The federal Project Grant award, provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will support an undergraduate internship program implemented through a partnership between the Arte Americas: The Mexican Art Center, the State Center Community College District, the University of California Merced, and California State University Fresno. The $555,195 award, with a performance period from August 1,...
The Arizona Historical Society will reopen the Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens in Yuma, Arizona and provide educational programming for K-12 students through a $101,664 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program. The Society will hire two Audience Engagement Specialists to support daily site operations and develop educational materials including lesson plans and tour scripts for school field trips. This will...
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...
The California Association of Museums will receive $448,723 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to develop resources and activities addressing systemic racism and exclusion in the museum field. Key deliverables include producing a series of four workshops on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion; developing virtual networking spaces for Black, Indigenous and people of color museum employees and emerging...
The Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center received a $498,718 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant supports a 2-year collaborative research, exhibition, and community engagement project focused on sharing the stories of 12 pre-1900s Black pioneers buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Santa Cruz County, California. The project will produce history and art exhibitions, documentary footage, public...
The San Diego Museum of Man will reimagine and update its existing "Race: Are We So Different" exhibit with $460,013 in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. Under the two-year project grant award beginning September 2021, the Museum will comprehensively redesign the exhibit content and develop new interactive elements with community input. The updated exhibit will expand on themes of biology, social history and personal...
This $396,763 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program will support the Genesee Country Museum in strengthening the interpretation and educational programming related to the history of enslavement in 19th century New York State. The two-year project, beginning in September 2024, will focus on enhancing the interpretive content and visitor experiences at four historic buildings on the museum's campus: the Nathaniel Rochester House,...
The Missouri Historical Society, doing business as The Museum Shop, received a $439,527 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The two-year grant supports the society's efforts to increase the cultural competence of its museum staff and enhance the relevancy of its programs through inclusive community outreach. Key project activities include conducting staff cultural competence training, hosting...
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...
Historic Hudson Valley will use a $411,211 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to develop a library of classroom engagement resources for teaching about slavery. Working with the Hard History Project, Historic Hudson Valley will create peer-reviewed lesson plans, discussion prompts, and questions based on stories in its award-winning interactive documentary "People Not Property: Stories of Slavery in the Colonial North."...