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.
Who can apply:
Anyone/General Public
City Or Township Governments
County Governments
Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
Non-Government - General
Nonprofits Having A 501(C)(3) Status With The IRS, Other Than Institutions Of Higher Education
Nonprofits That Do Not Have A 501(C)(3) Status With The IRS, Other Than Institutions Of Higher Education
Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Public And State Controlled Institutions Of Higher Education
Small Business (Less Than 500 Employees
Special District Governments
State (Includes District Of Columbia; Includes Institutions Of Higher Education And Hospitals)
U.S. Territories And Possessions (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Eligible functional categories:
Funding Sources:
Promotion of the Humanities_Education Development and Demonstration
More Information:
We the People: Request for Proposals for Developing a Model for a National History Competition
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Scott, Peter
Address Info:
National Endowment for the Humanities, NEH