Project Grant 1751007048

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $157,899 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) to implement an educational program engaging local high school students enrolled in the English as a New Language program. The program will involve field trips and weekly in-school classes designed to help students improve their language skills through photography. The project will culminate in a student-produced public art...

The Center received a $162,500 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164). The award will support the project "THE DEMOCRATIC LENS: PHOTOGRAPHY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT" from September 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. Under this award, the Center will use photography and civic engagement programs to explore human history and culture. Specifically, the Center will provide public programs...

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) received a $392,230 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to complete the digitization, preservation, and dissemination of its entire photography collection. This includes the newly acquired collection of 4,062 photographs by American photographer Aaron Siskind. VMFA will create verbal descriptions for 1,000 images to enhance accessibility for visually impaired...

The Museum of Contemporary Photography received a $519,181 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to digitize and catalog approximately 6,000 artworks from its permanent collection. The grant will support hiring and training two curatorial assistants who will research and update artist biographies and catalog content based on surveys with artists, their agents, and families. This project will result in increased public...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to Excel Alaska, Inc. on June 17, 2024 under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215). The grant will support the ALASKA EXCEL RURAL EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM, which aims to improve educational outcomes for Alaska Native youth by delivering comprehensive educational activities, strategies, and support services tailored to their unique needs. Key focus areas include...

This $390,733 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds the acquisition of a direct detection electron camera for an existing scanning transmission electron microscope at the University of Oregon. The camera will enable low-dose and phase-sensitive imaging of materials, allowing researchers to image dose-sensitive samples and provide videos of fast nanoscale processes. This will support characterization of advanced...

The Hawaii State Department of Education received a $12.4 million Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support its Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program between July 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing access to well-rounded educational opportunities, improving school conditions for...

The Phillips Collection received a $197,845 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support exhibitions and public programs celebrating its centennial. The grant will fund an interdepartmental team to fabricate and install two exhibitions featuring renowned American artists David Driskell and Alma Thomas from October 2021 through January 2022. The team will also plan and implement...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program supports the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in expanding its arts-based educational programming and community partnerships in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Feltonville. The $797,000 award will enable PAFA to hire two part-time art educators, add a fourth partner school, and continue providing year-round bilingual services such as student...

The Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas was awarded a $389,593 TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The award period is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The grant provides comprehensive support services to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The program aims to increase...