Project Grant 19119914423

The Worcester Art Museum will use a $732,988 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to develop and fabricate a new Arms and Armor Gallery. Work will continue with partners including Open Door Arts, Worcester Public Schools, and Clark University on final design documents, modular display systems for over 1,500 objects, integrated programming plans, and digital content. The gallery aims to serve families, students, teachers, and people with...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $1,204,900 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Cultural Council to support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan. This funding enables Massachusetts Cultural Council to provide a range of arts programming through subawards to prominent Massachusetts cultural institutions such as the Worcester Art Museum, Mass Museum of Contemporary Art, Boston Lyric Opera Company, and others....

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) to the Fine Arts Work Center In Provincetown, Inc. The grant, with an award date of July 8, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2025, will support arts...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $1,209,900 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) to the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The grant supports arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan. The performance period is from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. Through this grant, the Massachusetts Cultural Council has provided a variety of arts programs, services, and...

The Community Musicworks received a $120,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support staff salaries and musician costs for free music education and performance programs for children and youth from underserved communities in Rhode Island. The award period is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program...

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc., a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $1,204,832 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 3-year grant, beginning on September 1, 2023, will enable the organization to expand its existing summer visual arts and creative writing program to serve an additional 270 participants, reaching wider audiences by reducing barriers to participation. Key activities to be supported include...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) provides $1,062,600 to the Massachusetts Cultural Council through June 30, 2023 under the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025). The funding supports arts programs, services, and activities carried out under the NEA-approved strategic plans of the Council and its eleven sub-awardees across Massachusetts. Sub-awardees include well-known cultural institutions like the Huntington Theatre...

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA) was awarded a $583,117 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to deepen and expand youth engagement programs for teens in grades 6-12. The funding will support the ICA's work with over 2,000 Boston-area teens through school partnerships and out-of-school programs aimed at empowering youth to develop creative skills, strengthen identity, and build leadership abilities. A key aspect of the project is the expansion of programs...

The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant funds will support subgranting to nonprofit arts organizations in Massachusetts to aid their response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to provide opportunities for public participation in...

The Worcester Art Museum received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to implement its new permanent 5,000 square foot Arms and Armor Galleries. Featuring the Museum's nearly 2,000-object Higgins Collection of arms and armor, the Galleries will emphasize accessibility and empowering visitors of all backgrounds and abilities to curate their own experience exploring...