Project Grant ALHC260287OMS26
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture received a $472,232 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), awarded September 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2029. The award funds capacity-building initiatives designed to strengthen the museum's operational and curatorial capabilities. Primary deliverables include the hiring of a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Taller Puertorriqueno received a $438,783 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports the Philadelphia-based cultural center's initiative to expand digital access to its archival collections through a collaborative partnership with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Key...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico, Inc. a $316,983 project grant under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (CFDA 45.033) program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The museum will develop and implement a comprehensive staff onboarding and professional development initiative encompassing all employees, volunteers, and docents. The project will establish baseline...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The City of El Paso received a $500,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The El Paso Museum of History will redesign, fabricate, and install an enhanced version of its permanent exhibition incorporating state-of-the-art immersive technologies, including advanced filming...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Hispanic Society of America received a $377,630 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The award supports a comprehensive collections stewardship initiative focused on assessing, cataloging, and rehousing the institution's significant works on paper collection comprising over 10,000 objects, including rare...
- Federal Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University's University Museum received $189,753 in Project Grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports a three-year paid internship program designed to provide professional training and career development to NMSU graduate students pursuing museum careers while...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Hispanic Society of America received a $149,275 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The two-year initiative focuses on the assessment, cataloging, and rehousing of 45 historic rugs and textiles in the institution's collection, with particular emphasis on 28 al-Andalusian pieces currently facing preservation risks due to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Caribbean University, Inc., received a $486,200 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033) to lead a professional development initiative strengthening stewardship of American Latino history and culture across Puerto Rico. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, supports capacity-building workshops for museum professionals at five...
- Federal Grant Award Summary La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley received a $784,600 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports a comprehensive digital collections initiative to organize, catalog, and digitize up to 90% of the organization's existing image collection documenting local history....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received a $511,275 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports the "Preserving Nuestras Historias" (Preserving Our Histories) initiative, which will develop and implement a comprehensive preservation and digitization project focused on Latino history and culture...
Nueva Esperanza, Inc. received a $474,923 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), awarded September 1, 2026, with completion by August 31, 2028. The award funds the enhancement of the Esperanza Arts Center's Artist in Residence Program and institutional capacity-building initiatives centered on the Galeria Esperanza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The grant supports two primary deliverables: exhibition curation and professional workforce development. Exhibition activities include annual artist-in-residence curated exhibits showcasing both the resident artist's work and other Latino artists, plus summer student exhibitions and expanded public programming. Workforce development components establish an assistant curator opportunity for college students, mentor fellowships for 12-16 high school and college undergraduates, and professional development training for EAC staff in curatorial and conservation practices for temporary and traveling exhibits. The project directly benefits approximately 35-40 individuals across professional staff, resident artists, assistant curators, and mentor fellows, while advancing broader institutional capacity for year-round exhibition operations and increased community access to American Latino art and cultural programming.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $474.9k | 7/17/26 |