Project Grant GE31045326
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Canterbury Shaker Village Inc. $1,243,654 under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026, to advance control and stewardship of the organization's collections over a two-year period ending August 31, 2028. Canterbury Shaker Village will hire and train two temporary full-time inventory curators and a part-time database specialist to inventory and catalog approximately 25,000 objects from its collection. The project...
- The Canterbury Shaker Village Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $468,954 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The three-year grant will support a collections inventory and cataloging project to strengthen the management and care of the organization's extensive Shaker artifact collection, consisting of over 40,000 three-dimensional items. The project aims to enhance physical and intellectual control of the...
- Summary: Save America's Treasures Grant Award to Canterbury Shaker Village Inc. The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Canterbury Shaker Village Inc. $835,080 through the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) on September 23, 2025, to stabilize and seal the building exterior at the historic Canterbury Shaker Village site in Canterbury, New Hampshire. This project grant funds physical preservation work on nationally significant historic structures and requires a dollar-for-dollar...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Peabody Essex Museum, Inc., $400,000 on January 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support "Opening the Cabinet: Contemporary Perspectives on a Historic Collection," a permanent exhibition at the museum's historic Hall in Salem, Massachusetts. The exhibition, opening December 13, 2025, commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Hall and represents the first comprehensive installation in this...
- This Project Grant award of $142,709 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program will support Old North Illuminated, Inc., doing business as Old North Foundation Bstn Inc., to develop and deliver new interpretive programming at the Old North Church & Historic Site in Massachusetts. Key products and services include hiring a manager and consultant to reimagine the site's interpretive plan with a focus on researching and...
- The Enfield Shaker Museum in Enfield, NH was awarded a $259,334 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will fund repairs to the masonry and 32 window openings of the mid-19th century Stone Mill, a nationally significant historic structure representing the height of Shakerism. As matching funds, the museum will provide $129,677. The Save America's Treasures program aims to preserve...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Adirondack Historical Association $1,322,178 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to design a new 6,000-square-foot exhibition on the logging industry's role in shaping the Adirondack region. Over the 12-month performance period ending August 31, 2027, museum staff will lead the design phase in collaboration with external architects, exhibit designers, graphic designers, and content specialists. The...
- 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,...
- This Project Grant award of $129,300.00 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the American Battlefield Protection Program (CFDA 15.926) will assist The Society of the Cincinnati in developing an exhibition that interprets various battles of the American Revolution through the stories of diverse participants. The exhibition, titled "Voices of Revolution," will focus on the sieges of Yorktown and Savannah, the battles of Monmouth, Brandywine, and Newport, and the site of Youngs...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Shelburne Museum, Incorporated $715,998 under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026. Shelburne Museum will migrate its collections database to web-based software and launch an online collections portal to improve management and accessibility of its holdings. The museum will recruit a project cataloger to support the collections department and assist with project activities over the two-year performance period....
CANTERBURY SHAKERS AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC DREAM: PLANNING FOR NEW INTERPRETATION AND EXHIBITIONS [CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE (CSV) WILL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR NEW INTERPRETATION AND PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE HOW THE SHAKERS? EARLY EMBRACE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC DREAM MANIFESTED IN A 200-YEAR TRADITION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES, AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. CSV WILL COMPLETE A THOROUGH REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EXISTING SITE INTERPRETATION AND RELATED EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS RELATED TO THE CANTERBURY SHAKERS? PURSUIT OF ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY, AND BUSINESS. THE PLANNING PROCESS WILL INCORPORATE NEW RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS FROM CONSULTING HUMANITIES SCHOLARS AND EXHIBITION DESIGNERS. THE OUTPUTS WILL BE UPDATED SITE INTERPRETATION AND PLANS FOR NEW PERMANENT ONSITE EXHIBITIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON BRINGING INTERACTIVE NEW USES TO SPECIFIC UNDERUTILIZED HISTORIC RESOURCES ON CSV?S CAMPUS.]
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $75.0k | 8/11/26 |