Project Grant 19097117823

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 Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Society To Preserve The Millvale Murals Of Maxo Vanka $984,920 under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support restoration, preservation, and repair work on 12 murals within the Maxo Vanka Murals Collection at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, PA. As part of a long-term conservation effort, the project goals are to restore and...

This $1,400,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures program will fund the restoration of four large Julian Garnsey murals and the ceiling in the rotunda of the Tower Building at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The objectives are to uncover, research, repair, and reinstall the WPA-era murals that depict the American spirit, ingenuity, and strength, as well as restore the original design of the building's ceiling. The 2-to-3-year project will be...

This $870,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.289 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending) supports workforce development and creative skills programming by non-profit organization As220 in Providence, Rhode Island. The grant, active from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027, will fund multidisciplinary arts education, creative workforce initiatives, and professional development services for underserved youth,...

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum was awarded a $504,175 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The grant will fund the creation of a paid apprenticeship program to provide hands-on training in collections management and art preparation for emerging museum professionals in northern New Mexico. The program aims to address the shortage of qualified registrars and art handlers in the region by recruiting...

This $420,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded on July 1, 2025 to The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, Inc., a non-profit organization in Baltimore, Maryland. The funding supports the Peale Center's initiatives focused on cultural preservation, community engagement, and vocational training...

The Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization, received a $389,733 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA #45.031). This 3-year grant, awarded from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2027, supports the development of a workplace-based learning and practice immersive experience for students. Key activities include designing and implementing paid internships to grow student...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will use a $230,028 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to launch an audience engagement initiative. The museum will gradually resume in-person art programs for children and families to help reconnect patrons following pandemic closures. It will organize weekly art-making activities and playdates, create family-friendly gallery resources, distribute art kits, and reinstate its large-scale summer...

The Fleisher Art Memorial, a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $432,154 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. This three-year grant, running from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, will support Fleisher's efforts to expand arts programming and resources for immigrant communities in Southeast Philadelphia. Key activities funded through this grant include visual art exhibitions and presentations, community events, and...

This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) will support public art installations and related community engagement events in the Norris Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. The funding will enable the awardee, Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, to create public artworks that transform the local community, unite artists and residents, and promote individual and social...