The American History and Civics Education—National Activities Program promotes 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 low-income students and underserved populations.
What's New
New FY 2026 American History and Civics: National Activities Program Competition
The U.S. Department of Labor, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to announce that a Competition Announcement Notice (CAN) for the FY 2026 American History and Civics: National Activities program grant competition was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2026. The Department of Education plans to award approximately $19,800,000 to promote innovative teaching, learning, and professional development activities in American History, government, civics, and geography that benefit low-income students and underserved populations. This grant competition contains one absolute priority and two competitive preference priorities. Please review the published CAN in the Federal Register and the Application Notice Instructions (ANI) published at www.Grants.gov under opportunity number DOL-OESE-33914 for complete details on the FY 2026 AHC National Activities funding opportunity. Additionally, visit the Eligibility and Applicant Information tabs for details on eligible entity types and how to apply.
Program Description
Aligned with the Trump Administration’s focus on excellence and opportunity, the purpose of the AHC-Seminars program is to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction.
The success of the American experiment in self-government requires the cultivation of both citizen competency and informed patriotism among the American People. Citizens must understand why our free-market democracy is a highly evolved system of cooperation made robust by our constitutional republic, and how it functions to secure the blessings of liberty for all Americans. This understanding can only be acquired and prove to be lasting when rooted in a recognition of the nobility of America’s foundational principles, and an accurate and honest account of American history that shows how the United States has worked through profound challenges to its ideals, including the evils of slavery and segregation, in its ongoing battle to live up to them.
The upcoming Semiquincentennial of America’s founding is more than a commemorative milestone—it is a call to reinvest in the education and cultivation of a citizenry capable of sustaining the American experiment in self-government. By supporting seminars that encourage a deeper understanding of our constitutional republic, this new program aims to equip educators or students with the knowledge and character needed to uphold the freedoms we enjoy. Through an honest engagement with our history and an appreciation of the institutions that make our civil society flourish, we can prepare the next generation to carry forward the principles of liberty, limited government, and dedication to the doctrine of equality that define our nation.
Applicant Information
The Division of Teaching Leading and Learning is excited to announce that on May 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Competition Announcement Notice (CAN) for the American History and Civics Education (AHC-NA) grant program. This AHC-NA FY 2026 grant competition has an estimated $19,800,000 and anticipates making approximately 10 new awards. The FY 2026 AHC-NA grant competition will close on July 13, 2026.
FY 2026 AHC-NA Competition Timeline
- AHC-NA Application Publish Date: May 26, 2026
- Intent to Apply: In order to demonstrate your intent to apply for this grant competition, please click the following link and submit the brief form by no later than June 15, 2026: Submit your notice of intent to apply.
- Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 13, 2026 (11:59:59 p.m. Washington, DC time)
- Estimated Award Announcement: September 30, 2026
Pre-Application Informational Webinar
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 1:00 pm EST to 3:00 pm EST, the Department of Education hosted a pre-application webinar designed to provide technical assistance to prospective FY 2026 AHC-NA competition applicants.
You may watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube. You may also download a copy of the slide presentation from the webinar.
Electronic Application Submission
Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov.
- Applicants are encouraged to download and review the FY 2026 AHC-NA Application Notice Instructions document in its entirety as it contains important information for submitting a AHC-NA application.
Required Application Forms
The following required forms are included in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed and submitted at the time of application.
Standard Documents
- Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
- ED Supplemental Information for SF-424
- ED Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information
Budget Information
- Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
Abstract Form
- Project Abstract
Project Narrative
- Application Narrative (Project Narrative Attachment Form)
Other Attachments Form
- Logic Model
- Individual Resumes for Project Director & Key Personnel
- Letters of Support and MOUs from partners, if applicable
- Proprietary information
- Other documents, if applicable
Assurances and Certifications
- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL)
- Grants.gov Lobbying Form
NOTE: Please do not attach any narratives, supporting files, or application components to the Standard Form (SF 424). Although this form accepts attachments, the Department of Education will review only materials/files attached to the section labeled “Other Attachments Form.”
Peer Review Panel Member Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is seeking expert peer reviewers for the Fiscal Year 2026 competition for the American History and Civics: National Activities Program. We invite individuals with backgrounds or expertise in American history, civics education, professional development, and/or program evaluation to apply for consideration. If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 AHC-NA competition, please send an email to AmericanHistoryandCivics@ED.gov.
