Educational Civic Engagement

Funding Opportunity Number: P16AS00073 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.954Eligible Applicants Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.Award Ceiling: $40,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 15, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This project is designed to: increase the use of parks as places of learning and healing by offering a unique opportunity for students to visit the sites, the churches, the schools, and neighborhoods associated with the powerful story of civil rights movement; to engage students in the study and discussion of historical human and civil rights issues and its impact on students today; help students understand different perspectives while facilitating opportunities for analysis and dialogue in an effort to forge connections between the past and the struggle for racial justice today.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Community Development Source Type: funding