Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program
About the Teaching with Primary Sources Grant Program
Since 2006, the Library has awarded Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grants to build a nationwide network of organizations that deliver educational programming, and create teaching materials and tools based on the Library’s digitized primary sources and other online resources. Each year members of this network, called the TPS Consortium, support tens of thousands of learners to build knowledge, engagement, and critical thinking skills with items from the Library’s collections.
How to Apply
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 caregivers, 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.
Periodically, the Library will a release a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to invite educational organizations to apply for grants ranging from $35,000 to $100,000, to support implementation of TPS projects in the United States and its territories.
In addition to seeking grants directly from the Library of Congress, interested applicants may apply for TPS regional grants administered by Waynesburg University, Illinois State University, and Metropolitan State University, in the East , Midwest, and West, respectively. Each of the three TPS regional partners offers sub-grants of up to $25,000, on a continuous rolling basis to organizations wishing to incorporate TPS methods and materials into their educational programming.
All TPS grant recipients become members of the TPS Consortium – a group of partner organizations dedicated to using resources from the Library to offer educational services and products to targeted populations of learners. TPS Consortium members and their staffs gain personal and organizational benefits that include valuable information, collaborations, and expanded networks.