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 through 34 CFR 75.129.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Number of new awards |
| FY 2025 | 85 |
| FY 2023 | 25 |
| FY 2022 | 6 |
| FY 2021 | 2 |
| FY 2019 | 2 |
| FY 2018 | 2 |
| FY 2017 | 1 |
| Fiscal Year Awarded | Grantee | State | Total Expected Funding |
| 2025 | The Regents of the University of California, Irvine- 083 | CA | $1,750,468.00 |
| 2025 | University of Montana | MT | $2,665,127.00 |
| 2025 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation-044 | KY | $2,884,634.00 |
| 2025 | The Florida International University Board of Trustees | FL | $2,893,420.00 |
| 2025 | San Jose State University Research Foundation | CA | $1,425,397.00 |
| 2025 | Ashland University | OH | $1,374,125.00 |
| 2025 | University of West Florida | FL | $1,555,318.00 |
| 2025 | Savannah State University | GA | $1,575,399.00 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston State University | TX | $1,174,555.00 |
| 2025 | North Carolina State University | NC | $511,249.00 |
| 2025 | WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | TX | $1,939,304.00 |
| 2025 | Retro Report Inc | NY | $2,081,781.00 |
| 2025 | Ball State University | IN | $1,755,434.00 |
| 2025 | Montclair State University | NJ | $1,700,107.00 |
| 2025 | Marquette University-078 | WI | $1,497,407.00 |
| 2025 | National Performance for Education- 014 | KY | $2,896,833.00 |
| 2025 | The Curators of the University of Missouri | MO | $2,598,184.00 |
| 2025 | Young Audiences of Louisiana, Inc. | LA | $2,550,048.00 |
| 2025 | The Regents of the University of California (Davis)- 071 | CA | $1,919,306.00 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin System | WI | $1,098,684.00 |
| 2025 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | IL | $1,408,693.00 |
| 2025 | Utah Valley University | UT | $1,649,039.00 |
| 2025 | Colorado Mountain College | CO | $751,600.00 |
| 2025 | Kansas State University | KS | $1,792,689.00 |
| 2025 | Iona University | NY | $1,867,274.00 |
| 2025 | Close Up Foundation | VA | $2,960,000.00 |
| 2025 | James Madison University | VA | $2,118,965.00 |
| 2025 | Concordia University, Inc. | WI | $1,191,462.00 |
| 2025 | St. Edward's University | TX | $759,870.00 |
| 2025 | University of North Florida | FL | $2,108,124.00 |
| 2025 | Delta Health Alliance, Inc. | MS | $2,725,590.00 |
| 2025 | Florida State University | FL | $1,746,576.00 |
| 2025 | Wright State University | OH | $2,704,171.00 |
| 2025 | New College of Florida | FL | $1,795,281.00 |
| 2025 | Alaska Native Heritage Center, Inc | AK | $2,739,319.00 |
| 2025 | Roosevelt University | IL | $762,970.00 |
| 2025 | University of Northern Iowa | IA | $1,220,262.00 |
| 2025 | University of South Carolina | SC | $2,179,517.00 |
| 2025 | The University of Toledo | OH | $866,372.00 |
| 2025 | Literacy Design Collaborative, Inc. | NY | $2,416,901.00 |
| 2025 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | FL | $1,527,973.00 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-064 | NC | $974,202.00 |
| 2025 | University of Hawaii | HI | $1,687,125.00 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -017 | NC | $978,088.00 |
| 2025 | William & Mary | VA | $2,890,937.00 |
| 2025 | Educational Service Unit 2 | NE | $2,413,784.00 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green State University | OH | $620,539.00 |
| 2025 | AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University-075 | AZ | $1,459,109.00 |
| 2025 | Southern Methodist University | TX | $1,452,859.00 |
| 2025 | National Council for History Education, Inc.-101 | OH | $2,533,016.00 |
| 2025 | Power2Parent | NV | $1,050,082.00 |
| 2025 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $1,807,815.00 |
| 2025 | Center for Civic Education | CA | $2,999,997.00 |
| 2025 | Florida State University | FL | $2,973,457.00 |
| 2025 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation-020 | KY | $2,870,314.00 |
| 2025 | Broward Education Foundation | FL | $2,823,233.00 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State University | AL | $2,606,010.00 |
| 2025 | American University | DC | $1,748,805.00 |
| 2025 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation, Inc. | MS | $2,274,300.00 |
| 2025 | Digital Education Project | CA | $1,539,770.00 |
| 2025 | Long Island University | NY | $2,319,415.00 |
| 2025 | National Performance for Education (NPE)- 062 | KY | $2,972,243.00 |
| 2025 | University of Notre Dame | IN | $652,642.00 |
| 2025 | Georgia Center for Civic Engagement | GA | $1,949,235.00 |
| 2025 | The Local Education Agency Partnership (LEAP) | MI | $2,268,540.00 |
| 2025 | Black Hills State University | SD | $2,136,341.00 |
| 2025 | National Center for Grow Your own | MI | $1,950,000.00 |
| 2025 | Wilderness Education Project- 021 | KY | $2,867,541.00 |
| 2025 | Wilderness Education Project- 024 | KY | $2,904,000.00 |
| 2025 | University of Tennessee | TN | $2,081,693.00 |
| 2025 | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc. | DC | $1,479,596.00 |
| 2025 | Michigan State University | MI | $1,315,086.00 |
| 2025 | Cleveland State University | OH | $1,469,031.00 |
| 2025 | University of Pikeville, Inc. | KY | $532,849.00 |
| 2025 | Sarah Troy (Adams Presidential Center) | MA | $864,150.00 |
| 2025 | Regent University- 067 | VA | $980,000.00 |
| 2025 | The Ohio State University | OH | $2,970,127.00 |
| 2025 | Southeastern University | FL | $1,128,410.00 |
| 2025 | National History Day, Inc. | MD | $1,969,507.00 |
| 2025 | Pepperdine University | CA | $1,441,691.00 |
| 2025 | The Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African Culture | WA | $509,826.00 |
| 2025 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | $1,256,333.00 |
| 2025 | Howard Payne University | TX | $881,187.00 |
| 2025 | Christopher Newport University | VA | $1,315,509.00 |
| 2025 | University of Wyoming | WY | $908,991.00 |
| Year Awarded | Grantee | Project Title | Total Expected Funding | City | State | Abstract | Application | Reviewers' Comments |
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | ReCHARGE | $2,999,480 | Ashland | KY | PDF (292 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (279 KB) |
| 2023 | Center for the Future of Arizona | School Participatory Budgeting: Innovation in Civic Learning | $1,527,345 | Phoenix | AZ | PDF (273 KB) | PDF (6.8 MB) | PDF (212 KB) |
| 2023 | Loyola University of Chicago | Practicing Democracy in Communities | $2,040,467 | Chicago | IL | PDF (408 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (210 KB) |
| 2023 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Providing Rigor and Opportunity: Meaningful Instruction for Success for Every Student (PROMISES) | $1,915,509 | Lincoln | NE | PDF (335 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (213 KB) |
| 2023 | Digital Education Project | Reading Like a Historian: Preparing Students to Understand the Past and Present | $2,831,497 | Palo Alto | CA | PDF (336 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (214 KB) |
| 2023 | Center for Civic Education | Project Community: Engaging All Students in Media Literacy and Public Policy | $2,591,875 | Calabasas | CA | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | PDF (222 KB) |
| 2023 | Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation | The Four Freedoms (TFF) | $2,446,460 | Arcata | CA | PDF (415 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (224 KB) |
| 2023 | National Council for History Education, Inc. | EDGE: Engaging Dialogue through Global Encounters: America's Journey on the World Stage | $2,856,732 | University Heights | OH | PDF (182 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (282 KB) |
| 2023 | Constitutional Rights Foundation | The Democracy Project | $1,771,127 | Los Angeles | CA | PDF (234 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (289 KB) |
| 2023 | National Council for History Education, Inc. | ACRE: Amplifying Civil Rights Education: The Long Civil Rights Movements | $2,686,452 | University Heights | OH | PDF (182 KB) | PDF (815 KB) | PDF (283 KB) |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina | America: A Story That Must Not Be Forgotten | $2,320,441 | Columbia | SC | PDF (185 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (285 KB) |
| 2023 | National Constitution Center | Constitution 101 for Middle School Students and Educators | $1,052,098 | Philadelphia | PA | PDF (652 KB) | PDF (383 KB) | PDF (223 KB) |
| 2023 | University of South Florida | Bill of Writes Storytellers | $2,599,356 | Tampa | FL | PDF (418 KB) | PDF (743 KB) | PDF (228 KB) |
| 2023 | Auburn University | Developing C.L.E.A.R. Thinking (Civic, Legal, Ethical, and Analogous Reasoning) | $2,058,761 | Auburn | AL | PDF (387 KB) | PDF (883 KB) | PDF (217 KB) |
| 2023 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Connecting Past, Present, & Future: Teaching American History & Civics for Empowered Citizenship | $750,399 | Chicago | IL | PDF (348 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (204 KB) |
| 2023 | Young Audiences of Louisiana, Inc. | History Education (through) Arts Responsive Training (HEART) | $1,798,120 | New Orleans | LA | PDF (438 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (208 KB) |
| 2023 | Wilderness Education Project | Project EXCEL | $2,999,904 | Nicholasville | KY | PDF (402 KB) | PDF (803 KB) | PDF (286 KB) |
