Teaching with Primary Sources
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
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.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Public nonprofits
- Other public organizations
- Federally recognized tribes
- U.S. territories (incl. universities)
- Non-government (general)
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations
- Private nonprofits
- Other private organizations
- Native American organizations
- State
- State governments
Eligible applicants include: public or private organizations, both not-for profit and for-profit organizations and including institutions of higher education, colleges, universities, professional associations, library systems, cultural institutions, other educational organizations such as K-12 schools, after-school programs, literacy organizations, centers, clubs, associations of home-schooling parents, honor societies, and other professional, civic, regional, state, and community groups, and collaborative partnerships (such as an organization with content expertise paired with a state or regional educational entity);
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states; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
An applicant may be disqualified if the applicant or any principal or employee has been subject to any legal proceeding involving fraud, criminal activity or has been subject to any Federal or state citation for a criminal activity. If so, an explanation must be provided.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The resulting award from this NOFO will be administered in accordance with the Library of Congress’ Regulation, LCR 7-310, and policies contained in 2 CFR 200.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 60 to 90 days
- Renewal interval: > 180 Days
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Applicants must submit project proposals that address demonstrated educational needs of a specific recipient populations with solutions that standard practice, documented experience, or research suggest would be effective.
Fundable projects must use the Library’s collections for one or more of the following approaches:
• Deliver educational programming to various categories of learners
• Create and distribute educational materials or tools for teaching specific content
• Convene meetings of like organizations to devise strategies for furthering common learning and teaching goals with Library of Congress materials
• Conduct research with significant practitioner involvement that investigates the impact of incorporating Library of Congress into educational initiatives.
Required Documentation
All applicants are required to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number from Dun & Bradstreet and then register in SAM.gov prior to submitting an application for this NOFO. Award recipients must continue to maintain an active SAM.gov registration with current information through the life of their Federal award(s). See the “Submission Requirements” section of this document below for more information on SAM.gov registration. We may not make a Federal award to an applicant that has not completed the SAM.gov registration. If an applicant selected for funding has not completed their SAM.gov registration by the time the program is ready to make an award, the program may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award. The program can use that determination as a basis for making an award to another applicant. There is no cost to register with Dun & Bradstreet or SAM.gov. There are third-party vendors who will charge a fee in exchange for registering entities with Dun & Bradstreet and SAM.gov; please be aware you can register and request help for free.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements