American History and Civics Academies

Program Purpose

The Academies Program supports the establishment of: (1) Presidential Academies for the Teaching of American History and Civics that offer workshops for both veteran and new teachers to strengthen their knowledge of American history, civics, and government education (Presidential Academies); and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics that provide high school students opportunities to enrich their understanding of these subjects (Congressional Academies).

What’s New

Announcing the FY 2023 American History and Civics – Academies Grantees

The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce that it has made 4 new FY 2023 American History and Civics Academies awards.  These awards have been made in response to applications submitted under the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the American History and Civics – Academies Grantees program published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2023.  To learn more about these new grant awards, please visit the Awards page for more details.