| 2023 | Literacy Design Collaborative | Literacy for Civic Life | $3,000,001 | New York | NY | PDF (408 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (211 KB) |
| 2023 | See Stories | Anchored Histories Teacher Professional Development | $1,549,003 | Anchorage | AK | PDF (463 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (285 KB) |
| 2023 | Region One Education Service Center | Project Legacy & Legends Live (Project - L3) | $2,991,067 | Edinburg | TX | PDF (805 KB) | PDF (2.84 MB) | PDF (208 KB) |
| 2023 | University of Maryland College Park | Project DCI | $1,306,240 | College Park | MD | PDF (615 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (212 KB) |
| 2023 | AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University | Project ACCLaIM: Advancing Civics Curriculum Learning through Instructional Microcredentials | $1,608,263 | Tempe | AZ | PDF (243 KB) | PDF (751 KB) | PDF (209 KB) |
| 2023 | iCivics, Inc. | Establishing A Comprehensive Professional Learning Program for Civics Education (CPL Initiative) | $2,726,409 | Cambridge | MA | PDF (141 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (283 KB) |
| 2023 | Marquette University | MKE Roots: The Democratizing Local History Project | $1,266,253 | Milwaukee | WI | PDF (589 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (209 KB) |
| 2023 | Equal Opportunity Schools | Action For Equity in History and Civics (A4EHC) | $2,444,904 | Seattle | WA | PDF (404 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (281 KB) |
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Purdue University | PROJECT RISE | $1,322,788 | West Lafayette | IN | PDF (194 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | Literacy Design Collaborative, Inc. | Enacting a Scalable Evidence-Based Civics and American History Instructional System Approach | $1,223,234 | New York | NY | PDF (162 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | iCivics | Systemic Inquiry-Based American History and Civics Education | $1,364,240 | Cambridge | MA | PDF (170 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | National Council for History Education | Capitol EPiC | $1,382,738 | University Heights | OH | PDF (57 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | Ball State University | Civic Renewal through Education for Agency, Tolerance, and Engagement | $1,343,292 | Munice | IN | PDF (181 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | KEDC | Project HERO | $1,497,801 | Ashland | KY | PDF (130 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Street Law, Inc | Talking About Local Current and Contested Issues in Schools (TALCCS) | $1,116,094 | Silver Spring | MD | PDF (79 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (308 KB) |
| 2021 | Arizona State University | GeoCivics: Professional Development to Integrate Geography Across the Social Sciences to Improve Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student Populations | $1,189,119 | Tempe | AZ | PDF (137 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (301 KB) |
| 2018 Renewal Award | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | Project Civics History through Advanced Research and Geography Education | $1,704,486 | Ashland | KY | N/A | Coming Soon | PDF (208 KB) |
2019 | ||||||||
| 2019 | D'Youville College | Data Citizens Western New York (WNY) | $1,492,475 | Buffalo | NY | PDF (72 KB) | PDF (1 MB) | PDF (179 KB) |
| 2019 | National Council for History Education | Project Learning and Exploring American Democracy (L.E.A.D.) | $1,474,657 | University Heights | OH | PDF (70 KB) | PDF (2 MB) | PDF (1181 KB) |
2018 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | Project Civics History through Advanced Research and Geography Education | $2,099,280 | Ashland | KY | PDF (17 KB) | PDF (1 MB) | PDF (190 KB) |
| 2018 | Univerisity of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Historias Americanas (American Stories): Engaging History and Citizenship in the Rio Grande Valley | $2,024,557 | Hidalgo | TX | PDF (16 KB) | PDF (276 KB) | PDF (190 KB) |
2017 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | A More Perfect Union | $1,780,053 | New York | NY | PDF (16 KB) | PDF (1 MB) | PDF (187 KB) |
Funding
| Funding Year | Appropriation for New Awards |
| FY 2021 | $3,250,000 |
| FY 2020 | $3,000,000 |
| FY 2019 | $1,700,000 |
| FY 2018 | $1,700,000 |
| FY 2017 | $1,700,000 |
Legislation
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part B, Subpart 3, Section 2233.
The American History and Civics Education—National Activities Program promotes 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 low-income students and underserved populations.
