Opportunity Information: Apply for 20091007 AP
Apply for 20091007 AP
- The National Endowment for the Humanities in the humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Picturing America School Collaboration Projects" 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 May 26, 2009 and posted on May 26, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 7, 2009. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Independent school districts County governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Picturing America School Collaboration Projects grant was a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding opportunity meant to help schools make stronger, more intentional use of the Picturing America art portfolios that had been distributed nationwide. The central idea was to use well known works of American art as a gateway into core K-12 subjects, so that students engage with history, civics, government, literature, language arts, and social studies through close looking, discussion, and inquiry grounded in primary visual sources. The program sits within NEH's broader We the People initiative and emphasizes using American art to help students understand the nation's story across different eras, communities, and cultural experiences.
Projects were expected to build local or regional collaborations that connect K-12 educators (especially teachers and librarians in schools displaying Picturing America images) with humanities scholars and cultural professionals. The images span many centuries and media, including early American Indian art, painters such as Mary Cassatt and Jacob Lawrence, photographers such as Dorothea Lange, and architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. NEH framed these works as tools for exploring major themes in the American experience, including Leadership, Freedom and Equality, Democracy, Courage, Landscape, and Creativity and Ingenuity. A key goal was to strengthen educators' ability to connect specific artworks to significant events, themes, and topics in U.S. history and culture, while also helping them access richer scholarly resources and primary materials that can deepen classroom teaching.
The required core activity for funded projects was professional development delivered through one or more conferences, typically one or two days in length. Each conference needed to accommodate roughly 24 to 100 or more participants, with the expectation that participants would have access to the Picturing America portfolio and would actively engage with experts such as scholars, museum staff, and library professionals. Competitive proposals were expected to present a clear conference plan with plenary and concurrent sessions and practical, engaging formats. The emphasis was on showing or modeling how educators can teach with the portfolio and the accompanying Picturing America Teachers Resource Book, and on demonstrating concrete classroom approaches, for example using images to prompt Socratic seminars, strengthen historical investigation, stimulate discussion, or improve student writing by treating artworks as evidence that can be analyzed and interpreted.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant program in the humanities/professional development area (CFDA 45.163, Promotion of the Humanities: Professional Development). NEH anticipated making about 30 awards. The maximum award amount was $75,000, there was no stated minimum award floor, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants included K-12 school districts, city/county/state governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (other than higher education institutions). The opportunity was posted May 26, 2009, with an application deadline of October 7, 2009, and it was later archived on November 6, 2009. For reference, the funding opportunity number was 20091007-AP, and the administering agency was the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Picturing America School Collaboration Projects grant?
The Picturing America School Collaboration Projects grant was a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding opportunity designed to help schools make stronger, more intentional use of the Picturing America art portfolios distributed nationwide. The program focused on using well-known works of American art as a gateway into core K-12 subjects through close looking, discussion, and inquiry grounded in primary visual sources.
What was the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The central goal was to strengthen teaching and learning by helping educators connect specific artworks to significant events, themes, and topics in U.S. history and culture. NEH emphasized using American art to support student engagement with history, civics, government, literature, language arts, and social studies, and to increase educators' access to scholarly resources and primary materials that can deepen classroom instruction.
How did NEH expect schools and partners to use the Picturing America portfolio?
Projects were expected to model and demonstrate practical classroom approaches using the portfolio and the accompanying Picturing America Teachers Resource Book. Examples included using images to prompt Socratic seminars, strengthen historical investigation, stimulate discussion, and improve student writing by treating artworks as evidence that can be analyzed and interpreted.
What kinds of collaborations were expected under this program?
NEH expected local or regional collaborations that connect K-12 educators (especially teachers and librarians in schools displaying Picturing America images) with humanities scholars and cultural professionals. This typically included involvement from experts such as scholars, museum staff, and library professionals.
What types of activities were required for funded projects?
The required core activity was professional development delivered through one or more conferences. These conferences were typically one or two days in length and were expected to engage educators directly with the Picturing America materials and with expert presenters.
How large were the professional development conferences expected to be?
Each conference needed to accommodate roughly 24 to 100 or more participants. NEH also expected that participants would have access to the Picturing America portfolio and would actively engage with experts during the event.
What did NEH consider a strong or competitive conference plan?
Competitive proposals were expected to present a clear conference plan with plenary and concurrent sessions and practical, engaging formats. The emphasis was on showing or modeling how educators can teach with the Picturing America portfolio and Teachers Resource Book, using concrete and classroom-ready approaches.
What kinds of art and artists were represented in the Picturing America images?
The images spanned many centuries and media, including early American Indian art, painters such as Mary Cassatt and Jacob Lawrence, photographers such as Dorothea Lange, and architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright.
What humanities themes did NEH highlight for projects using these artworks?
NEH framed the portfolio works as tools for exploring major themes in the American experience, including Leadership, Freedom and Equality, Democracy, Courage, Landscape, and Creativity and Ingenuity.
Which NEH initiative was this program associated with?
The program sat within NEH's broader We the People initiative and emphasized using American art to help students understand the nation's story across different eras, communities, and cultural experiences.
Who was eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligible applicants included K-12 school districts; city, county, and state governments; special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments; public and private institutions of higher education; and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (other than higher education institutions).
What was the CFDA number and program category for this opportunity?
This was a discretionary grant program in the humanities/professional development area under CFDA 45.163, Promotion of the Humanities: Professional Development.
How many awards did NEH expect to make?
NEH anticipated making about 30 awards under this opportunity.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount was $75,000.
Was there a minimum award amount listed?
No minimum award floor was stated in the opportunity information provided.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated for this grant opportunity.
When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on May 26, 2009, and the application deadline was October 7, 2009.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on November 6, 2009.
What was the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was 20091007-AP.
Which federal agency administered this grant?
The administering agency was the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
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