American Historical Association

SUSTAINING AND ADVANCING HISTORICAL WORK IN POST-PANDEMIC AMERICA: GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS [THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'S "SUSTAINING AND ADVANCING HISTORICAL WORK IN POST-PANDEMIC AMERICA: GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS" PROGRAM IS A ONE-YEAR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THAT SUPPORTS SMALL HISTORY-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TO RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM EFFECTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND TO RESTORE, SUSTAIN, AND PERHAPS ELEVATE THEIR WORK. ORGANIZATIONS WITH ANNUAL BUDGETS OF $750,000 OR LESS, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, SITE-BASED INSTITUTIONS, AND HISTORY AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENTS IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (TCUS), WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS BETWEEN $10,000 AND $75,000. THESE GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO MOBILIZE PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL WORK, HISTORICAL THINKING, AND/OR THE PRESENCE OF HISTORY IN PUBLIC LIFE. A CRUCIAL ASPECT OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE WEB-BASED GATHERINGS OF GRANTEES TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND GENERATE COLLABORATIONS THAT WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD.] [PURPOSE: EMERGENCY RELIEF TO HISTORY-RELATED HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ADMINISTRATION OF A GRANTMAKING PROGRAM COMPRISED OF 64 SUBAWARDS OF $10,000-$75,000. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT WEB-BASED GATHERINGS OF GRANTEES AND COLLABORATIONS INTENDED TO EXTEND BEYOND THE GRANT CYCLE. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EMERGENCY RELIEF TO BETWEEN 64 HUMANITIES ORGANIZATIONS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; HISTORICAL MUSEUMS AND RELATED SITE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; AND DEPARTMENTS IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HUMANITIES INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE HISTORICAL WORK, HISTORICAL THINKING, AND/OR THE PRESENCE OF HISTORY IN PUBLIC LIFE.]

AMERICAN HISTORY, ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC: AN NEH BRIDGING CULTURES PROJECT

ALT FOR NORGE: NORWEGIAN-AMERICANS FIGHTING FOR TWO HOMELANDS [THE NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (NAHA) SEEKS FUNDING TO DIGITIZE, REHOUSE, AND CATALOG FIVE COLLECTIONS THAT DOCUMENT THE RELIEF EFFORTS OF NORWEGIAN-AMERICANS FOR OCCUPIED NORWAY DURING WORLD WAR II. THE COLLECTIONS ARE AMERICAN RELIEF FOR NORWAY, INC. PAPERS, CAMP LITTLE NORWAY PAPERS, HERMANA RYE HAUGAN PAPERS, THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF CAMPBELL NORSGAARD, AND JACOB STEFFERUD PAPERS. [EDITED BY STAFF]]

CONFRONTING A PANDEMIC: HISTORIANS AND COVID-19

HISTORY, THE PAST AND PUBLIC CULTURE: AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY

THE NASA/AHA FELLOWSHIPS IN AEROSPACE HISTORY ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH PROJECTS IN AEROSPACE HISTORY. THESE ANNUAL FELLOWSHIPS GRANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINED ADVANCED RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF AEROSPACE FROM THE EARLIEST HUMAN INTEREST IN FLIGHT TO THE PRESENT INCLUDING CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY ECONOMIC HISTORY HISTORY OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT. AMONG THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HISTORIANS OF SPACE MANY ARE AT THE NASA ARCHIVES. THESE INCLUDE MATERIALS RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR AND NASA MISSIONS AS WELL AS TO THE HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION ITSELF. FELLOWS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RESOURCES AT NASA ARCHIVES AS WELL AS AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE SMITHSONIAN AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM AND OTHER COLLECTIONS IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. ADDITIONALLY FELLOWS WILL BE EXPECTED TO WRITE A REPORT AND PRESENT A PUBLIC LECTURE ON THE FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE. NASA'S HISTORY OFFICE IS DEDICATED TO DOCUMENTING AND PRESERVING THE AGENCY'S HISTORY. THE RESEARCH RESULTING FROM THE NASA/AHA AEROSPACE HISTORY FELLOWSHIPS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TWO KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE NASA HISTORY OFFICE: WIDELY DISSEMINATING AEROSPACE INFORMATION AND HELPING NASA MANAGERS TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM PAST SUCCESSES AND FAILURES.

