Project Grant 19260027824

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Portland Museum of Art under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) on November 28, 2023. This grant supports the museum's Blueprint Project, which aims to provide planning and technical assistance related to wood products and technologies through March 1, 2028. The project aligns with the program's goals of expanding wood energy and wood products markets, promoting sustainable...

The Woodmere Art Museum received a $2,195,152 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The funding will enable the museum to stabilize and conserve significant works in their collection by Philadelphia artists, ranging from the 18th century to the present. Key project activities include establishing and configuring new storage spaces to relieve collection overcrowding, implementing updated...

The Portland Art Museum will receive $638,046 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to mount a retrospective exhibition of works by mid-century modernist Oscar Howe and a concurrent site-specific installation by artist Jeffrey Gibson. The Museum will collaborate with Many Nations Academy teachers and students to develop student-led tours of the exhibition and will partner with the Native American Youth and Family...

This $300,000 Project Grant was awarded on February 20, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The grant funding will provide direct technical assistance to the Forest Service, state foresters, tribes, public and private organizations regarding new and emerging wood utilization technologies and products to effectively manage forests and extend the most efficient and effective uses of wood. The goal is to reduce...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Wildlife Mississippi under the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support the Fannye Cook Conservation Education Complex: Demonstrating the Many Benefits of Building with Wood project from September 2021 through July 2025. The project aims to construct an educational complex in Georgia using wood as the primary building material. This aligns with the...

The Portland Art Museum was awarded a $609,441 federal Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the creation of a retrospective exhibition on the life and work of modernist painter and printmaker Yoshida Chizuko (1924-2017). The exhibition will feature Chizuko's early paintings and sketches, rare monotypes, woodblock prints, and mixed media prints, as well as archival materials such as...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Gray Organschi Architecture, LLC through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.674) to support the project "RESILIENT FORESTS RESPONSIVE STRUCTURES: REGENERATIVE SILVICULTURE AND EXPERIMENTAL MASS TIMBER COMPONENTS FOR THE US NORTHEAST" from December 5, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to provide technical assistance...

The Portland Art Museum, through its Center For An Untold Tomorrow division, received a $325,000 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant funded the development and delivery of "THE ART OF RESILIENCE: A CONTINUUM OF TLINGIT ARTS" public program from August 2016 through July 2020. This program explored Tlingit history and culture through humanities-focused...

This $200,000 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 the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program. The PAD program aims to showcase the work of U.S. performing artists to international presenters, reducing barriers for American artists seeking overseas touring opportunities. A sub-award of $250,001 was made to the Western Alliance Of Arts Adminstrators Foundation...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674) provides $402,126.00 in funding to the Stairway Manufacturers Association, Inc. to increase the use of wood in stairways and guard systems. The project aims to develop a design tool for architects and engineers to facilitate greater integration of wood materials in commercial construction. This award, effective January 23, 2024, supports the program's...