Project Grant ARPML250548OMLS22
- The Arizona State Museum, under the University of Arizona, received a $358,118 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 preserve and enhance public access to the Tucson Urban Renewal (TUR) Photographic Collection. The project, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, will digitize over 3,000 photographic negatives, slides, and archival materials documenting...
- The Fresno City & County Historical Society's Kearney Mansion Museum will expand its "Time Travelers" curriculum under a $103,602 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The museum will develop new content for its immersive series on California history from the Gold Rush through Fresno County's settlement. It will incorporate additional ethnic studies perspectives on the discrimination immigrants faced and the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum Inc. a $168,286 Project Grant under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program (CFDA 45.033) on October 1, 2025. The award supports a two-year project through September 30, 2027, focused on capacity building and workforce development at the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in Tubac, Arizona. The grant funds three primary deliverables:...
- The Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, Arizona will receive $100,000 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to provide its Virtual Science on Wheels and Universe on Wheels programs to approximately 63,000 K-8 students during the 2021-2022 academic year. The Science Center will work with local schools, including Title I schools, to schedule, plan and provide the programs, which aim to strengthen students' understanding...
- The New Children's Museum in San Diego, California will receive $103,268 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to reimagine and expand its school visits program for pre-K/elementary students and Head Start groups. The Museum will develop new virtual tours, English/Spanish activity booklets, and art kits with digital art packets based on the success of similar pandemic-driven remote offerings. Programming will include...
- This $396,763 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program will support the Genesee Country Museum in strengthening the interpretation and educational programming related to the history of enslavement in 19th century New York State. The two-year project, beginning in September 2024, will focus on enhancing the interpretive content and visitor experiences at four historic buildings on the museum's campus: the Nathaniel Rochester House,...
- The Children's Museum Tucson received a $1,068,913 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will expand the museum's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program offerings for families and young learners in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, both on-site and through virtual and in-person outreach. Key activities include creating a new bilingual STEAM specialist position to...
- The New-York Historical Society received a $400,634 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to build staff cultural competency in accessibility and improve K-12 programming for students with disabilities. The project will create sustainable systems and structures to ensure all programs account for the needs of students with disabilities, establish consistent accessibility training for museum education staff, and...
- The La Jolla Historical Society received a $106,304 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will support the digitization of nearly 1,800 photographs, postcards, and oral history recordings in the society's collection. This project will hire and train two paid interns to digitize and catalog the collections, increasing accessibility for guest curators, researchers, genealogists, and the public. By...
- The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico was awarded a $154,000 federal Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The funding will support the center's efforts to pursue internal capacity building and strengthen its impact within the organization and the larger community. Key activities include: Investing in professional development to enhance and update museum practices, build staff knowledge and...
The Arizona Historical Society will reopen the Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens in Yuma, Arizona and provide educational programming for K-12 students through a $101,664 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program. The Society will hire two Audience Engagement Specialists to support daily site operations and develop educational materials including lesson plans and tour scripts for school field trips. This will allow the historical home museum, which depicts the development of Yuma from 1890 to 1950 through the stories of Italian immigrant E.F. Sanguinetti and his family, to reopen after revenue losses during the COVID-19 pandemic prevented staffing of these positions previously. The grant aims to advance museum practices through critical needs projects as outlined in the NLG program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $45.6k | 10/14/21 |