Project Grant ARPML250693OMLS22
- The Museum of the City of New York will use a $120,607 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to hire a full-time Education & Community Coordinator. This coordinator will facilitate both online and onsite programming for students, teachers, families, and intergenerational audiences in New York City with a focus on building, sustaining, and advancing community-based initiatives in East Harlem and across the five boroughs. The...
- The N Y City Of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum received a $479,204 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will enable the museum to transform its winter kitchen into an immersive space exploring the history of enslavement in the Northern United States. Key products and services to be delivered include: Engaging a consultant to create an immersive digital projection in the winter kitchen, featuring original footage, archival...
- The New Orleans Museum of Art will use a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to hire a Digital Assets Manager. With a completion date of October 31, 2022, the award will support efforts to expand public access to the museum's permanent collection through digital tools and resources. The Digital Assets Manager will resolve the museum's backlog of pre-pandemic digital processing work and substantially increase the...
- The Historic Hudson Valley in Tarrytown, New York will strengthen its digital capacity and develop online teacher resources through a $119,001 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. Under the award, set to run from November 2021 through October 2022, the nonprofit will hire new interpretive staff with skills in digital storytelling to lead virtual programs and train existing staff on differences between in-person and online...
- The International Center of Photography in New York City was awarded a $215,784 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to reinstate and expand its library-based public programs. Under the one-year award running from November 2021 through October 2022, the Center will deliver both in-person and virtual public programs focused on photography at its William Randolph Hearst Library location. Programming will include book events, film...
- Historic Deerfield, Inc. received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to expand its virtual and hybrid humanities programming. With this two-year award beginning Oct 1, 2021, Historic Deerfield will hire a new Digital Engagement Specialist and pursue infrastructure upgrades to deliver high-quality digital content and hybrid programming to worldwide audiences. Specific activities...
- The Dyckman Discussions: A More Perfect Union in Inwood project received a $320,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program (CFDA 45.164). The two-year project at the New York City of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum will deliver a series of in-person panel discussions and community dialogues exploring topics in New York history and their relevance to today's social and political climate. In the first year,...
- The American Folk Art Museum in Long Island City, New York will receive $121,461 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to upgrade its software and digitize archival materials from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. The museum will implement new software to allow additional media types like audio and visual files to be added to its website for the first time. This will include digitizing archival photos, letters,...
- The Historic House Trust of New York City was awarded a $186,200 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to support the "History Unpaused" initiative. Under this initiative, the Historic House Trust will partner with the Greater Hudson Heritage Network to provide collections care, cleaning, and staffing assistance to 23 historic houses as they reopen following the COVID-19 pandemic. Services will include virtual training...
- The Friends of the New York Transit Museum will develop, assess, and refine virtual humanities programs with a $189,863 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program. Key products include new virtual programming in the form of lesson plans, tours, exhibits, and presentations on topics like school/group programs, accessibility programs, family programs and public programs. The...
THE DYCKMAN FARMHOUSE MUSEUM ALLIANCE IN NEW YORK CITY WILL HIRE A DIGITAL CONTENT AND PROGRAMS COORDINATOR TO HELP THE MUSEUM CONTINUE RESPONDING TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY EXPANDING ITS ONLINE IMPACT. THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL FILM AND POST LIVESTREAMED AND PRE-RECORDED PROGRAMS, PUBLISH MUSEUM AND EXHIBIT DIGITAL GUIDES, POST UPCOMING EVENTS ON LOCAL MEDIA EVENT CALENDARS, AND CREATE CONTENT ABOUT THE ACTIVE MUSEUM INITIATIVES GROWING UPTOWN (WHICH HELPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS GROW FOOD IN THEIR APARTMENTS) AND TALKING ABOUT RACE MATTERS LECTURE SERIES. THROUGH THIS NEW HIRE'S WORK, THE MUSEUM INTENDS TO INCREASE PROGRAM ATTENDANCE BY 30 PERCENT, INCREASE ITS IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS BY 20 PERCENT, AND INCREASE ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS BY 20 PERCENT. THE MUSEUM WILL TRACK PROGRESS THROUGH PARTICIPANT SURVEYS AND OTHER MEASURES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $27.9k | 10/15/21 |