Only an LEA may register and submit a TAH application. Partners may not submit TAH applications on behalf of the LEA.

All TAH grant applications must be submitted via www.Grants.gov

Applicants should first check with their business office or accounting department. Applicants may also request or find D-U-N-S numbers by calling (800) 333-0505 or visiting the Internet at www.dnb.com/.

Applicants may go to www.ccr.gov to register yourself and your LEA. These registrations are annual registrations, so be sure that your registration has not lapsed since the last time you applied.

The due date is December 10, 2007. Applications must be received by 4:30 P.M. Washington, D.C., time through Grants.gov on this date. If the applicant has received an exception to the electronic submission requirement, the application must be postmarked by this date according to the instructions in the Notice Inviting Applications.

The Department strongly encourages applicants to notify the Department with a short e-mail to teachingamericanhistory@ed.gov noting the intent to submit an application for funding. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications with an estimate of the number of applications we should expect to receive. The e-mail need not include information regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's intent to submit. However, applicants that fail to provide this e-mail notification are still eligible to apply for funding. 2008 TAH Intents to Apply are due of November 9, 2007.

No, Department staff is not permitted to review and comment on draft proposals. Applicants may contact program staff with specific questions about the application guidelines only.

The one-page abstract should include the following items:

1. Project title, if applicable
2. Goals, objectives, and expected outcomes for the project
3. Number of teachers to be served annually and over the 36-month grant period
4. Teaching level of teachers being served (elementary, middle, high)
5. Name of applicant LEA and other LEAs in consortium, if applicable
6. Name of major partners
7. A 4-5 sentence description of the content and professional development format to be provided

The Department intends to award grants with a five-year project period, with initial funding for the first three years (the initial budget period), and possible continuation awards for the remaining 24 months of the program.

The Department will make continuation awards to grantees after three years based on two factors. The first is the availability of funds. The second is a grantee's substantial progress towards accomplishing the goals and objectives of the project as described in its approved application. A review of each grantee's progress may include consideration of evidence of promising practices and strong evaluation design.

Applicants need only submit a detailed budget for the initial three-year budget period. For years four and five (the second budget period if a continuation award is made), applicants need only submit a total estimated budget amount for each year.

Award funding is based on the number of students enrolled in your LEA or consortium of LEAs. Department staff will verify the enrollment numbers, so it is important that you verify award numbers before you apply as your funding will be adjusted accordingly. For three-year grants, the enrollment figures are as follows:

$500,000 for LEAs with enrollments of less than 20,000 students;
$1,000,000 for LEAs with enrollments of 20,000 - 300,000 students;
and $2,000,000 for LEAs with enrollments above 300,000 students.
LEAs may form consortia and combine their enrollments in order to receive a grant reflective of their combined enrollment.

The Department anticipates that the 2008 TAH awards will have a July 1 start date.

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