What's New
New FY 2026 American History and Civics: National Activities Program Competition
The U.S. Department of Labor, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to announce that a Competition Announcement Notice (CAN) for the FY 2026 American History and Civics: National Activities program grant competition was published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2026. The Department of Education plans to award approximately $19,800,000 to promote innovative teaching, learning, and professional development activities in American History, government, civics, and geography that benefit low-income students and underserved populations. This grant competition contains one absolute priority and two competitive preference priorities. Please review the published CAN in the Federal Register and the Application Notice Instructions (ANI) published at www.Grants.gov under opportunity number DOL-OESE-33914 for complete details on the FY 2026 AHC National Activities funding opportunity. Additionally, visit the Eligibility and Applicant Information tabs for details on eligible entity types and how to apply.
Program Description
Aligned with the Trump Administration’s focus on excellence and opportunity, the purpose of the AHC-Seminars program is to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction.
The success of the American experiment in self-government requires the cultivation of both citizen competency and informed patriotism among the American People. Citizens must understand why our free-market democracy is a highly evolved system of cooperation made robust by our constitutional republic, and how it functions to secure the blessings of liberty for all Americans. This understanding can only be acquired and prove to be lasting when rooted in a recognition of the nobility of America’s foundational principles, and an accurate and honest account of American history that shows how the United States has worked through profound challenges to its ideals, including the evils of slavery and segregation, in its ongoing battle to live up to them.
The upcoming Semiquincentennial of America’s founding is more than a commemorative milestone—it is a call to reinvest in the education and cultivation of a citizenry capable of sustaining the American experiment in self-government. By supporting seminars that encourage a deeper understanding of our constitutional republic, this new program aims to equip educators or students with the knowledge and character needed to uphold the freedoms we enjoy. Through an honest engagement with our history and an appreciation of the institutions that make our civil society flourish, we can prepare the next generation to carry forward the principles of liberty, limited government, and dedication to the doctrine of equality that define our nation.
Applicant Information
The Division of Teaching Leading and Learning is excited to announce that on May 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Competition Announcement Notice (CAN) for the American History and Civics Education (AHC-NA) grant program. This AHC-NA FY 2026 grant competition has an estimated $19,800,000 and anticipates making approximately 10 new awards. The FY 2026 AHC-NA grant competition will close on July 13, 2026.
FY 2026 AHC-NA Competition Timeline
- AHC-NA Application Publish Date: May 26, 2026
- Intent to Apply: In order to demonstrate your intent to apply for this grant competition, please click the following link and submit the brief form by no later than June 15, 2026: Submit your notice of intent to apply.
- Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 13, 2026 (11:59:59 p.m. Washington, DC time)
- Estimated Award Announcement: September 30, 2026
Pre-Application Informational Webinar
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 1:00 pm EST to 3:00 pm EST, the Department of Education hosted a pre-application webinar designed to provide technical assistance to prospective FY 2026 AHC-NA competition applicants.
You may watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube. You may also download a copy of the slide presentation from the webinar.
Electronic Application Submission
Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov.
- Applicants are encouraged to download and review the FY 2026 AHC-NA Application Notice Instructions document in its entirety as it contains important information for submitting a AHC-NA application.
Required Application Forms
The following required forms are included in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed and submitted at the time of application.
Standard Documents
- Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
- ED Supplemental Information for SF-424
- ED Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information
Budget Information
- Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
Abstract Form
- Project Abstract
Project Narrative
- Application Narrative (Project Narrative Attachment Form)
Other Attachments Form
- Logic Model
- Individual Resumes for Project Director & Key Personnel
- Letters of Support and MOUs from partners, if applicable
- Proprietary information
- Other documents, if applicable
Assurances and Certifications
- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL)
- Grants.gov Lobbying Form
NOTE: Please do not attach any narratives, supporting files, or application components to the Standard Form (SF 424). Although this form accepts attachments, the Department of Education will review only materials/files attached to the section labeled “Other Attachments Form.”
Peer Review Panel Member Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is seeking expert peer reviewers for the Fiscal Year 2026 competition for the American History and Civics: National Activities Program. We invite individuals with backgrounds or expertise in American history, civics education, professional development, and/or program evaluation to apply for consideration. If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the FY 2026 AHC-NA competition, please send an email to AmericanHistoryandCivics@ED.gov.
