Archived Information

Teaching American
History Technical
Assistance for Prospective
Applicants
 Overview and Introduction to
the Teaching American History
Program
• The Teaching American History (TAH)
program provides high quality
professional development to American
history teachers
 TAH Background
• TAH began in 2001 to meet the needs of
students and teachers with inadequate
preparation in U.S. history

• Grants have been awarded for seven

years; these grants are held by school
districts in all parts of the country
 Quality Applications
Applicants are encouraged to present a
seamless program based on the priorities
and selection criteria in the 2008 Notice
Inviting Applicants
 Quality Applications
Applicants should design a program that
brings in historians and history
educators to work with the teachers in
improving their content knowledge and
their ability to implement this knowledge
in the classroom
 Quality Applications
Applications should focus on traditional
American history as defined in part (b) of
the Project Quality criterion.
Applications should not be limited to the
history of only one state or region, one
ethnic group, or one time segment of
American history.
 What is new in the 2008 Notice
• There is one competitive preference priority
and no invitational priorities
• There is the possibility for continuations for
an additional 24 month project period
• Prior to making funding decisions, a review
of past performance and compliance history
will be completed—EDGAR 75.217
(d)(3)(ii)
 Up to 60 Month Performance
Period
• Applicants should note that this program now allows for grants of up to
60 months (i.e., a 60 month project period), as set out in the Federal
Register notice published on October 10, 2007 at 72 FR 57540.
Applicants should submit a plan for the grant activities and the budget
for the full period of time for which they apply. Applicants applying for
the full 60 months should include a detailed three-year budget and total
estimated budgets for years 4 and 5. The maximum award for the first
three years of the grant, regardless of a grantee’s proposed project
period, will be governed by the maximum award amounts set out in the
Federal Register notice, Section II. Award Information, Maximum
Award, (1) of the announcement. The amounts requested per year for
years 4 and 5 should be comparable to the amounts requested per year
for Years 1 through 3