Closed · 030ADV21R0179 · CFDA 42.010 · Discretionary

Teaching with Primary Sources

Federal grant opportunity posted by Library of Congress, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$35K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 28, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Teaching with Primary Sources is a closed discretionary listing from Library of Congress that offered $35,000 -- $100,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 20 other opportunities from Library of Congress.

$35K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
42.010
CFDA program
20
other opportunities from Library of Congress

Archived opportunity record

Teaching with Primary Sources is closed (last close May 28, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Library of Congress still indexes 20 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 28, 2021

Posted May 5 Closes May 28

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grants seek to fulfill the mission of the Library of Congress to use its collections to connect with those representing diverse communities, beliefs, and endeavors to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. TPS grants build a nationwide network of organizations that deliver professional development, write curriculum, and create apps and interactives based on the Library’s digitized primary sources.The Library of Congress awards grants to a wide variety of organizations, including K-12 schools, universities, literacy organizations, centers, clubs, historical societies, museums, libraries, associations of home-schooling parents and care-givers, honor societies, and other community, civic, professional, state, regional, and national groups that expand the body of innovative strategies, tools, and materials for meaningful teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.All proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Phoebe Coleman at tps-grant@loc.gov. Proposals submitted through Grants.gov will not be accepted. Please read the application instructions for full details.For full notice of funding opportunity details, grant project criteria, eligibility, and requirements, please view the related documents tab for this listing and read the "Notice of Funding Opportunity Full Announcement" PDF.

Wide-open applicant board · 12 Grants.gov doors

Teaching with Primary Sources prints 12 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; Independent school districts; +8 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). Inside Library of Congress's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Phoebe Coleman Grantor tps-grant@loc.gov

What to do next

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