We the People: Request for Proposals for Developing a Model for a National History Competition

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	Federal Grant Title:	We the People: Request for Proposals for Developing a Model for a National History Competition
	CFDA Number:	45.162
	CFDA Description:	Promotion of the Humanities_Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development
	Federal Agency Name:	National Endowment for the Humanities
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NEH-GRANTS-041405-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 14, 2005
	Creation Date:	Apr 14, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 15, 2005 Receipt Deadline
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 20, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: As part of its We the People initiative, NEH invites proposals to develop a model for a national competition in the area of U.S. history for elementary and middle school age students through the eighth grade. The project(s) funded will be expected to develop a strategy for creating and administering a comprehensive national competition and to test that strategy. The competition will ideally challenge individual students to demonstrate historical understanding as well as the facts upon which such understanding rests. The successful applicant(s) will be responsible for developing the grade-level appropriate questions and question formats with balanced coverage of political, intellectual, social, military, economic, religious and cultural history over the entire length of our nation's history. The successful applicant(s) will also recommend an implementation plan for developing new questions and competition formats for the national competition. A detailed plan for evaluating the questions and testing the format must also be part of the test pilot, and that plan must be approved by NEH prior to implementing the test. The applicant will meet quarterly with NEH during the period of the agreement to review progress and provide initial evaluations and findings. The model for a National History Competition should involve multiple levels of student competition (e.g., classroom, school, region, state or national), but the pilot project need not carryout the full design. The proposal should describe how and by whom the competition would be administered at each level. It should include a plan for recruiting students to the competition and for gaining the cooperation and participation of parents, teachers, school administrators and others. The proposal should also describe how and by whom the pilot project would be administered at any competition and should include a plan for recruitment, cooperation, and participation for the pilot project.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: We the People: Request for Proposals for Developing a Model for a National History Competition
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/nationalhistoryrfp.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Scott, Peter, Public Affairs Specialist, Phone 202-606-8446, Fax 202-606-8240, Email pscott@neh.gov pscott@neh.gov Scott, Peter
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