TEACHING THINGS: MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE HISTORY CLASSROOM [THIS PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM PREPARES AND ENABLES EDUCATORS TO USE HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS (I.E., MATERIAL CULTURE) IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TANGIBLE SOURCES CAN ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS TO THE PAST THAT MANY STUDENTS CONSIDER MORE RELIABLE THAN MORE TRADITIONAL PRIMARY SOURCES. TEACHING WITH A COMBINATION OF ARTIFACTS, IMAGES, AND TEXTS OFFERS STUDENTS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS TO HISTORY AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP A RANGE OF HISTORICAL AND ACADEMIC LITERACIES. A BOOKLET FOR TEACHERS WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO TEACHING HISTORY WITH MATERIAL CULTURE ALONGSIDE OTHER PRIMARY SOURCES. TWO DIGITAL TEACHING TOOLKITS THAT MEET C3 STANDARDS (ONE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS AND ONE FOR COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS) WILL INCLUDE DETAILED LESSON PLANS, OBJECT ANALYSES, VIDEOS, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, ASSESSMENT GUIDES, AND ACTIVITIES. A DIGITAL OBJECT LIBRARY WILL INCLUDE 3D SCANNED OBJECTS FOR CLASSROOM USE, OUR TEACHING TOOLKITS, AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS TO CRAFT LESSON PLANS THAT FIT THEIR CURRICULUM.] [PURPOSE: TO PREPARE AND ENABLE EDUCATORS TO USE HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THESE TANGIBLE SOURCES WILL ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS TO THE PAST THAT MANY STUDENTS CONSIDER MORE RELIABLE THAN MORE TRADITIONAL PRIMARY LITERARY SOURCES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND SPECIALIST STAFF WILL MEET THROUGHOUT THE ONE-YEAR PROJECT TERM TO DEVELOP THE GRANT-FUNDED MATERIALS. PROJECT MATERIALS WILL BE PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION IN MULTIPLE FORMATS, INCLUDING SHORT VIDEOS, A BOOKLET, OBJECT ANALYSES, AND LESSON PLANS FOR PRE-COLLEGE AND POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS. A BOOKLET FOR TEACHERS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO SERVE AS A GUIDE TO TEACHING HISTORY WITH MATERIAL CULTURE ALONGSIDE OTHER PRIMARY SOURCES. TWO DIGITAL TEACHING TOOLKITS THAT MEET STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS AND COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND WILL INCLUDE DETAILED LESSON PLANS, OBJECT ANALYSES, VIDEOS, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, ASSESSMENT GUIDES, AND ACTIVITIES. A NEW DIGITAL OBJECT LIBRARY WILL BE DEVELOPED THAT WILL INCLUDE 3D SCANNED OBJECTS FOR CLASSROOM USE AND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS TO CRAFT LESSON PLANS THAT FIT THEIR CURRICULA. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE GRANT WILL RESULT IN A MULTIPLATFORM PUBLICATION PROGRAM THAT WILL SUPPORT THE WORK OF HISTORIANS THROUGH NEW STREAMS OF CONTENT FOCUSED ON SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION, WITH POTENTIALLY ADDITIONAL APPLICABILITY FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORY. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE ASSOCIATION WITH A TEMPLATE FOR NEW PUBLICATION INITIATIVES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE NATION?S SECONDARY AND COLLEGE HISTORY CLASSES, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HISTORY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

CHANGE ACROSS THE LAND: NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AND POLICY [THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PROPOSES A THREE-WEEK COMBINED FORMAT SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TWENTY-FIVE HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY ON US ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES FROM THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY THROUGH THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. RECOGNIZING AND INTERPRETING THIS LONG HISTORICAL CONTEXT IS CRUCIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT DIFFERENTIATES CURRENT EMISSIONS-DRIVEN CLIMATE CHANGE FROM WHAT CAME BEFORE. THE INSTITUTE WILL BE HELD AT THE WILLIAM J. CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. DRAWING ON THE COLLECTIONS AT THE CLINTON LIBRARY AND THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS A LABORATORY, THE INSTITUTE WILL PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF HISTORICAL CONTENT, METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.]

AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY [THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) PROPOSES TO CONVENE A THREE-WEEK, FULLY VIRTUAL INSTITUTE OVER FIFTEEN DAYS IN JUNE AND JULY 2025 FOR 30 K?12 EDUCATORS ON THE THEME OF AFRICA IN WORLD HISTORY. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ENHANCE THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE, ALLOWING THEM TO EXPAND BEYOND THE OFTEN-LIMITED ENGAGEMENT WITH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES IN MANY WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOKS AND STATE STANDARDS. BUILDING ON PREVIOUS AHA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, THIS INSTITUTE WILL ENGAGE TEACHERS OF WORLD HISTORY IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY TO BEGIN ASSEMBLING A FREE DIGITAL SOURCE COLLECTION THAT WILL BE HOSTED ON THE AHA?S WEBSITE AS A PERMANENT RESOURCE FOR WORLD HISTORY TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, TEACHER-PARTICIPANTS WILL DEVELOP LESSON PLANS AND ASSIGNMENTS BUILT AROUND THE NEW SOURCEBOOK AND FOCUS ON INTEGRATING AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES IN A WAY THAT ALIGNS WITH THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN BUSY CLASSROOMS.]

NASA/AHA FELLOWSHIPS IN AEROSPACE HISTORY

NASA FELLOWSHIP IN AEROSPACE

THE FUTURE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PAST: NMAAHC INAUGURAL CONFERENCE

IN THE CONDUCT OF THE WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD RECRUIT APPLICANTS FOR THE FELLOWSHIP NATIONWIDE AND WITHOUT REGARD TO SUB-SPECIALTIES WITHIN THE FIELD OF AEROSPACE HISTORY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN THE OBJECTIVE AND DISINTERESTED ADVICE OF ACCOMPLISHED REPUTABLE HISTORIANS FROM THE SUB-FIELDS OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS HISTORY AS WELL AS THE HISTORICAL PROFESSION AT LARGE. SUCH REPRESENTATIVES SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE RECRUITMENT OF FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION OFAWARDEES. AWARDS SHALL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF SCHOLARLY MERIT AND PROMISE RELATIVE TO THE SUBJECT OF AEROSPACE HISTORY ESPECIALLY INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PAROCHIAL REGIONAL LOCAL OR CORPORATE INTEREST.