GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than April 1, 2017.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has
invested more than $1,000,000 to support over 462 projects. Applications are
accepted at any time, but the deadline is April 1 for the annual selections,
which are announced in May. 

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GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than April 1, 2016.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has
invested more than $998,026 to support over 451 projects. Applications are
accepted at any time, but the deadline is April 1 for the annual selections,
which are announced in May. 

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Grants: Congressional Research Grants

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2015.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has
invested more than $944,208 to support over 436 projects. Applications are
accepted at any time, but the deadline is March 1 for the annual selections,
which are announced in April. 

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Grants: Congressional Research Grants

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2015.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has
invested more than $944,208 to support over 436 projects. Applications are
accepted at any time, but the deadline is March 1 for the annual selections,
which are announced in April. 

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* Grants: Congressional Research Grants *

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2014.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has invested more than $915,136 to support over 425 projects. Applications are accepted at any time, but the deadline is March 1 for the annual selections, which are announced in 

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GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2014.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Grants program has
invested more than $915,136 to support over 425 projects. Applications are
accepted at any time, but the deadline is March 1 for the annual selections,
which are announced in April. 

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Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact

Frank H. Mackaman

The Dirksen Congressional Center

2815 Broadway

Pekin IL 61554

309.3247.7113

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Ray LaHood Joins Dirksen Center as Senior Advisor

The Dirksen Congressional Center is pleased to announce that Ray LaHood, former
member of Congress and recently retired as Secretary of Transportation in
President Obama’s Cabinet, has joined The Center as Senior Advisor. 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM® 2013

* Deadline Extended: April 15, 2013 *

Congress in the Classroom® is a national, award-winning summer workshop
developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center and dedicated to
the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress.

Designed for high school or middle school teachers who teach U.S. history,
government, civics, political science, or social studies, the program accepts
35 teachers annually. 

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New Web Site: Robert H. Michel, U.S. Congressman --
http://www.robertmichel.name

The Dirksen Congressional Center has created a site devoted to Robert Henry
"Bob" Michel, a Republican representing central Illinois’s 18th congressional
district in the U.S. House of Representatives for 38 years.?He served as
Minority Whip (1975-1981) and Minority Leader (1981-1995) during an era of
Democratic Party House dominance. 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM® 2013

* Deadline: March 15, 2013 *

Congress in the Classroom® is a national, award-winning summer workshop
developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center and dedicated to
the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress.

Designed for high school or middle school teachers who teach U.S. history,
government, civics, political science, or social studies, the program accepts
35 teachers annually. 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2013

* Deadline: March 15, 2013 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program
developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is
dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress.

Congress in the Classroom® is designed for high school or middle school
teachers who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or
social studies. Thirty-five teachers will be selected to take part in the
program. 

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* NEW * The Serious Consequences of Congress as a Target of Humorists

In 2011, Stephen Frantzich, U.S. Naval Academy, received a Michel Special Grant
from The Dirksen Congressional Center for a project entitled "The Serious
Consequences of Congress as a Target of Humorists." This exploratory research
is designed to analyze humorous representations correlated with public
knowledge and evaluation of Congress. Congressional representations seem like
fertile ground for testing a number of important hypotheses relevant both to
Congress and a broader understanding of the sources of public opinion toward
other political institutions. The research resulted in a teaching module now
 

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GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2013

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress and its leaders. Since 1978, the Congressional Research
Awards (formerly the Congressional Research Grants) program has invested more
than $881,041 to support over 414 projects. Applications are accepted at any
time, but the deadline is March 1 for the 

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Take a look at The Dirksen Center's Congressional Timeline 2.0!
http://www.congressionaltimeline.org

In October 2010, we announced the first version of The Dirksen Center's new
Congressional Timeline. At that time we introduced more than 200 examples of
major laws passed by Congress from 1933 to the present. As with any new
website, our first version had some bugs to work out. So considering our users'
feedback and taking a hard look at our first version, we have done our best to
improve the timeline by creating the Congressional Timeline 2.0. 

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LAST WEEK TO APPLY!

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2012

* Deadline: April 15, 2012 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 21st year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress. 

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NEW * CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2012

* Deadline: April 15, 2012 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 21st year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress.

Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers
who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social
studies. Forty teachers will be selected to take part in the program. All
online applications must be received by no later than April 

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* GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS *

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2012.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named
for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private,
nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the
study of Congress and its leaders. Applications are accepted at any time, but
the deadline is March 1 for the annual selections, which are announced in
April. A total of up to $35,000 will be available in 2012. 

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There's a whole new look to CongressLink - http://www.congresslink.org...

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of CongressLink, The Dirksen Congressional
Center is proud to introduce a new edition of the site. Our interface has a
brand new appearance, and we’ve streamlined the site to make it faster, easier,
more intuitive - and a whole lot nicer to look at. Inspired and guided by
suggestions and feedback from our users, we've re-designed it from the ground
up and loaded it with new features. We didn't stop at making it look better and
work more efficiently. We've expanded the content. The site now 

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Last Week to Apply!

Call for Participation: Congress in the Classroom 2011-Our 20th Year

* Deadline to Apply: April 15, 2011 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 20th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress. 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2011 - OUR 20TH YEAR

* Deadline: April 15, 2011 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 20th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress. 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2011 -- OUR 20TH YEAR

* Deadline: April 15, 2011 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 20th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress. 

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GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS 2011

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2011.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. A total of up to
$35,000 will be available in 2011. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to
$3,500. Stipends will be awarded to individuals (not organizations) on a
competitive basis. Grants will normally extend for one year. In some
circumstances, the Center will make more than one award to a single individual
in consecutive years, but not more than three awards to the 

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GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS 2011

DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2011.

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund
research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. A total of up to
$35,000 will be available in 2011. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to
$3,500. Stipends will be awarded to individuals (not organizations) on a
competitive basis. Grants will normally extend for one year. In some
circumstances, the Center will make more than one award to a single individual
in consecutive years, but not more than three awards to the 

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Introducing the Congressional Timeline 1.0 --
http://www.congressionaltimeline.org/ -- from The Dirksen Congressional Center

Now at your fingertips . . .

* Major laws -- more than 200 examples -- passed by Congress from 1933 to the
present

* The partisan composition of each Congress, along with the presidential
administration and the congressional leaders

* The session dates of each Congress 

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* NEW LESSON PLAN * CREATING A METAPHOR FOR THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

During The Dirksen Center's annual Congress in the Classroom® workshop --
http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_CongressClassroom.htm --
participants are asked to introduce the lesson plans, resources, and techniques
that have proven successful in teaching about Congress in their classrooms. A
past participant presented a lesson entitled, "Creating a Metaphor for the
Three Branches of Government." 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2010

NEW SESSIONS ADDED!!! DEADLINE APPROACHING!!!

* Deadline: April 15, 2010 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 19th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress. 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2010

NEW SESSIONS ADDED!!!

* Deadline: April 15, 2010 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 19th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress.

Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers
who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social
studies. Forty teachers will be selected to take part in the program. All
online applications must be received by no later than 

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2010

* Deadline: April 15, 2010 *

Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in
its 19th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching
about Congress.

Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers
who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social
studies. Forty teachers will be selected to take part in the program. All
online applications must be received by no later than April 15, 2010. 

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