American History and Civics Education
CFDA 84.422 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$180.1M
Awards
110
Recipients
89
States
36
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2025
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.8M | 35 | |
| 2025 | $132.3M | 75 | +176.9% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 84.422
Largest individual obligations for American History and Civics Education.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_S422C250096_091 DOCUMENTS OF DEMOCRACY: LESSONS IN LIBERTY FOR WE THE PEOPLE | CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION California | Department of Education Department of Education | CALABASAS, CA-32 | 2025 | $2,999,997 |
ASST_NON_S422C250002_091 FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE, REFLECTION, AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGH WIDE-REACHING OUTREACH, REVOLUTIONARY KNOWLEDGE, AND STUDENT-LED SCHOLARSHIP FOR AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY (FIREWORKS2… | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | TALLAHASSEE, FL-02 | 2025 | $2,973,457 |
ASST_NON_S422C250019_091 STRENGTHENING CIVIC EDUCATION AND BOLSTERING DEMOCRACY: SIMULATION SEMINARS FOR K-12 TEACHERS ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, U.S. CONSTITUTION, AND BILL OF RIGHTS | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE Ohio | Department of Education Department of Education | COLUMBUS, OH-03 | 2025 | $2,970,127 |
ASST_NON_S422C250108_091 NEXTGEN ROUNDTABLE: AMERICA 250 | CLOSE UP FOUNDATION Virginia | Department of Education Department of Education | ARLINGTON, VA-08 | 2025 | $2,960,000 |
ASST_NON_S422C250024_091 PROJECT SPARK IS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS, GRADES K-12, PART OF THE AHC-SEMINARS. | WILDERNESS EDUCATION PROJECT, CORP Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | NICHOLASVILLE, KY-06 | 2025 | $2,904,000 |
ASST_NON_S422C250068_091 FIRST PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE: TEACHING THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | MIAMI, FL-26 | 2025 | $2,893,420 |
ASST_NON_S422C250042_091 WE THE TEACHERS: PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH HISTORY & CIVICS | COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Virginia | Department of Education Department of Education | WILLIAMSBURG, VA-01 | 2025 | $2,890,937 |
ASST_NON_S422C250044_091 AMERICA'S PROMISE: 250TH | KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | ASHLAND, KY-05 | 2025 | $2,884,634 |
ASST_NON_S422C250020_091 PASSPORT TO LEARNING: A JOURNEY TOWARD AMERICAN'S 250TH | KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | ASHLAND, KY-05 | 2025 | $2,870,314 |
ASST_NON_S422C250021_091 PROJECT APEX IS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS, GRADES K-12, PART OF THE AHC NATIONAL ACTIVITIES - SEMINARS. | WILDERNESS EDUCATION PROJECT, CORP Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | NICHOLASVILLE, KY-06 | 2025 | $2,867,541 |
ASST_NON_S422A230009_091 KEDC EPIC | KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | ASHLAND, KY-05 | 2024 | $2,863,806 |
ASST_NON_S422B230065_091 PROJECT LEGACY & LEGENDS LIVE (PROJECT – L3) | REGION ONE EDUCATION SRV CENTER Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EDINBURG, TX-15 | 2024 | $2,750,694 |
ASST_NON_S422C250085_091 ALASKA CIVICS IN ACTION -- CELEBRATING AMERICA'S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND ALASKA NATIVE GOVERNANCE | ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER, INCORPORATED Alaska | Department of Education Department of Education | ANCHORAGE, AK-00 | 2025 | $2,739,319 |
ASST_NON_S422C250008_091 THE CELEBRATING AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS COLLABORATIVE AIMS TO DELIVER AMERICAN HISTORY, CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT, AND GEOGRAPHY SEMINARS TO RURAL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN THREE… | DELTA HEALTH ALLIANCE, INC. Mississippi | Department of Education Department of Education | STONEVILLE, MS-02 | 2025 | $2,725,590 |
ASST_NON_S422C250018_091 CIVIC FOUNDATIONS: EQUIPPING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS FOR AMERICA’S NEXT 250 YEARS | WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY Ohio | Department of Education Department of Education | DAYTON, OH-10 | 2025 | $2,704,171 |
ASST_NON_S422A240006_091 PROJECT TRAILS IS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, GRADES K-12, PART OF THE AHC PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ACADEMIES. | WILDERNESS EDUCATION PROJECT, CORP Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | NICHOLASVILLE, KY-06 | 2024 | $2,670,539 |
ASST_NON_S422C250084_091 FROM FOUNDING TO FUTURE: CIVIC EDUCATION FOR AMERICA 250 | UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Montana | Department of Education Department of Education | MISSOULA, MT-01 | 2025 | $2,665,127 |
ASST_NON_S422C250100_091 THE CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND AMERICAN PRINCIPLES | JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | JACKSONVILLE, AL-03 | 2025 | $2,606,010 |
ASST_NON_S422C250061_091 LEGACY: LEADING EDUCATORS IN GOVERNMENT AND AMERICAN CIVICS FOR YOUTH | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM Missouri | Department of Education Department of Education | COLUMBIA, MO-03 | 2025 | $2,598,184 |
ASST_NON_S422C250104_091 ARTISTIC SEMINARS FOR HISTORY EDUCATION (ASHE) | YOUNG AUDIENCES OF LOUISIANA, INC. Louisiana | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW ORLEANS, LA-02 | 2025 | $2,550,048 |
ASST_NON_S422B230043_091 BILL OF WRITES STORYTELLERS | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | TAMPA, FL-15 | 2024 | $2,447,311 |
ASST_NON_S422C250041_091 DIALOGUE 250: TEACHER AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH TEXTS AND IDEAS REFLECTING 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN SELF-GOVERNMENT | LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE, INC. New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW YORK, NY-10 | 2025 | $2,416,901 |
ASST_NON_S422C250059_091 MASTERING HISTORY 2 | EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT Nebraska | Department of Education Department of Education | FREMONT, NE-01 | 2025 | $2,413,784 |
ASST_NON_S422C250025_091 THE POWER OF PATRIOTISM: EDUCATOR AND STUDENT SEMINARS IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS—HONORING THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL | LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY New York | Department of Education Department of Education | GREENVALE, NY-03 | 2025 | $2,319,415 |
ASST_NON_S422C250016_091 OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES: PREPARING EDUCATORS FOR AMERICA’S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND BEYOND | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | COLUMBIA, SC-06 | 2025 | $2,179,517 |
ASST_NON_S422C250022_091 AHC SEMINARS – SIM CIVICS: SEMINARS FOR INNOVATIVE CIVICS EDUCATION | BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota | Department of Education Department of Education | SPEARFISH, SD-00 | 2025 | $2,136,341 |
ASST_NON_S422C250049_091 YOUTH DELIBERATION FOR AMERICA 250 AND FOR THE NEXT 250 YEARS | JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Virginia | Department of Education Department of Education | HARRISONBURG, VA-06 | 2025 | $2,118,965 |
ASST_NON_S422C250015_091 RENEWING THE REPUBLIC: STRENGTHENING CIVICS INSTRUCTION FOR TENNESSEE TEACHERS | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Tennessee | Department of Education Department of Education | KNOXVILLE, TN-02 | 2025 | $2,081,693 |
ASST_NON_S422C250097_091 CULTIVATING COMPREHENSIVE CIVICS EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | JACKSONVILLE, FL-05 | 2025 | $2,072,329 |
ASST_NON_S422B230031_091 LITERACY FOR CIVIC LIFE: ENACTING A SCALABLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING STUDENTS' CIVIC LITERACY SKILLS | LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE, INC. New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW YORK, NY-10 | 2024 | $2,044,533 |
ASST_NON_U422B180065_091 HISTORIAS AMERICANAS: ENGAGING HISTORY AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | EDINBURG, TX-15 | 2025 | $1,993,944 |
ASST_NON_S422C250032_091 REVOLUTIONARY IDEALS: UNDERSTANDING 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN PRINCIPLES | NATIONAL HISTORY DAY INC Maryland | Department of Education Department of Education | COLLEGE PARK, MD-04 | 2025 | $1,969,507 |
ASST_NON_S422C250004_091 CIVIC SUNRISE- PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION | GEORGIA CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INC. Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | CARTERSVILLE, GA-11 | 2025 | $1,949,235 |
ASST_NON_S422C250037_091 THE AMERICAN CIVIC TRADITION AT 250 | WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | CANYON, TX-13 | 2025 | $1,939,304 |
ASST_NON_S422B230054_091 DEVELOPING C.L.E.A.R. THINKING (CIVIC, LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND ANALOGOUS REASONING) | AUBURN UNIVERSITY Alabama | Department of Education Department of Education | AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL-03 | 2024 | $1,934,961 |
