Project Grant 19278743424

The Broward County Library will use a $187,544 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop a "BCL to Go - Workforce Ready" program. Through this program, the library will provide 60 mobile workstations equipped with workforce development and educational applications to residents in six zip codes impacted by high unemployment and COVID-19. Each kit will include a table with an internet hotspot to serve as a portable workstation. Users will be able to...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc. a $100,000 project grant under the National Leadership Grants program to produce One Brooklyn TV in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. One Brooklyn TV will bring educational media content to over 550,000 households in Brooklyn, providing students access to remote curriculum and instructional videos regardless of internet access. Now in its second year, the program will focus on creating...

The International Center of Photography in New York City was awarded a $215,784 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to reinstate and expand its library-based public programs. Under the one-year award running from November 2021 through October 2022, the Center will deliver both in-person and virtual public programs focused on photography at its William Randolph Hearst Library location. Programming will include book events, film...

The Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc. will deliver the "Wild Where We Live: Online and Experiential Enrichment for Early Learning Support" program through a $122,212 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The program builds on a previous "Champions for Children" pilot to provide virtual and in-person early learning support services to families recovering from pandemic-related challenges. Activities include weekly virtual story times by the...

This Project Grant award for $1,013,261, funded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will create an innovative ecosystem to support the integration of extended reality (XR) technologies, including 360° photography/videography, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality, into technician education programs. The key goals are to: 1) assess XR technology adoption and create implementation resources for two-year colleges, 2) develop XR faculty...

The School Board of Broward County, Florida received a $525,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement the "ART & TECH: CREATING 3-DIMESION ZONES (3DZ)" program. This grant, funded through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (CFDA 84.215) program, supports the development and improvement of literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and...

The City of Hialeah Public Library in Florida will receive $236,712 through a one-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to counteract the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in its community. Through the grant, the library will offer weekly digital literacy workshops at five branches serving low-income neighborhoods to help residents of all ages and backgrounds gain skills to work, learn, find jobs and grow...

The Baltimore Museum of Art will implement hybrid virtual and in-person K-4 educational programs through a $106,597 Institute of Museum and Library Services Project Grant awarded November 1, 2021 through the National Leadership Grants program. Specifically, the Museum will provide its Close Encounters and Literacy Through the Arts programs, historically facilitated in-person, to Baltimore City and County students in hybrid virtual and in-person formats as schools recover from the COVID-19...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $547,371 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) Project Grant to The TECH Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The award will enable the museum to create educational resources that empower youth from historically marginalized communities to envision themselves in STEM careers. Key activities include: Developing STEM events, project-based mentoring models, and career exploration resources in collaboration with local schools, the Santa...

The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation will implement a community engagement project titled "Creative Attention" under a $235,779.60 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Through the grant, the Art Center will partner with a licensed art therapist to encourage community members to use art to address anxiety and recognize manifestations of the emotion. Therapeutic art workshops will be conducted and an intergenerational family...