Teaching with Primary Sources - Regional Awards

Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) The Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program has been the Library of Congresss premier educational outreach program. The goals of the program have included providing instructional materials, tools, education, and professional development that enhance teachers ability to integrate digitized primary sources from the Library of Congress into instruction that builds student literacy, critical thinking skills, content knowledge and ability to conduct original research. Since the establishment of the Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement in 2018, and the release of the Librarys 2019-23 and 2024-2028 Strategic Plans, the TPS goals are both influencing and reflecting the Librarys broader outreach goals. TPS Consortium members are valued as Connectors who help the Library achieve its vision of connecting to all Americans. www.loc.gov/teachers Additional Information about the TPS Regional Program In 2018, after a multi-year pilot, the Library formally incorporated the TPS Regional Program into the TPS Program. The Library currently has three Regional Partners Waynesburg University, Illinois State University, and Metropolitan State University of Denver. They have offered subawards of between $5,000 and $25,000, on behalf of the Library, to educational organizations in the Eastern, Midwestern, and Western regions, respectively. As of January 2024, Regional Partners have made subawards to 511 organizations in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, to incorporate Library of Congress materials and TPS methods into their educational programming. Eligible awardee organizations include but are not limited to: K-12 school districts, libraries, universities, state departments of education, cultural institutions, foundations, non-profits, and community organizations. Funded projects are diverse and tailored to the unique needs of learners in various communities. For example, subawards have provided resources for nonprofits to reach teachers working in a remote part of their states. They have helped local cultural institutions connect items in their holdings with digitized primary sources from the Library to provide learners with both a local and national view of important historical events. TPS regional awards have helped youth from ethnic minorities use Library resources to delve into their communities experience in America. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Regional Awards With this notice, the Library seeks to solicit project proposals from organizations interested in becoming Regional Partners. The purpose of this notice is to identify awardee organizations to carry out all administrative and programmatic functions associated with managing TPS and LHI regional subawards on behalf of the Library of Congress. Awardee organizations must have the capacity, reputation, and relationships to conduct outreach and marketing to educators, operating in large and small communities, who wish to enhance their teaching programs with Library of Congress materials and pedagogical approaches. Regional Partners must promote the program, solicit proposals for subawards, form proposal review panels, evaluate proposals, select recipients, distribute subawards, process subawards, monitor performance, close out subawards, and provide required narrative and financial reports to the Library of Congress. They must assist regional awardees in benefiting from association with the thousands of awardees, educators, and learners who make up the Library of Congress TPS community. Regional Partners must monitor educational trends in the states that they service and advise Library staff on the development of the overall TPS Regional Program. Further, Regional Partners must connect the Library to communities of educators and learners across the country with high-quality resources and teaching strategies. Awardees must serve all states/territories in at least one designated region. Applicants may only select one (1) region from the list provided below: Regions to be Served: Eastern Region: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Midwest Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin Western Region: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington Southern Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee Great Plains Region: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, Wyoming U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands Submission Information All proposals must be submitted electronically via email to tps-grant@loc.gov. Proposals submitted through Grants.gov will not be accepted. For full NOFO details, award project criteria, eligibility, and requirements, please view the Related Documents tab for this listing. Amendments: August 21, 2024: The Proposal Narrative Template has been uploaded to the Related Documents section of the Notice in grants.gov. September 12, 2024: The Notice of Funding Opportunity has been amended and is uploaded to the Related Documents section of the Notice in grants.gov in order to reflect the following changes to the award requirements: Section A.2: The period for issuance and monitoring of subawards has been clarified. Additionally, awardees will only be required to convene one (1) meeting of regional sub-awardees per award period, rather than per calendar year. Section H.2.2: The Annual Implementation Plan has been changed to "Implementation Plan," due once per award period rather than once per calendar year.