Project Grant 80NSSC22K0882

The Springfield Museums Corporation, doing business as the Springfield Museum, was awarded a $503,621 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.301 - Museums for America) on September 1, 2024. The grant will fund the creation of a new permanent exhibit at the Springfield Science Museum about archosaurs, the animal group from which dinosaurs evolved, and the prehistoric history of the local region. The exhibit will feature hands-on STEM learning experiences, objects...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $262,141 Project Grant to the Museum of Science under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 6, 2022. The funding will support conducting a feasibility study to develop a planning strategy for creating a missing pedestrian link between the Museum of Science and surrounding business and tourism areas in the Riverwalk at Science Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Completion of the study will help...

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum received a $152,284 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will fund the planning and design of a permanent exhibit focused on the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. The museum will partner with the Illinois State Museum and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library to build upon the library's previous exhibition with new material...

Grant Award Summary Zoo New England received a $493,619 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award supports the Connector Program, which enhances visitor experiences at both Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo through expanded interpersonal interpretation and interactive educational offerings. The deliverables include the installation of...

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum (SCIAAHM) was awarded a $477,585 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. With this funding, SCIAAHM will hire a full-time Museum Director to strengthen operations, sustainability planning, and board development in accordance with recommendations from a 2020 Museum Assessment Program report. The Director will benchmark practices...

The Children's Museum will provide hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM)-based programs to over 1,000 local youth ages 3 to 14 and their caregivers under a $187,210 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301). In collaboration with six Hartford Public Library branches, three Hartford Family Centers, and the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, the museum will design and develop field...

The Worcester Art Museum was awarded a $666,070 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the implementation phase of the museum's permanent exhibition of the Higgins Armory Collection of Arms and Armor, which consists of over 1,500 objects. Key project activities include: Collaborating with an accessibility consultant and exhibition designer to create inclusive and accessible exhibition...

The Kidzeum of Health and Science will partner with Springfield, Illinois School District 186 through a $196,708 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America Project Grant to create a two-week STEAM residency program for approximately 1,000 second graders. Under the award period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022, Kidzeum will develop and implement an immersive curriculum focused on collaborative STEAM projects and incorporating literacy, wellness, and other...

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) received a $250,000 Project Grant award on March 19, 2026, from the Federal Highway Administration under the Federal Lands Access Program (CFDA 20.224). The grant supports Safe Routes to National Parks improvements at Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, with a project completion date of December 31, 2027. The Federal Lands Access Program funds transportation infrastructure improvements that provide access to, are adjacent to, or are...

The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, FL was awarded a $1,009,936 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will be used to strengthen and expand two paid workforce development internship programs for South Florida high school students in grades 10-12: the Everglades EcoExplorers and the Aviation Academy. The internships will provide students from underserved communities with education,...