The American Historical Association is proud to manage the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Mid-Atlantic and US Territories Region funded by the Library of Congress to further the Library's mission to engage, inspire, and inform the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity.
The Mid-Atlantic and US Territories Region encompasses Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and US Virgin Islands.
Grant Funding Available
Apply for a Grant
A broad range of education institutions and community, civic, and professional groups are eligible to apply for subgrants of up to $25,000 for projects and initiatives that expand the body of innovative strategies, tools, and resources for meaningful teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.
TPS Regional Subgrants
TPS subgrants fund initiatives grounded in engagement with primary sources and tailored to the unique needs of learners in specific communities. Past subgrants have, for example, provided resources for nonprofits working with teachers in remote areas in their state. They have helped local cultural institutions connect items in their holdings with digitized primary sources from the Library, providing learners with both a local and national view of important historical events. TPS regional subgrants have supported projects that support teaching and learning in civics, economics, disability history, law, writing, local and place-based history, media literacy, data visualization, state archives holdings, Congressional center activities, student inquiry, and many others.
Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative Subgrants
The TPS Regional Program also offers subgrants under the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative, named in honor of late Congressmen John Lewis (D-GA) and Amo Houghton (R-NY). The initiative supports civics, history and democracy learning among secondary students, using creative arts-based primary sources. Educational organizations across the country can apply for subgrants to incorporate music, art, drama, and literature through primary sources from the Library’s collections into secondary curricula.
Application Information
How to Apply
The TPS Mid-Atlantic and US Territories Region will review proposals submitted before deadlines throughout the year. Our next submissions deadlines will be July 15, 2025, and October 15, 2025.
Project Proposal Guide
Find information about the required application documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn about who is eligible to receive a grant, what the target audience is, and more answers to frequently asked questions.
TPS Consortium Member Mini-Grants
TPS Consortium Members working in the Mid-Atlantic and US Territories Region are eligible for mini-grants to extend their TPS work.
TPS Regional Partners
Key Links
Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program
Since 2006, the Library has awarded TPS grants to build a nationwide network of organizations that deliver educational programming, and create teaching materials and tools based on the Library’s digitized primary sources and other online resources.
TPS Regional Program
The TPS Regional program 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.
TPS Teachers Network
Join the TPS Teachers Network to find primary source-based teacher materials relevant to your own classroom.
Funded by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program.
Content created and featured in partnership with the TPS program does not indicate an endorsement by the Library of Congress.