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 through 34 CFR 75.129.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Number of new awards |
| FY 2025 | 85 |
| FY 2023 | 25 |
| FY 2022 | 6 |
| FY 2021 | 2 |
| FY 2019 | 2 |
| FY 2018 | 2 |
| FY 2017 | 1 |
| Fiscal Year Awarded | Grantee | State | Total Expected Funding |
| 2025 | The Regents of the University of California, Irvine- 083 | CA | $1,750,468.00 |
| 2025 | University of Montana | MT | $2,665,127.00 |
| 2025 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation-044 | KY | $2,884,634.00 |
| 2025 | The Florida International University Board of Trustees | FL | $2,893,420.00 |
| 2025 | San Jose State University Research Foundation | CA | $1,425,397.00 |
| 2025 | Ashland University | OH | $1,374,125.00 |
| 2025 | University of West Florida | FL | $1,555,318.00 |
| 2025 | Savannah State University | GA | $1,575,399.00 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston State University | TX | $1,174,555.00 |
| 2025 | North Carolina State University | NC | $511,249.00 |
| 2025 | WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | TX | $1,939,304.00 |
| 2025 | Retro Report Inc | NY | $2,081,781.00 |
| 2025 | Ball State University | IN | $1,755,434.00 |
| 2025 | Montclair State University | NJ | $1,700,107.00 |
| 2025 | Marquette University-078 | WI | $1,497,407.00 |
| 2025 | National Performance for Education- 014 | KY | $2,896,833.00 |
| 2025 | The Curators of the University of Missouri | MO | $2,598,184.00 |
| 2025 | Young Audiences of Louisiana, Inc. | LA | $2,550,048.00 |
| 2025 | The Regents of the University of California (Davis)- 071 | CA | $1,919,306.00 |
| 2025 | University of Wisconsin System | WI | $1,098,684.00 |
| 2025 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | IL | $1,408,693.00 |
| 2025 | Utah Valley University | UT | $1,649,039.00 |
| 2025 | Colorado Mountain College | CO | $751,600.00 |
| 2025 | Kansas State University | KS | $1,792,689.00 |
| 2025 | Iona University | NY | $1,867,274.00 |
| 2025 | Close Up Foundation | VA | $2,960,000.00 |
| 2025 | James Madison University | VA | $2,118,965.00 |
| 2025 | Concordia University, Inc. | WI | $1,191,462.00 |
| 2025 | St. Edward's University | TX | $759,870.00 |
| 2025 | University of North Florida | FL | $2,108,124.00 |
| 2025 | Delta Health Alliance, Inc. | MS | $2,725,590.00 |
| 2025 | Florida State University | FL | $1,746,576.00 |
| 2025 | Wright State University | OH | $2,704,171.00 |
| 2025 | New College of Florida | FL | $1,795,281.00 |
| 2025 | Alaska Native Heritage Center, Inc | AK | $2,739,319.00 |
| 2025 | Roosevelt University | IL | $762,970.00 |
| 2025 | University of Northern Iowa | IA | $1,220,262.00 |
| 2025 | University of South Carolina | SC | $2,179,517.00 |
| 2025 | The University of Toledo | OH | $866,372.00 |
| 2025 | Literacy Design Collaborative, Inc. | NY | $2,416,901.00 |
| 2025 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | FL | $1,527,973.00 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-064 | NC | $974,202.00 |
| 2025 | University of Hawaii | HI | $1,687,125.00 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -017 | NC | $978,088.00 |
| 2025 | William & Mary | VA | $2,890,937.00 |
| 2025 | Educational Service Unit 2 | NE | $2,413,784.00 |
| 2025 | Bowling Green State University | OH | $620,539.00 |
| 2025 | AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University-075 | AZ | $1,459,109.00 |
| 2025 | Southern Methodist University | TX | $1,452,859.00 |
| 2025 | National Council for History Education, Inc.-101 | OH | $2,533,016.00 |
| 2025 | Power2Parent | NV | $1,050,082.00 |
| 2025 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $1,807,815.00 |
| 2025 | Center for Civic Education | CA | $2,999,997.00 |
| 2025 | Florida State University | FL | $2,973,457.00 |
| 2025 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation-020 | KY | $2,870,314.00 |
| 2025 | Broward Education Foundation | FL | $2,823,233.00 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State University | AL | $2,606,010.00 |
| 2025 | American University | DC | $1,748,805.00 |
| 2025 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation, Inc. | MS | $2,274,300.00 |
| 2025 | Digital Education Project | CA | $1,539,770.00 |
| 2025 | Long Island University | NY | $2,319,415.00 |
| 2025 | National Performance for Education (NPE)- 062 | KY | $2,972,243.00 |
| 2025 | University of Notre Dame | IN | $652,642.00 |
| 2025 | Georgia Center for Civic Engagement | GA | $1,949,235.00 |
| 2025 | The Local Education Agency Partnership (LEAP) | MI | $2,268,540.00 |
