Project Grant F17AP00703

The Albuquerque Museum Foundation has been awarded a $769,243 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant will fund the Foundation's efforts to improve the stewardship of its art, history, and photography collections at the Albuquerque Museum and the Casa San Ysidro historic site. Activities will include creating collection condition reports, inventorying collections, updating the collections management system, and digitizing the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded San Juan County Partnership, Inc. a $293,480 Project Grant under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026. This award funds the establishment and operation of housing and supportive services projects designed to address homelessness in Farmington, New Mexico. Specifically, the grant...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Briscoe Western Art Museum received a $511,355 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded October 1, 2025. The museum will develop and produce a major exhibition titled "Tejano Legacy: Another American Origin Story," scheduled to open in July 2026 for the nation's semiquincentennial celebration. The exhibition will trace Tejano history through centuries of...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Museum of New Mexico Foundation a $172,564 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to develop an exhibition and related public programming exploring Indigenous voting rights in New Mexico. Through contracted employees, the Foundation will complete exhibition research, including archival investigation and oral histories; create exhibition text and checklists; and conceive educational outreach. By the...

The Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center will produce an exhibit and related programming focusing on Indigenous perspectives on socio-ecological challenges. Funded September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024 by a $390,539 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program, the exhibit and two phases of collaborator-driven programming will seek to create space for ongoing conversations around community and creative ecologies. Working with the...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $488,756 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) grant to the Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque. The project, running from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026, will provide a health careers pathways program for Hispanic and Indigenous teens in New Mexico. Key activities include developing and facilitating health-related out-of-school learning experiences such as hands-on workshops, teen science cafes, and a statewide...

The Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana De San Jose, Incorporated (Movimiento) will develop visual arts exhibitions and related public programs under a $523,940 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. Over the three year award period ending August 2024, Movimiento will produce twelve major visual art exhibitions providing honoraria for up to 250 exhibiting artists. The organization will also expand public programs and...

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, will produce the temporary exhibition "Bears Ears: Living Land" through a $100,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The exhibition, co-curated by representatives from the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation,...

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art received a $508,670 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will fund the museum's efforts to expand public programming and strengthen community partnerships to address gaps in audience access and engagement. Key activities include hiring a Community Engagement Coordinator to lead the expansion efforts, working with local partners to identify access...

The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico was awarded a $154,000 federal Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The funding will support the center's efforts to pursue internal capacity building and strengthen its impact within the organization and the larger community. Key activities include: Investing in professional development to enhance and update museum practices, build staff knowledge and...