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The Lewis Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative - Continuing Awards supports current Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative (LHI) partner organizations in expanding the use of teaching materials, tools, and strategies developed under previous LHI awards. Administered by the Library of Congress, this funding opportunity is authorized under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 117-389) and follows 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Costs Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
The Library of Congress, through the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program and the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative (LHI), seeks to solicit project proposals from current LHI partners. The Initiative is designed to support digitally-enabled, comprehensive, assessable teaching project-based creative arts driven curricular programs that use digitized primary sources from the Library of Congress related to history, civics, and democracy. Organizations receiving LHI awards design and implement educational products in which the Library’s music or creative arts-focused primary sources and other online materials are central to teaching and learning about history, civics, and democracy.
The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. Its mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity.
This opportunity is only open to Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative (LHI) partner organizations that have received awards directly from the Library of Congress and that meet the eligibility requirements stated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Eligible applicant types include Miscellaneous / Other categories. Additional eligibility information is provided in Section C of the Notice.
Applicants must submit proposals through Grants.gov. The following documents are available for download to support the application process:
A link to the full opportunity on Grants.gov is available for application submission, status tracking, and subscription to updates.
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Submission Deadline
May 18, 2026
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