Project Grant 19463014126

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Opus 40 Inc. a $600,000 Project Grant under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) to restore and repair the central bluestone sculpture at Opus 40, a 55-acre sculpture park and nationally significant historic site located in Saugerties, New York. Constructed over 40 years within an abandoned quarry, the central sculpture consists of undulating ramps, paths, platforms, grottos, pools, and stairs formed from millions...

The American Arts Conservancy Inc. received a $2.1M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415) to design, implement, and install the official United States exhibition at the 61st Art Biennale in Venice, Italy in 2026. The award, obligated on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of January 1, 2027, encompasses the development and delivery of all...

The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina will receive $376,696 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to design and implement the United States Colored Troops Sculpture Interpretation Project. The Museum will tell the story of 1,600 local soldiers who fought for the Union at the Battle of Forks Road through the interpretation of a new sculpture site and sculpture by North Carolina artist Stephen Hayes...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded America250.Org, Inc. a Project Grant of $17.9 million under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop and deploy six mobile exhibits celebrating America's 250th anniversary throughout 2026. These "Freedom Trucks" will travel to local libraries, school libraries, and community events across the country to educate Americans about the key people, places, and events central to...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the National Park Foundation a $10.14 million Project Grant on December 30, 2025, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). Through its wholly owned subsidiary Freedom250, the National Park Foundation will create and deploy six mobile exhibits across the United States throughout 2026 to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary. Designed as "Freedom Trucks" based on the historical Freedom Train model,...

The Bronx Museum of Arts will receive $799,458 under a two-year Museums for America Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to enhance community engagement programs promoting equity and social justice through the arts. Key initiatives include deepening partnerships and improving access to public programs, commissions and residencies for local artists, and digitally accessible learning materials. Free professional development seminars and a residency program will allow...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the Town of Rockingham, Vermont, $228,200 under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to fund the conservation of the Fort Ethan Allen Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals painted by Stephen J. Belaski. The award was obligated on September 23, 2025, with a project completion date of April 30, 2029. This physical preservation project supports the restoration and conservation of nationally significant historic artwork, consistent with...

This Project Grant award of $129,300.00 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will assist The Society of the Cincinnati in developing an exhibition that interprets various battles of the American Revolution through the stories of diverse participants. The exhibition, titled "Voices of Revolution," will focus on the sieges of Yorktown and Savannah, the battles of Monmouth, Brandywine, and Newport, and the site of Youngs...

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts received a $792,642 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025. The grant will enable the organization to implement and evaluate a project designed to engage the local community in activating prominent public spaces with art at six sites in and around its San Francisco campus. The project will involve a curatorial council of community members...

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,...