Project Grant AM0016000316

The National Liberty Museum received a $657,749 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund the museum's effort to create a formalized structure for engaging the community in planning, designing, and implementing exhibitions and programming about liberty. Museum staff will work with community members to form advisory boards and co-curate three exhibitions focused on youth movements, street art,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Cleveland Museum of Art received a $563,670 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) beginning October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The museum will engage a specialized consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive redesign of its interactive ArtLens Gallery, resulting in ArtLens 3.0. The redesigned gallery will incorporate interactive access technologies...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Cleveland Museum of Natural History received a $322,924 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This funding supports the second phase of a multi-year initiative to inventory, catalog, and rehouse the museum's rare books and fine arts collections, comprising over 7,000 objects including paintings, sculptures, prints,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Allen County Museum and Historical Society received a $211,009 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program, awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The award funds the development of a permanent exhibition on Ohio's eight U.S. Presidents, scheduled to open in 2026 as part of the America 250 celebrations. The exhibition will feature expanded...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded $195,088 to the Japanese American National Museum under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025. This Project Grant funds the conservation and preservation of the museum's textile collection, a nationally significant cultural...

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) was awarded a $296,250 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) federal grant program to undertake comprehensive diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) training for its board and staff. Facilitated by an outside consultant over the Sep 1, 2021 to May 31, 2023 period of performance, NMWA's board and staff will participate in a series of workshops and coaching sessions aimed...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National World War II Museum, Inc. received a $537,409 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The museum will expand access to its educational programs and resources by implementing summer camp programs for K-12 students, organizing commemoration ceremonies for significant World War II dates, and providing free museum...

Federal Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University's University Museum received a $189,753 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 three-year paid internship program designed to provide professional training and support to NMSU graduate students pursuing museum careers while simultaneously enhancing...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Discovery Children's Museum a $482,222 project grant under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports the expansion of the museum's early childhood literacy initiative targeting children up to age five in Las Vegas, Nevada. Key deliverables include redesigned interactive exhibit spaces, comprehensive professional development...

The American Association of Museums (AAM) received a $199,403 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The award will support AAM's creation and dissemination of a ten-part publication series titled "Museum Decision-Makers Emerging from Crisis," focused on case studies of museums navigating the transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic and integrating social...