Project Grant 19110044423

The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, doing business as The Brooklyn Museum, has been awarded a $545,751 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to support 55 paid internships for students and early career professionals interested in careers in the arts and cultural institutions. The project will provide training opportunities that center the lived experiences of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the arts...

The Seattle Art Museum will expand its Emerging Arts Leader Internship Program under a $472,783 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. Over three years, more than 40 individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the museum field will participate in the paid internship program, which includes enrichment training and ongoing mentorship with museum staff. A coordinator will be hired to manage the expanded internship program. The...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $515,805 Project Grant under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032) to Historic New England-Spnea, a non-profit organization in Boston, MA. The grant will fund a 3-year pilot program to enhance equity and diversity within the museum workforce. The program will provide paid internships to 76 undergraduate, graduate, and recent degree recipients, offering them training, support, and connections to navigate museum...

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 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus received a $477,520 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The grant, which runs from September 2023 through September 2026, will support an academic-structured, employment-oriented internship program focused on Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Key project activities include providing staff training and developing museum studies...

This $545,646 federal Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2024 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will enable the Vincent Price Museum at East Los Angeles College to expand its museum internship program for students enrolled in the college's Museum Studies Certificate track. The grant funds will support the creation of new partnerships with additional museums and cultural institutions to...

The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago received a $556,726 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop a yearlong internship program for undergraduate students. The grant, awarded under the IMLS American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will support the placement of interns in various museum departments, including education, youth initiatives, permanent collection, and visual art exhibitions. Project funds will cover...

The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum will use a $504,891 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to expand its professional staff and develop a paid internship program. A new Curator/Exhibition Developer and Program Manager will be hired to recruit 15-18 student interns annually over three years from area colleges. Interns will support the Curator in inventorying and cataloging...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $276,500 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) Project Grant to Goggle Works, a non-profit organization and limited liability company, to expand its workforce development programs dedicated to advancing and empowering marginalized groups to develop pathways into museum careers. The project activities include implementing an 8-week career development mentorship program for 15 local high school students, a 10-week summer residency program...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) received a $236,050 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program to support a three-year Preservation Training Initiative. The Initiative will offer two paid internships per year - one for 12 months and one for a 10-week summer term - to provide training and professional development opportunities to college students considering careers in conservation. The...