ASST_NON_S422C250071_091 FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM: STRENGTHENING CIVIC LEARNING IN SCHOOLS | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS California | Department of Education Department of Education | DAVIS, CA-04 | 2025 | $1,919,306 |
ASST_NON_S422B230056_091 PROJECT EXCEL IS A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS, GRADES K-12, PART OF THE AHC NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. | WILDERNESS EDUCATION PROJECT, CORP Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | NICHOLASVILLE, KY-06 | 2024 | $1,909,135 |
ASST_NON_S422C250103_091 COMMON SENSE AND THE CONSTITUTION: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SPIRIT OF 1776 | IONA UNIVERSITY New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW ROCHELLE, NY-16 | 2025 | $1,867,274 |
ASST_NON_S422B230024_091 KEDC RECHARGE PROJECT | KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | ASHLAND, KY-05 | 2024 | $1,832,269 |
ASST_NON_S422C250076_091 RESTORING CIVIC THOUGHT | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | AUSTIN, TX-25 | 2025 | $1,807,815 |
ASST_NON_S422C250038_091 INVIGORATING LIBERTY AND SELF-GOVERNANCE: FIRST PRINCIPLES FOR 21ST CENTURY AMERICA | NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | SARASOTA, FL-17 | 2025 | $1,795,281 |
ASST_NON_S422C250099_091 EDUCATING FOR THE REPUBLIC: A TEACHER TRAINING INITIATIVE IN THE PRIMARY TEXTS OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING | KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Kansas | Department of Education Department of Education | MANHATTAN, KS-01 | 2025 | $1,792,689 |
ASST_NON_S422C250065_091 CREATE250: EXPANDING THE CIVIC PROMISE FOR ALL | BALL STATE UNIVERSITY Indiana | Department of Education Department of Education | MUNCIE, IN-05 | 2025 | $1,755,434 |
ASST_NON_S422B230022_091 ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM FOR CIVICS EDUCATION (CPL INITIATIVE) | ICIVICS Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | CAMBRIDGE, MA-07 | 2024 | $1,754,798 |
ASST_NON_S422C250083_091 FORTIFYING LIBERTY'S LEGACY: CULTIVATING INFORMED CITIZENS THROUGH HISTORY AND INNOVATION | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE California | Department of Education Department of Education | IRVINE, CA-47 | 2025 | $1,750,468 |
ASST_NON_S422C250035_091 CULTIVATING INQUIRY THROUGH VITAL HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS IN THE CLASSROOM (CIVIC) SEMINARS | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY District of Columbia | Department of Education Department of Education | WASHINGTON, DC-98 | 2025 | $1,748,805 |
ASST_NON_S422C250013_091 FOUINDING VOICES | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | TALLAHASSEE, FL-02 | 2025 | $1,746,576 |
ASST_NON_S422C250051_091 NJ250: CIVICS AND HISTORY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION | MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY New Jersey | Department of Education Department of Education | MONTCLAIR, NJ-11 | 2025 | $1,700,107 |
ASST_NON_S422C250098_091 CIVIC FUTURES: HAWAI‘I-BASED CONSTITUTIONAL LEARNING FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL | UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Hawaii | Department of Education Department of Education | HONOLULU, HI-01 | 2025 | $1,687,125 |
ASST_NON_S422C250056_091 FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM FOR TODAY’S CLASSROOMS: AMERICA 250 SEMINARS FOR CIVICS TEACHERS | UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY Utah | Department of Education Department of Education | OREM, UT-03 | 2025 | $1,649,039 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | $22.8M | 10 |
| Florida | $18.8M | 10 |
| California | $15.8M | 10 |
| Texas | $12.8M | 8 |
| New York | $11.2M | 6 |
| Virginia | $10.3M | 5 |
| Ohio | $10.0M | 6 |
| Arizona | $5.7M | 4 |
| Wisconsin | $5.6M | 6 |
| Indiana | $4.7M | 4 |
| Alabama | $4.5M | 2 |
| Georgia | $4.4M | 3 |
| Illinois | $4.1M | 4 |
| Alaska | $3.9M | 3 |
| Louisiana | $3.7M | 2 |
| South Carolina | $3.7M | 2 |
| Nebraska | $3.6M | 2 |
| Mississippi | $2.7M | 1 |
| Maryland | $2.7M | 2 |
| Montana | $2.7M | 1 |
| Missouri | $2.6M | 1 |
| North Carolina | $2.5M | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $2.3M | 2 |
| South Dakota | $2.1M | 1 |
| Tennessee | $2.1M | 1 |
| Kansas | $1.8M | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $1.7M | 1 |
| New Jersey | $1.7M | 1 |
| Hawaii | $1.7M | 1 |
| Utah | $1.6M | 1 |
| Michigan | $1.3M | 1 |
| Iowa | $1.2M | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | $1.1M | 1 |
| Washington | $1.0M | 1 |
| Wyoming | $909K | 1 |
| Colorado | $752K | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Education$180.1M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs