The Brooklyn Museum will create intensive arts education curricula for up to 10 underserved schools in Brooklyn, New York during the 2021-2022 academic year under a $231,230 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum aims to develop inspiring encounters with art that transform perspectives through its school partnerships, expecting to reach approximately 1,000 K-12 students. Prioritizing Title I schools impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project will...
The federal Project Grant award, with ID MA256056OMS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) grant program. The $400,000 award will fund BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn to offer 35-40 twelve-session arts and media education residencies per year in partnership with New York City public schools. The residency programs will focus on strengthening students' arts and media mastery, critical thinking skills, and social-emotional...
The Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation will implement the "We Are #BrooklynKids" project through a $587,545 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Over two years, the Museum will partner with three community organizations to engage approximately 100 Central Brooklyn families, including 400 children, in exhibit and program planning. In collaboration with guest curators from Central Brooklyn, the Museum will also present...
The Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation, doing business as the Brooklyn Children's Museum, received a $562,118 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant supports the museum's partnership with elementary school educators to create new STEM maker space programs for children ages 5-10 that explore biomimicry and the museum's natural science collection. Key activities include establishing an...
The Brooklyn Public Library received a $793,201 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The grant will fund a scholarship program for non-librarian staff from underrepresented groups to pursue Master's degrees in Library and Information Science. Additionally, it will develop a framework and resources that other library systems can use to cultivate diverse library leaders. Over the 3-year project...
The New York Public Library was awarded a $249,999 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to pilot a one-year private wireless broadband network utilizing Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum. The library will test and evaluate deploying a private CBRS-based broadband network to deliver reliable 4G internet services to targeted neighborhoods in New York City. Through this project, the library seeks to determine the...
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, doing business as The Brooklyn Museum, has been awarded a $545,751 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to support 55 paid internships for students and early career professionals interested in careers in the arts and cultural institutions. The project will provide training opportunities that center the lived experiences of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the arts...
The Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation will expand its Museum-on-the-Go program and extend its reach to K-3 educators and students under a $503,390 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The Museum-on-the-Go initiative provides collections-based learning experiences using a "field trip in a box" concept. Through this funding, the Museum will incorporate new elements into the existing pre-K program and create 24 new case studies...
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation received a $289,303 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). The funding will support restoring a staff position to rebuild the organization's community greening outreach programs, which typically impact an estimated 70,000 residents annually. Feedback from past program participants highlighted how the outreach contributes to community resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic's...
The Weeksville Heritage Center was awarded a $160,125 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to develop an online and in-person educational program for K-12 students. Located in Brooklyn, New York, the Weeksville Heritage Center will hire and train new staff to build curriculum focusing on the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities before the Civil War. In response to virtual learning needs during the COVID-19...