The Discovery Children's Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada will expand its Discovery on Wheels program through a $117,150 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The program will deliver an innovative, immersive STEM learning experience on health science topics to approximately 18,000 pre-K through 5th grade students in classrooms and childcare locations across the Las Vegas Valley between November 1, 2021 and October 31, 2022. Using medical...
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum will use a $100,225 Institute of Museum and Library Services Project Grant under the National Leadership Grants program to deliver STEM education programs and targeted scholarship opportunities to K-8 students in St. Clair County, Michigan. Funded from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022, the Museum will hire additional part-time educators to create a new series of programs aimed at fostering interest in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the...
The Tulsa Children's Museum received a $107,538 National Leadership Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop and deliver an eight-week hands-on STEM series for students in Kindergarten through sixth grade. The series is intended to address pandemic-related learning hurdles and supplement traditional classroom curricula in science, technology, engineering, and math. It will be offered through free and reduced-cost programming to three pilot schools serving...
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois was awarded a $206,766 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to implement a two-part community outreach program under the National Leadership Grants program. The museum will develop new offsite programming to bring interactive science experiences to schools and community spaces across Chicago, including learning labs, school assemblies, whole-school takeovers, and science fairs. Additionally, the museum will...
The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with a coalition of museums and media producers, received a $558,512 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2025, aims to build the foundation for museums of any size to address current topics of relevance through immersive digital experiences. Key activities include identifying best practices,...
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...
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 Orlando Science Center has been awarded a $240,832 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will be used to expand the center's "Science Matters" public information and science literacy campaign, with a focus on critical thinking skills to help visitors make informed decisions. Key activities include updating the Science Matters webpage, prototyping and implementing pop-up exhibit floor...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $249,425 National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) Project Grant to Arizona State University and SciStarter to establish a national program for training and activating volunteer facilitators to support libraries as community hubs for citizen science. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year grant include: 1) developing an online, interactive training module with badge accreditation to introduce citizen science at...
The Bay Area Discovery Museum will continue its Mobile Engineering Lab program through a $203,306 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The Mobile Engineering Lab program delivers hands-on STEM learning experiences aligned with Next Generation Science Standards to approximately 5,300 pre-K through 5th grade students at 74 school programs and 12 library/community programs. The school programs consist of three to four sessions each,...