Project Grant 19314604424

The National Information Standards Organization, Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration & Innovation, and Lehigh University Libraries, with 27 partner organizations, will develop the Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP) through a $1.2 million project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The three-year grant will support the creation of best practices, standards improvements, and prototype middleware infrastructure to advance cooperative collection...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) program (CFDA 45.313), will provide $135,934 to Columbia University to convene a two-day forum for 15-20 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) archives and special collections curators. The forum aims to enhance professional development, inclusivity, and ethical stewardship of collections in this often-overlooked part of the library and archives...

The National Park Service (NPS), through the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), awarded a $195,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Great Basin Institute, through its Nevada Conservation Corps division, to support archival processing of 166 linear feet of resource management records from various units of the National Park System. The purpose of this project is to provide an archival professional the opportunity to gain valuable experience within a national park setting and apply...

This $163,782.33 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" (CFDA 15.945) program will fund a project to provide hands-on collection-focused educational work experience opportunities for archeology, anthropology, and museum studies students. The key products and services to be delivered include: in-processing approximately...

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation will develop new online training resources for the Connecting to Collections Care program through a $431,390 Institute of Museum and Library Services project grant awarded September 1, 2022. Under the grant, the Foundation will create 33 new webinars, six online courses with closed captioning and translations in English and Spanish, and enhance the program's website search functionality and accessibility through August 31, 2025. As the sub-awardee...

This $974,414 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program supports George Mason University, in collaboration with several partners, to develop a community archiving prototype and training materials. The key objectives are to: (1) create the Archives for Racial and Cultural Healing (ARCH) National Collaborative, (2) support the Chipman ARCH project as a prototype and develop curriculum/practices for future ARCH regional...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA #45.313), provides $142,419 to the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus to develop and deliver capacity-building workshops on digital collections management for memory workers (e.g., staff at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) across Puerto Rico. The key objectives are to strengthen a community of practice in the region and...

The University Museum at Southern Illinois University will use a $350,437 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.301 - Museums for America) to improve the stewardship of its collections. Over the 2-year grant period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025, museum staff will inventory approximately 11,000 objects from the South and Central American, American History, and 3-dimensional Contemporary Art collections. This will involve training staff in collections...

This $150,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. Rutgers University, in collaboration with Simmons University and the University of Connecticut, will use the funding over a 24-month period to address the need for integrated, flexible, and comprehensive approaches to provenance documentation across various types of collections. The project will bring together 100 research and...

The Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum (MEBA) at Florida A&M University will use a $726,884 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to build its digital capacity and expand public services for its collections. Key activities include hiring a full-time archivist to assist with inventorying, cataloging, and rehousing collections; creating and updating finding...