Project Grant BC5041508

Federal Grant Award Summary The Minnesota Department of Education received a formula grant award of $4.8 million from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports the implementation of Minnesota's Five-Year State Plan for Fiscal Years 2023-2027, which aligns with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) priorities. The funding enables the state library services...

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts received a $142,819 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program to merge and expand its docent and guide programs. The museum will implement a new volunteer guide training program to support audience-specific learning needs, enhance guides' cultural fluency skills, and introduce new tour topics. The training will help guides incorporate greater cultural responsiveness and an anti-racist...

Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), doing business as the MN Department of Economic Security, received a formula grant award of $464,382.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports the expansion and improvement of independent living...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032) provides $12,033,288.01 to the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to implement the Minnesota Digital Equity Plan. Key activities include: (1) piloting a Digital Opportunity Leaders Network, convening an interagency workgroup, and delivering training for local government...

The Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support the creation of a cultural district plan focused on the East 7th Street corridor in St. Paul, Minnesota. The grant will fund related community engagement activities from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and...

Minneapolis Public Schools Special School District #1 received $405,794 in formula grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060) for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This award supports comprehensive educational programs designed to address the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students...

The Putnam Museum and Science Center will partner with the Science Museum of Minnesota to develop the "Ground on Which We Stand" project through a $704,663 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The partners will co-create a regional history and heritage exhibit at the Putnam Museum to ensure greater representation and inclusion of their diverse community. Drawing from themes in the Science Museum of Minnesota's "RACE: Are...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded $1,410,781 to the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on September 30, 2025, under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). This formula grant supports a statewide network of consumer-controlled, community-based centers that provide comprehensive independent living services to individuals with significant...

The State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development will receive $11.69 million under a Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The funding is provided through the federal Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) to deliver employment services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Employment Service program aims to connect job seekers with employers. Through this...

The National Museum of Mexican Art will partner with four organizations that make up the Mexican Cultural Arts Alliance to deliver leadership development and arts programming to strengthen cultural identity in Mexican communities across four Midwestern cities. Funded by a $413,269 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program, the National Museum of Mexican Art and its partners will grow the capacity of local arts organizations in...