Project Grant ARPML250943OMLS22
- This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program, provides $618,377.00 to The Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) to identify current opportunities and challenges in preserving place-based Black histories through community engagement, assisting in ongoing local efforts for access and stewardship, and developing and disseminating best practices. The key deliverables include a comprehensive white...
- The Historical Society of Delaware was awarded a $122,390 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to establish Delaware History Online. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program, the project will create a suite of virtual educational resources allowing the public to learn about Delaware history from anywhere in the world. Key products include COVID Chronicles Delaware, a community-authored journal of the pandemic's impact on Delaware residents;...
- The Newport Historical Society has been awarded a $150,085 Project Grant under the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund the hiring of a full-time research assistant to continue the Society's work on its database of records representing Black and Indigenous individuals from the Newport area. Since 2021, the Society has identified and recorded over...
- The Long Island Children's Museum in Garden City, New York will receive $108,562 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to expand its Westbury STEM Partnership program. The museum will add third grade students, teachers, and families to the existing school-museum collaboration with the Westbury School District serving first and second grade students. The expanded program will address significant learning loss...
- 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 Historical Society of Seattle and King County received a $123,554 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to increase accessibility to in-person public programs. Through new American Sign Language interpretation and live captioning services, the museum aims to make programming more accessible to disability communities and those unable to visit in-person, both during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. It will also launch...
- 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...
- The Vermont Historical Society in Barre, Vermont will create new educational online and in-person content focused on stories of resilience, diversity, and community in Vermont history under a $106,575 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program, which supports advancing practices in museums and libraries, the project will develop resources for the Society's Vermont History Explorer website. This digital platform...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $1,091,792 National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) project grant to Museum Hue, Inc. to develop and launch a digital platform dedicated to museums founded and led by culturally specific communities in the United States. The 3-year project will engage museum professionals across the field to create the platform, including holding listening sessions, distributing surveys, and developing an online directory and interactive map. The...
- The City of Houston's Houston Public Library will preserve existing oral history recordings relevant to the city's history and collect new recordings documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on race and social justice issues. Funded by a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program, the library will convert legacy collections to more stable audiovisual formats, migrate materials to an updated online accessible platform, and...
The Historical Society of Long Beach, California, in partnership with the Black Student Union Elders Association, will receive $100,000 through a one-year 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 Historical Society will expand its educational outreach and develop new community partnerships to tell a more complete history of Long Beach. Specifically, the Society will produce complementary docent materials and a symposium to provide historical context for underrepresented communities in its collections. It will also encourage visitors to contribute materials reflecting the racial and ethnic diversity of Long Beach. The funding will support efforts to address critical needs in the museum field and advance practice to strengthen services for the public, in line with the National Leadership Grants program's goals.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $50.0k | 10/15/21 |