The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded a $741,469 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The grant will support the creation and expansion of a museum-based undergraduate internship and graduate fellowship program in partnership with American Latino museums. Key project activities include developing a new transdisciplinary museum studies course, increasing...
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) received a $610,518 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The purpose of this 3-year award, which began on September 27, 2023, is for UTEP's Rubin Center for the Visual Arts to expand its internship program for undergraduate students interested in museum professions. Key project activities include deploying an annual student recruitment...
The Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, TX received a $450,807 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the CFDA 45.031 American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative. The grant award will be used to improve and formalize the museum's Latino museum internship program. Project activities will include hands-on training for undergraduate students in areas such as exhibition development, curatorial work, education, and social/digital media. The grant funds...
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago received a $556,726 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop a yearlong internship program for undergraduate students. The grant, awarded under the IMLS American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will support the placement of interns in various museum departments, including education, youth initiatives, permanent collection, and visual art exhibitions. Project funds will cover...
The University of North Texas was awarded a $249,998 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant supports the implementation and development of an online modular curriculum with a strong experiential component to educate the next generation of information professionals in the archiving and curation of resources that provide the means to revitalize community memory and language. The project...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $1,153,326 Project Grant under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031) to the Museum of Latin American Art. This grant will support the development of the Latino Museum Research and Fellowship Consortium, a paid fellowship program for masters and postdoctoral students. Key project activities include forming an advisory council, purchasing collections management software, providing digitization...
The Arizona State University Art Museum, in partnership with the Hispanic Research Center, received a $690,049 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031). The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will fund the creation of the Latinx Art & Culture Curatorial Fellows and Internship Program. This initiative will expand fellowship and internship opportunities, produce a bilingual...
This $607,783 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031) will enable the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to partner with the Museum of Art and History to create an internship program for 3 graduate and 3 undergraduate students. The interns will receive training in public programming, curatorial and exhibition development, and mentorship. The fellows will develop a...
The University of North Texas was awarded a $415,366 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will fund a 3-year project to enhance public library services for immigrants in times of crisis, strengthen the resilience of under-resourced immigrant groups, and contribute to overall community well-being through research. The project will investigate the information needs of immigrants in under-resourced...
This $545,646 federal Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2024 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will enable the Vincent Price Museum at East Los Angeles College to expand its museum internship program for students enrolled in the college's Museum Studies Certificate track. The grant funds will support the creation of new partnerships with additional museums and cultural institutions to...