| 2025 | Black Hills State University | SD | $2,136,341.00 |
| 2025 | National Center for Grow Your own | MI | $1,950,000.00 |
| 2025 | Wilderness Education Project- 021 | KY | $2,867,541.00 |
| 2025 | Wilderness Education Project- 024 | KY | $2,904,000.00 |
| 2025 | University of Tennessee | TN | $2,081,693.00 |
| 2025 | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc. | DC | $1,479,596.00 |
| 2025 | Michigan State University | MI | $1,315,086.00 |
| 2025 | Cleveland State University | OH | $1,469,031.00 |
| 2025 | University of Pikeville, Inc. | KY | $532,849.00 |
| 2025 | Sarah Troy (Adams Presidential Center) | MA | $864,150.00 |
| 2025 | Regent University- 067 | VA | $980,000.00 |
| 2025 | The Ohio State University | OH | $2,970,127.00 |
| 2025 | Southeastern University | FL | $1,128,410.00 |
| 2025 | National History Day, Inc. | MD | $1,969,507.00 |
| 2025 | Pepperdine University | CA | $1,441,691.00 |
| 2025 | The Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African Culture | WA | $509,826.00 |
| 2025 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | $1,256,333.00 |
| 2025 | Howard Payne University | TX | $881,187.00 |
| 2025 | Christopher Newport University | VA | $1,315,509.00 |
| 2025 | University of Wyoming | WY | $908,991.00 |
| Year Awarded | Grantee | Project Title | Total Expected Funding | City | State | Abstract | Application | Reviewers' Comments |
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | ReCHARGE | $2,999,480 | Ashland | KY | PDF (292 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (279 KB) |
| 2023 | Center for the Future of Arizona | School Participatory Budgeting: Innovation in Civic Learning | $1,527,345 | Phoenix | AZ | PDF (273 KB) | PDF (6.8 MB) | PDF (212 KB) |
| 2023 | Loyola University of Chicago | Practicing Democracy in Communities | $2,040,467 | Chicago | IL | PDF (408 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (210 KB) |
| 2023 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Providing Rigor and Opportunity: Meaningful Instruction for Success for Every Student (PROMISES) | $1,915,509 | Lincoln | NE | PDF (335 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (213 KB) |
| 2023 | Digital Education Project | Reading Like a Historian: Preparing Students to Understand the Past and Present | $2,831,497 | Palo Alto | CA | PDF (336 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (214 KB) |
| 2023 | Center for Civic Education | Project Community: Engaging All Students in Media Literacy and Public Policy | $2,591,875 | Calabasas | CA | Coming Soon | Coming Soon | PDF (222 KB) |
| 2023 | Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation | The Four Freedoms (TFF) | $2,446,460 | Arcata | CA | PDF (415 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (224 KB) |
| 2023 | National Council for History Education, Inc. | EDGE: Engaging Dialogue through Global Encounters: America's Journey on the World Stage | $2,856,732 | University Heights | OH | PDF (182 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (282 KB) |
| 2023 | Constitutional Rights Foundation | The Democracy Project | $1,771,127 | Los Angeles | CA | PDF (234 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (289 KB) |
| 2023 | National Council for History Education, Inc. | ACRE: Amplifying Civil Rights Education: The Long Civil Rights Movements | $2,686,452 | University Heights | OH | PDF (182 KB) | PDF (815 KB) | PDF (283 KB) |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina | America: A Story That Must Not Be Forgotten | $2,320,441 | Columbia | SC | PDF (185 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (285 KB) |
| 2023 | National Constitution Center | Constitution 101 for Middle School Students and Educators | $1,052,098 | Philadelphia | PA | PDF (652 KB) | PDF (383 KB) | PDF (223 KB) |
| 2023 | University of South Florida | Bill of Writes Storytellers | $2,599,356 | Tampa | FL | PDF (418 KB) | PDF (743 KB) | PDF (228 KB) |
| 2023 | Auburn University | Developing C.L.E.A.R. Thinking (Civic, Legal, Ethical, and Analogous Reasoning) | $2,058,761 | Auburn | AL | PDF (387 KB) | PDF (883 KB) | PDF (217 KB) |
| 2023 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Connecting Past, Present, & Future: Teaching American History & Civics for Empowered Citizenship | $750,399 | Chicago | IL | PDF (348 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (204 KB) |
| 2023 | Young Audiences of Louisiana, Inc. | History Education (through) Arts Responsive Training (HEART) | $1,798,120 | New Orleans | LA | PDF (438 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (208 KB) |
