American History and Civics National Activities - 84.422B
Grants fund the administration and implementation of evidence-based American history, civics and government, or geography education activities and professional development for educators and school leaders, especially for low-income and underserved students, for eligible nonprofits, for-profits, and institutions of higher education.
⚑ Strong preference for evidence-based strategies and active partnerships with LEAs/SEAs · Group applications allowed under 34 CFR 75.127-75.129 · Program administered by DOL on behalf of ED · Civics/history/geography-focused; not a general education grant
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 54 partial | education policy/evaluation (core line, primary); signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis, surveys longitudinal; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds training education, not research (capped); capped at 54 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the American History and Civics Education – National Activities (AHC-NA) program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The purpose of the AHC-NA program is to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction, learning strategies, and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders, particularly such instruction, strategies, activities, and programs that benefit students from low-income backgrounds and other underserved populations. America"s 250th anniversary is a particularly appropriate time to promote innovative teaching and learning that unites our country, honors our history, promotes informed citizenship, and cherishes our freedom as we build the golden age of opportunity. ED encourages applications to include strong partnerships and active collaboration between eligible entities, local educational agencies, and State educational agencies in their design and proposed implementation. Project activities should reflect the best available research and practice in teaching and learning.
Eligibility
Eligible ApplicantsTo receive funds under this program, an applicant must be an institution of higher education or other nonprofit or for-profit organization with demonstrated expertise in the development of evidence-based approaches with the potential to improve the quality of American history, civics and government, or geography learning and teaching. Note: If multiple eligible entities wish to form a consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 - 75.129.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education <orman.feres@ed.gov>
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Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
30/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is an education-program grant focused on curriculum, professional development, and implementation support for American history/civics/geography instruction. While it may involve evidence-based strategies and evaluation, it does not squarely align with IPPRA’s core portfolio areas or its human-behavior research strengths in weather, energy, national security, health, or environmental policy. A public university appears eligible, but the opportunity is primarily instructional and programmatic rather than a research or survey-infrastructure fit.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 30 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is an education-program grant focused on curriculum, professional development, and implementation support for American history/civics/geography instruction. While it may involve evidence-based strategies and evaluation, it does not squarely align with IPPRA’s core portfolio areas or its human-behavior research strengths in weather, energy, national security, health, or environmental policy. A public university appears eligible, but the opportunity is primarily instructional and programmatic rather than a research or survey-infrastructure fit. |
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This opportunity is centered on American history, civics, and geography education, with no clear connection to IPPRA’s core portfolio areas in weather, energy, national security, public health, or environmental policy. While it does involve evidence-based strategies and educational research, the topic is outside IPPRA’s usual human-side-of-technical-systems focus. A public university is eligible, but the fit is too tangential for a higher score. |