The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) grant program is the Library of Congress's premier educational outreach program. The goals of the program include providing instructional materials, tools, education, and professional development that enhance teachers' ability to integrate digitized primary sources from the Library of Congress into instruction that builds student literacy, critical thinking skills, content knowledge and ability to conduct original research. TPS Consortium members are valued as "Connectors" who help the Library achieve its vision of connecting to all Americans.
Read more about the program at https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/teaching-with-primary-sources-partner-program/
As part of the TPS Regional program, TPS-Southern Region promotes the widespread, sustained and effective use of primary sources from the Library of Congress in a variety of educational settings by increasing access to the TPS program. School districts, universities, cultural institutions, library systems and other educational organizations may apply for grants of up to $25,000 to incorporate TPS materials and methods into their existing education and professional development programs for pre and in-service K-12 teachers, librarians, community members, and students.
Beginning in 2025, the TPS Regional Program will also offer subgrants under the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative, named in honor of late Congressmen John Lewis (D-GA) and Amo Houghton (R-NY). Lewis-Houghton Initiative subgrants will support projects incorporating music and creative arts-based primary sources and approaches to support student learning about civics, history, and democracy at the middle and high school level. Educational organizations across the country can apply for subgrants to incorporate music, visual art, theatre, poetry, and literature from the Library's digital collections, as well as arts-based approaches, into secondary civic and history education.
Grant recipients may use TPS funding to meet a variety of programmatic needs, including:
a research and public service institute committed to the heritage development—the identification, research, preservation, interpretation, and promotion—of our historic environment.
a major public institution of higher learning with the largest undergraduate enrollment in Tennessee. MTSU was founded in 1911 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training.
a statewide collaboration to highlight primary source collections, professional development and teacher resources to support teaching Tennessee history. Member organizations include Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee State Museum, Tennessee State Parks, East Tennessee Historical Society, Tennessee Historical Society, and TPS-MTSU.
Middle Tennessee State University, Box 80
Murfreesboro, TN 37132