Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Eastern Region

Hundreds of organizations from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories have enhanced their programming for educators through the TPS Regional program.

Regional Partners administer grants on behalf of the Library of Congress in the Eastern, Mid-Atlantic and US Territories, Southern, Midwest, Great Plains, and Western regions. The Eastern Region is comprised of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.

Educational institutions, literacy organizations, after-school centers and clubs, historical societies and museums, libraries, and other community, civic, and professional groups may apply for grants of up to $25,000 that expand the body of innovative strategies, tools, and materials for meaningful teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.

The Lewis-Houghton Initiative (LHI) is now part of the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Program.  The LHI is a Congressionally funded program named in honor of late Congressmen John R. Lewis (D-GA) and Amo Houghton (R-NY).  Through this initiative, educational organizations may apply for awards to develop digitally-enabled learning initiatives for secondary education based on creative arts driven instruction, especially focused on music, history, civics and democracy utilizing the digitized primary sources from the Library of Congress.

The TPS Eastern Region provides free online professional learning to familiarize prospective project leaders with Library of Congress TPS Program content and the tools necessary to launch TPS professional learning for grant participants.

Waynesburg University, American Historical Association, Middle Tennessee State University, Illinois State University, National Council for History Education and Metropolitan State University of Denver, administer grants on behalf of the Library of Congress in the East, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Great Plains and West.

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Whether you are a primary source aficionado or a newcomer, the TPS Eastern Region has a professional development event for you. Check out our free, online professional development courses, institutes, national and regional conference presentations, and at-your-desk webinars! 

Lesson Plans, Units, PD Plans, Activities, and Book Backdrops to engage and empower your students. This vetted searchable database of teacher-created resources is your source of inspiration for primary source driven teaching across the curriculum.