| 2023 | Wilderness Education Project | Project EXCEL | $2,999,904 | Nicholasville | KY | PDF (402 KB) | PDF (803 KB) | PDF (286 KB) |
| 2023 | Literacy Design Collaborative | Literacy for Civic Life | $3,000,001 | New York | NY | PDF (408 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (211 KB) |
| 2023 | See Stories | Anchored Histories Teacher Professional Development | $1,549,003 | Anchorage | AK | PDF (463 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (285 KB) |
| 2023 | Region One Education Service Center | Project Legacy & Legends Live (Project - L3) | $2,991,067 | Edinburg | TX | PDF (805 KB) | PDF (2.84 MB) | PDF (208 KB) |
| 2023 | University of Maryland College Park | Project DCI | $1,306,240 | College Park | MD | PDF (615 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (212 KB) |
| 2023 | AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University | Project ACCLaIM: Advancing Civics Curriculum Learning through Instructional Microcredentials | $1,608,263 | Tempe | AZ | PDF (243 KB) | PDF (751 KB) | PDF (209 KB) |
| 2023 | iCivics, Inc. | Establishing A Comprehensive Professional Learning Program for Civics Education (CPL Initiative) | $2,726,409 | Cambridge | MA | PDF (141 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (283 KB) |
| 2023 | Marquette University | MKE Roots: The Democratizing Local History Project | $1,266,253 | Milwaukee | WI | PDF (589 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (209 KB) |
| 2023 | Equal Opportunity Schools | Action For Equity in History and Civics (A4EHC) | $2,444,904 | Seattle | WA | PDF (404 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (281 KB) |
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Purdue University | PROJECT RISE | $1,322,788 | West Lafayette | IN | PDF (194 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | Literacy Design Collaborative, Inc. | Enacting a Scalable Evidence-Based Civics and American History Instructional System Approach | $1,223,234 | New York | NY | PDF (162 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | iCivics | Systemic Inquiry-Based American History and Civics Education | $1,364,240 | Cambridge | MA | PDF (170 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | National Council for History Education | Capitol EPiC | $1,382,738 | University Heights | OH | PDF (57 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | Ball State University | Civic Renewal through Education for Agency, Tolerance, and Engagement | $1,343,292 | Munice | IN | PDF (181 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2022 | KEDC | Project HERO | $1,497,801 | Ashland | KY | PDF (130 KB) | Coming Soon | Coming Soon |
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Street Law, Inc | Talking About Local Current and Contested Issues in Schools (TALCCS) | $1,116,094 | Silver Spring | MD | PDF (79 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (308 KB) |
| 2021 | Arizona State University | GeoCivics: Professional Development to Integrate Geography Across the Social Sciences to Improve Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student Populations | $1,189,119 | Tempe | AZ | PDF (137 KB) | Coming Soon | PDF (301 KB) |
| 2018 Renewal Award | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | Project Civics History through Advanced Research and Geography Education | $1,704,486 | Ashland | KY | N/A | Coming Soon | PDF (208 KB) |
2019 | ||||||||
| 2019 | D'Youville College | Data Citizens Western New York (WNY) | $1,492,475 | Buffalo | NY | PDF (72 KB) | PDF (1 MB) | PDF (179 KB) |
| 2019 | National Council for History Education | Project Learning and Exploring American Democracy (L.E.A.D.) | $1,474,657 | University Heights | OH | PDF (70 KB) | PDF (2 MB) | PDF (1181 KB) |
2018 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kentucky Educational Development Corporation | Project Civics History through Advanced Research and Geography Education | $2,099,280 | Ashland | KY | PDF (17 KB) | PDF (1 MB) | PDF (190 KB) |
| 2018 | Univerisity of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Historias Americanas (American Stories): Engaging History and Citizenship in the Rio Grande Valley | $2,024,557 | Hidalgo | TX | PDF (16 KB) | PDF (276 KB) | PDF (190 KB) |
2017 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | A More Perfect Union | $1,780,053 | New York | NY | PDF (16 KB) | PDF (1 MB) | PDF (187 KB) |
Funding
| Funding Year | Appropriation for New Awards |
| FY 2021 | $3,250,000 |
| FY 2020 | $3,000,000 |
| FY 2019 | $1,700,000 |
| FY 2018 | $1,700,000 |
| FY 2017 | $1,700,000 |
Legislation
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part B, Subpart 3, Section 2233.