Connect with a historical organization in your community to instill in children the importance of protecting and promoting its history. Each year, the History Channel offers an opportunity for a history organization to partner with an after-school program or youth group and propose a project.
Winning applicants are awarded up to $10,000 for their project.
The main criteria for applications are:
· Proposed projects must focus on exploring and preserving a significant aspect of community history.
· Proposed projects must raise awareness among children, youth and community members about the significance of their local heritage and the importance of preserving it.
· Proposed projects must include a tangible resource that captures students’ efforts to learn about and preserve their local history in a unique, creative way.
The deadline for applications, which must be completed online, is June 5. For rules and more information, go to www.history.com/content/saveourhistory/ and click on the “grant program” link.
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