Project Grant 19115146223

This federal Project Grant award of $475,650 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program supports Clockshop, a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit arts organization in Los Angeles, to conduct a cultural asset mapping process. Through this project, Clockshop will engage the diverse local communities near a planned 18-acre state park to document their cultural practices, personal histories, and lived experiences through oral histories,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,994,610 to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY to conduct research on integrating Black, Indigenous, and other youth of color (BIPOC) into a collaborative design process with scientists and artists. The goal is to develop public-facing arts events focused on climate literacy and climate justice that will be integrated into local festivals and programs, directly impacting up to...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $500,000 Challenge Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to the National Ornamental Metal Museum (Metal Museum) in Memphis, Tennessee. The grant will support the "Reigniting the Fire" capital expansion project, which includes the renovation and restoration of Rust Hall, a landmark modernist building designed by renowned Memphis architect Roy Harrover. The project is part of the...

Through a $500,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program, Grounds For Sculpture, a non-profit organization located in Trenton, NJ, will expand its wellness initiative programming tailored for community members of varying physical and mental abilities, socioeconomic status, and seniors. The grant will fund the hiring of a new Wellness Program Manager to supervise, manage, and grow this initiative. Grounds For Sculpture will...

The Fashion Institute of Technology received a $182,444 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to deliver a series of one-week residential workshops exploring Italian American public art in New York City. The "Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces" project will strengthen place-based humanities teaching and learning by examining how monuments, landmarks, and public artworks are...

This $500,050 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research (DMR) and other divisions in the Engineering Directorate supports research to advance industrial adoption of metal additive manufacturing (AM) using an efficient molten metal droplet jetting process. The goal is to enable AM of metal components that are cost, speed, and quality competitive with traditional casting and machining processes. Key areas of focus include: 1) Increasing...

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 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...

This $100,000 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) supports youth arts employment opportunities and the creation of public art along the Crown, a 34-mile multi-use trail loop around Cincinnati, Ohio. The grant recipient, Art Opportunities Inc. (doing business as Artworks), is a non-profit arts organization based in Cincinnati that specializes in engaging local communities...

The Cleveland Museum of Art received a $630,592 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to create and share 600 3D photogrammetry images of works from its 63,000-object permanent collection. The museum will engage a contractor to photograph the objects and produce the 3D models, which will be made accessible on the museum's website and through host repositories. This initiative will advance the museum's open access...