The Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee will establish a staff training and development program under a $539,973 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The three-year grant will fund the creation of a robust training academy with three tracks focused on staff orientation, job-specific trainings, and personal development delivered through in-person, virtual and pre-recorded formats. Part-time staff will be able to...
This $177,324 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) will support the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri to conduct two six-day experiential learning workshops for K-12 educators in July 2024. The workshops, titled "The St. Louis Blues: Music, Migration, and the Movement," will examine the dynamic historical connections between music, urban environments, and race...
The Chesapeake Children's Museum received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will enable the museum to establish a series of programs to inspire connections and creativity by exploring history, culture, and expression through music. The museum will offer hands-on workshops, music-related activities, concerts, and presentations on-site and at area schools and community spaces. The...
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis will streamline its professional development programming through a $403,337 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. Key activities include launching an institutional learning management system and library to provide individualized training tracks for staff. External trainers will develop new modules on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion; safety compliance; childhood development; and...
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) was awarded a $190,550 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The funding will support VMHC reopening and expanding education programs for K-12 teachers and students across Virginia following pandemic-related closures and participation declines. Specifically, the grant will retain educational staff...
The National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri was awarded a $685,346 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will fund the creation of a new interactive exhibition at the museum to contextualize the development of blues music, from classic vaudeville and acoustic blues to jump and electric blues. The exhibition will highlight the geographic subgenres of blues...
The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Bristol Community College a $2.538 million project grant under the Education Stabilization Fund program. The grant period runs from July 2021 through June 2023 to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding will support Bristol Community College in delivering products and services to address the impacts of the coronavirus on its students and operations in Fall River, Massachusetts. As the awardee,...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $9,412,844 Project Grant to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the foundation's initiatives to stimulate economic growth, attract visitors, create job opportunities, and enhance the resilience of communities along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Key focus areas include developing tourism promotion...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $164,000 Project Grant to the City of Bristol, Virginia under CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development program. The grant funding will support a range of community development, infrastructure, and economic growth initiatives in Bristol, VA. Key focus areas include public transportation services, community infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety programs. Through this award, the City of Bristol will be able to...
The B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland will receive $141,242 under a one-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to improve access to its collections and provide virtual programming. Through the award ending October 31, 2022, the Museum will enhance its website and make collections data publicly available online by hiring student interns to review and publish items from its diverse holdings, including locomotives,...