the humanities. In an effort to foster new collaborations and advance the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research, this program is cosponsored by IMLS. Applications are due by April 8, 2009.


NEH and IMLS encourage library and museum officials—as well as scholars, scientists, educational institutions, and other nonprofit organizations—to apply for these grants and to collaborate when appropriate. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants may involve research that brings new approaches or documents best practices in the study of the digital humanities; planning and prototyping new digital tools for preserving, analyzing, and making accessible digital resources, including libraries’ and museums’ digital assets; scholarship that examines the philosophical implications and impact of the use of emerging technologies; innovative uses of technology for public programming and education utilizing both traditional and new media; and new digital modes of publication facilitating the dissemination of humanities scholarship in advanced academic as well as informal or formal educational settings at all academic levels.

Innovation is a hallmark of this grant category. All applicants must propose an innovative approach, method, tool, or idea that has not been used before in the humanities. These grants are modeled, in part, on the “high risk/high reward” paradigm often used by funding agencies in the sciences. NEH is requesting proposals for projects that take some risks in the pursuit of innovation and excellence. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants should result in plans, prototypes, or proofs of concept for long-term digital humanities projects prior to implementation. Two levels of awards will be made in this program.

Level I awards are small grants designed to fund brainstorming sessions, workshops, early alpha-level prototypes, and initial planning. Level II awards are larger grants that can be used for more fully-formed projects that are ready to begin implementation or the creation of working prototypes. Applicants must state in their narrative which funding level they seek. NEH will set aside funds for each of the two levels, and more awards will be made in the Level I category. Applicants should carefully choose the funding level appropriate to the needs of the proposed project. See Section II, Award Information, for more details. Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods up to eighteen months. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; and technical support and services. Up to 20 percent of the total grant may also be used for the acquisition of computing hardware and software. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to appropriate scholarly and public audiences. In order to facilitate dissemination and increase the impact of the projects that are ultimately developed through Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants, applicants are strongly encouraged to employ open-source and fully accessible software. Successful applicants will be expected to create a “lessons learned” white paper. This white paper should document the project, including lessons learned, so that others can benefit from the grantees’ experience. This white paper will be posted on the NEH or IMLS Web site.

Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants have two levels of funding:
- Level I Grants range from $5,000 to $25,000 in outright funding.
- Level II Grants range from $25,001 to $50,000 in outright funding.
In the narrative, applicants must specify which level of funding they seek.

Cost Sharing (Match)
Cost sharing is not required for Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants. However, applicants are welcome to use cost sharing for start-up projects in which the total budget exceeds the NEH grant limit. Cost sharing consists of the cash contributions made to the project by the applicant and third parties, as well as third party in-kind contributions, such as donated services and goods. (Learn more about different types of grant funding.)

Subsequent Project Phases
As the name implies, Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants support the initial phases of digital projects. Other NEH funding programs can support subsequent phases; however, the receipt of a Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant does not imply (let alone guarantee) continued support beyond the completion of the grant.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20090408-HD
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 08, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 08, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 08, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 08, 2009
Archive Date: May 08, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.169 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Digital Humanities Initiative
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html >>Read more >>

NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture: Community College Faculty CFDA 45.163

As part of NEH’s We the People program, the Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports series of one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of community college educators. The workshops use historic sites to address central themes and issues in American history, government, literature, art history, and other related subjects in the humanities. The goals of the workshops are to provide community college faculty with expertise in the use and interpretation of historical sites and of material and archival resources, increase knowledge and appreciation of places significant to American history and culture, and encourage historical sites to develop greater capacity and scale for professional development programs. Applications are due by March 17, 2009.


Workshops should take place at or near sites important to American history and culture (e.g., presidential residences or libraries, colonial-era settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, and sites associated with major writers or artists). Applicants should make a compelling case for the historical significance of the site, the material resources available for use, and the ways in which the site will enhance the workshop. Workshops should be academically rigorous and focus on key primary sources, documents, and works relevant to major themes of American history and culture. Leading scholars should serve as lecturers or seminar leaders to help participants enhance their teaching. Participants should demonstrate their expanded knowledge and skills through the development of a research paper or course materials. Institutions or organizations that may host workshops include community colleges, universities, four-year colleges, learned societies, libraries or other repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, and professional associations. NEH expects host institutions to provide facilities conducive to scholarly research, discussion, and interaction. Host institutions should arrange adequate housing for participants, which participants pay for from the stipends provided to them as part of the Landmarks Workshop grant. NEH encourages proposals for Landmarks of American History and Culture workshops that focus on one or more of the artists or artworks featured in the NEH Picturing America program. Workshops, which should be offered two times during the summer, should accommodate twenty-five faculty at each one-week session.

NEH expects to make ten awards of up to $140,000 each, in outright funds. No cost sharing (match) funds are required. Workshops will take place in the summer of 2010.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20090317-BI
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 06, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 06, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 17, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 17, 2009
Archive Date: Apr 16, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $140,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.163 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html

List of 2009 NEH Landmarks Workshops
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NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture: School Teachers CFDA 45.163

As part of NEH’s We the People program, the Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports series of one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of K-12 educators. The workshops use historic sites to address central themes and issues in American history, government, literature, art history, and other related subjects in the humanities. The goals of the workshops are to provide teachers with expertise in the use and interpretation of historical sites and of material and archival resources, increase knowledge and appreciation of places significant to American history and culture, and encourage historical sites to develop greater capacity and scale for professional development programs. Applications are due by March 17, 2009.


Workshops should be held at or near sites important to American history and culture (e.g., presidential residences or libraries, colonial-era settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, and sites associated with major writers or artists). Applicants should make a compelling case for the historical significance of the site, the material resources available for use, and the ways in which the site will enhance the workshop. Workshops should be academically rigorous and focus on key primary sources, documents, and works relevant to major themes of American history and culture. Leading scholars should serve as lecturers or seminar leaders. Workshops should also provide the opportunity to work with primary documents and develop classroom resources or a research project. Institutions or organizations that may host workshops include community colleges, universities, four-year colleges, learned societies, libraries or other repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, and professional associations. NEH expects host institutions to provide facilities conducive to scholarly research, discussion, and interaction. Host institutions should arrange adequate housing for participants, which participants pay for from the stipends provided to them as part of the Landmarks Workshop grant. Workshops, which should be offered two times during the summer, should accommodate forty teachers at each one-week session.

These workshops will be held in the summer of 2010. No cost sharing (match) is required.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20090317-BH
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Jan 06, 2009
Creation Date: Jan 06, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Mar 17, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Mar 17, 2009
Archive Date: Apr 16, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $160,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.163 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Professional Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html

List of 2009 NEH Landmarks Workshops
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