Opportunity Information: Apply for 20110301 BH
Apply for 20110301 BH
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landmarks of American History and Culture School Teachers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.163 Promotion of the HumanitiesProfessional Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 13, 2011 and posted on Jan 4, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 1, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $180,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Special district governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Landmarks of American History and Culture: School Teachers program is a discretionary grant opportunity that funds organizations to run a series of one-week, residential professional development workshops for a national audience of K-12 educators. The central idea is to use historically significant places as the core classroom: participants spend an intensive week studying major themes in American history and culture by combining close reading in the humanities with structured, on-site learning at landmarks such as presidential homes and libraries, colonial settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, parks and preserves, and locations tied to pivotal economic, social, political, or constitutional developments. Sites connected to influential writers, artists, and musicians are also appropriate, as long as the place and its resources genuinely deepen the humanities questions being explored.
Workshops are expected to be academically serious and grounded in high-quality scholarship. Competitive proposals show that the chosen site (or group of sites) is historically meaningful, that strong material and archival resources are available for participants to use, and that the location is not just a backdrop but an essential tool for interpretation. NEH expects projects to focus on key primary sources, foundational documents, and major scholarly works, with leading scholars involved as lecturers or seminar leaders. Beyond lectures and tours, the design should create sustained seminar-style inquiry and hands-on engagement with original materials, while also supporting teachers in producing something they can bring back to their schools, such as classroom-ready resources or an educator-focused research project.
A major purpose of the program is to strengthen teaching and learning through deeper content knowledge and better use of historic places. The stated goals include building teachers knowledge and appreciation of significant people, ideas, and locations in American history and culture through reading and site study; creating a community of inquiry that models civil, evidence-based discussion and excellent scholarship and teaching; developing teachers expertise in interpreting historic sites and using material culture and archival collections; and helping historical and cultural sites expand their capacity to offer larger-scale, high-quality professional development. In practice, NEH is looking for workshops that treat educators as serious learners, give them direct experience working with sources, and demonstrate clear pathways from site-based study to improved classroom instruction.
Eligible applicants are a wide range of public and private entities, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, libraries and repositories, learned societies, cultural organizations, centers for advanced study, professional associations, and multiple levels of government (state, county, city/township, special district), as well as federally recognized Native American tribal governments. Host institutions are expected to provide facilities that support research, discussion, and interaction, consistent with a residential, seminar-driven program. The host must also arrange suitable participant housing; participants typically pay for that lodging using stipends provided to them under the grant-supported workshop structure.
From the funding snapshot provided, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 20110301-BH) anticipated about 30 awards, with an award ceiling of $180,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. It falls under CFDA 45.163 (Promotion of the Humanities: Professional Development). The posting period listed ran in early 2011, with a closing date of March 1, 2011, and administration by the National Endowment for the Humanities. For full program guidelines, NEH referenced an additional information link at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html, and provided a direct program contact through the NEH Division of Education Programs (landmarks@neh.gov, 202-606-8463).
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture: School Teachers - FAQs
What is the NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture: School Teachers program?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that funds organizations to run one-week, residential professional development workshops for a national audience of K-12 educators. The workshops use historically significant places as the core setting for intensive study of major themes in American history and culture.
Who is the intended audience for the workshops?
The workshops are designed for a national audience of K-12 educators (school teachers).
What is the basic format of a funded workshop?
Funded projects run a series of one-week, residential workshops. Participants spend an intensive week studying a theme through close reading in the humanities combined with structured, on-site learning at relevant landmarks.
What kinds of sites can be used as the core "classroom" for the workshop?
Appropriate sites include presidential homes and libraries, colonial settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, parks and preserves, and other locations tied to pivotal economic, social, political, or constitutional developments. Sites connected to influential writers, artists, and musicians are also appropriate when the place and its resources genuinely deepen the humanities questions being explored.
Does the location need to be central to the workshop, or can it simply be a setting?
NEH expects the location to be essential to interpretation rather than just a backdrop. Competitive proposals demonstrate that the site (or group of sites) is historically meaningful and serves as an essential tool for inquiry, interpretation, and learning.
What makes a proposal competitive according to the program description?
Competitive proposals show that the selected site or sites are historically meaningful, that strong material and archival resources are available for participants to use, and that the workshop design is academically serious and grounded in high-quality scholarship. Proposals should show the site is integral to interpretation and the humanities questions under study.
What type of scholarship and instruction does NEH expect in the workshop?
Workshops are expected to be academically serious and grounded in high-quality scholarship, with leading scholars involved as lecturers or seminar leaders. NEH expects projects to focus on key primary sources, foundational documents, and major scholarly works.
What kinds of learning activities are expected beyond lectures and tours?
The design should create sustained seminar-style inquiry and hands-on engagement with original materials. The workshop should provide direct experience working with sources and support teachers in developing usable outcomes for their schools.
Are participants expected to produce something they can use back at school?
Yes. The program description emphasizes supporting teachers in producing something they can bring back to their schools, such as classroom-ready resources or an educator-focused research project.
What are the main goals of the program?
The stated goals include: building teachers' knowledge and appreciation of significant people, ideas, and locations in American history and culture through reading and site study; creating a community of inquiry that models civil, evidence-based discussion and excellent scholarship and teaching; developing teachers' expertise in interpreting historic sites and using material culture and archival collections; and helping historical and cultural sites expand their capacity to offer larger-scale, high-quality professional development.
How does the program connect site-based study to classroom instruction?
NEH is looking for workshops that treat educators as serious learners, give them direct experience working with sources, and demonstrate clear pathways from site-based study to improved classroom instruction.
Who can apply for this NEH grant opportunity?
Eligible applicants include a broad range of public and private entities, such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, libraries and repositories, learned societies, cultural organizations, centers for advanced study, professional associations, and units of government (state, county, city/township, special district). Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are also eligible.
What is expected of the host institution for a residential workshop?
Host institutions are expected to provide facilities that support research, discussion, and interaction consistent with a residential, seminar-driven program. The host must also arrange suitable participant housing.
How is participant lodging typically handled?
The host arranges suitable housing, and participants typically pay for lodging using stipends provided to them under the grant-supported workshop structure.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The funding snapshot notes that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling listed in the snapshot is $180,000.
About how many awards were anticipated?
The funding snapshot anticipated about 30 awards.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is 20110301-BH.
What CFDA program does this fall under?
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 45.163 (Promotion of the Humanities: Professional Development).
Who administers this grant program?
The program is administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
What were the posting and closing dates shown in the snapshot?
The posting period listed ran in early 2011, with a closing date of March 1, 2011.
Where can applicants find the full program guidelines referenced?
NEH referenced additional program information and guidelines at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html.
Who can be contacted with questions about the program?
The listed contact is the NEH Division of Education Programs: landmarks@neh.gov, 202-606-8463.
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