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Federal grants to American Historical Association

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American Historical Association in Washington, District of Columbia received $3.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with $2.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $207,323.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to American Historical Association by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$2.9 million
FY 20223$299,808
FY 20230$0
FY 20242$249,119
FY 20252$207,323

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund American Historical Association

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs 45.1641$2.9 million
Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development 45.1632$385,880
Mission Support 43.0092$215,000
Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development 45.1621$199,808

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Endowment for the Humanities4$3.5 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration2$215,000

Largest awards

The 6 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
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
ASST_NON_ZOR28365521_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Public ProgramsSeptember 21, 2021$2.9 million
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 tr
ASST_NON_ZED28420422_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum DevelopmentNovember 9, 2021$199,808
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 chan
ASST_NON_EH30150825_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Professional DevelopmentMarch 11, 2025$194,261
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
ASST_NON_ES30136024_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Professional DevelopmentSeptember 17, 2024$191,619
NASA/aha fellowships in aerospace history
ASST_NON_80NSSC22M0295_080 on USAspending
Mission SupportSeptember 29, 2022$165,000
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 hum
ASST_NON_80NSSC17M0059_080 on USAspending
Mission SupportFebruary 24, 2022$50,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does American Historical Association get?

$3.7 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives American Historical Association the most?

The National Endowment for the Humanities, with $3.5 million in 4 awards. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration follow.

What is American Historical Association's largest federal grant?

$2.9 million under Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with its first action in the period on September 21, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund American Historical Association?

Its largest are Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development and Mission Support.

Other grant recipients in Washington

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