Project Grant GE26132818

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...

Summary: AmeriCorps Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grant Award Youth Service America received a $166,887 Project Grant from the Office of Grants Management within the Corporation for National and Community Service under the AmeriCorps Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants program (CFDA 94.014) for the performance period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The award funds volunteer mobilization initiatives that engage Americans in meaningful community service activities...

The District of Columbia Public Library will use a $2.155 million formula grant award under the American Rescue Plan Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support digital inclusion and library services through June 2023. The funding will help the library respond to pandemic impacts and related economic needs in an equitable manner, continuing support for its 2018-2022 strategic plan goals. These goals include enabling residents to gain reading skills, access information...

Montgomery County, Maryland received a $334,138 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) under the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants program (CFDA 94.014), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award funds volunteer service initiatives designed to mobilize community members to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday as a meaningful day of service while addressing local community needs across priority focus areas...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $250,887 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to Storycorps, Inc. to implement the "One Small Step Libraries" program in partnership with several public libraries across the country. The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, will fund the development and dissemination of resources to support civic dialogue and bridge-building programs in libraries nationwide. Key activities include...

The Queens Public Library was awarded a $433,760 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. Through this funding, the Queens Library will partner with other organizations to celebrate and document 50 years of hip hop's influence on American culture. Key deliverables include coordinating in-person and streaming educational hip hop programming nationwide from its Langston Hughes Community Library and...

Grant Award Summary Literacy New Jersey Inc. received a $338,968 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Grants program (CFDA 94.014) for the 2025-2026 program year (award date: October 1, 2025; completion date: September 30, 2026). This grant funds the organization's initiative to mobilize senior volunteers aged 55 and older to provide literacy and tutoring services across...

The Tacoma Public Library was awarded a $247,545 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to broaden participation and inclusion within cultural heritage collections. Over a two-year period ending August 2023, the Library will convene community members and organizations to collaboratively develop more equitable archives through a fully participatory process. This model aims to establish partnerships with diverse groups in small and...

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (LVCCLD) was awarded a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program. The grant will ensure local students in Clark County, Nevada have 24/7 access to grade-appropriate digital library content through LVCCLD's existing platform, which serves the fifth largest school district in the U.S. Following pandemic disruptions that closed libraries and schools, this project...

The King Manor Museum was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the creation of a series of three exhibitions exploring local and national history, as well as the abolition of slavery in New York. The exhibitions will focus on the history and legacy of antislavery activism from 1805 through the end of the Civil War, the history of Jamaica, Queens, and the American...