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 March 9, 2009. 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. 2009 TAH Intents to Apply are due of January 22, 2009.

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

Yes. Charts and graphs, in order to be made more legible, can be single-spaced. Charts and graphs may be included within the 25-page narrative.

No, the project director and other key personnel do not have to be named at the time the application is written. However, the qualification, expectations, and responsibilities for each position should be spelled out in the grant application.