Project Grant 191035442C22

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $540,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals (CFDA 45.024) program to the Conference of Mayors Research and Education Foundation. The grant will support the Mayors Institute on City Design (MICD) program, which brings mayors of U.S. cities together with design and arts professionals through in-person and virtual workshops. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The MICD...

The Aamc Foundation received a $397,844 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312) to expand a leadership development program for two cohorts of early career art curators from underrepresented backgrounds over a three-year period from September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The program will provide participants with virtual sessions on relevant topics, one-on-one mentoring from senior curator liaisons, three diversity and inclusion workshops, two...

The Aamc Foundation will receive $100,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to support a ten-month mentorship program pairing junior art curators with three to five years of experience with senior curators. Two cohorts of ten mentors and ten mentees each will engage in a three-day residency, site visits to mentor institutions, a conference, and virtual meetings. The goal is for junior curators to improve skills in supporting...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $448,463 Project Grant under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Inc. The grant aims to strengthen the management, fiscal operations, and academic quality of the private, non-profit educational institution, with a focus on improving outcomes for underrepresented student populations. The funding will support a range of activities designed to...

The Association of Children's Museums will receive $535,980 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to conduct research and develop tools to support the virtual programming efforts of children's museums. Specifically, the Association will partner with research firms to collect data from museums and stakeholders on virtual programming needs, analyze museum assets, and identify best practices. Findings will...

The federal Project Grant award, with ID MG256076OMS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The $1,231,500 grant will support Voices In Contemporary Art Inc. (Voca), a non-profit organization, in developing the capacity of art museum professionals across the United States in artist-centered stewardship practices. Through 18 workshops attended by teams from over 200 museums, the project will...

The Museum of the City of New York will use a $120,607 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to hire a full-time Education & Community Coordinator. This coordinator will facilitate both online and onsite programming for students, teachers, families, and intergenerational audiences in New York City with a focus on building, sustaining, and advancing community-based initiatives in East Harlem and across the five boroughs. The...

The Corita Art Center (CAC) in Hollywood, California will receive $133,978 under a one-year Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand its outreach and education activities through various online and in-person programs. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), CAC will develop bilingual workbooks, activity packets, videos and livestreamed workshops to address issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as social...

The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois was awarded a $490,682 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a bilingual artist residency program for K-12 students in Chicago public schools with high percentages of Latino children. The program will support state standards for English language arts and literacy, train and support teaching artists, provide professional development...

The federal Project Grant award, with ID MA256056OMS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) grant program. The $400,000 award will fund BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn to offer 35-40 twelve-session arts and media education residencies per year in partnership with New York City public schools. The residency programs will focus on strengthening students' arts and media mastery, critical thinking skills, and social-emotional...