The sandy spring museum will redress historical inequities in its cataloging practices by enhancing the metadata used to describe materials in its archival records

Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
IGSM251441OMS22
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$48,116

Award facts

Assistance listing
45.301 Museums for America
Completion date
Place of performance
Sandy Spring, Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD, USA

Award details come from USAspending.gov.

Description

As the agency reported it.

The project is designed to unlock the black history of the region, which is not readily available due to past recordkeeping practices. The museum will hire a metadata associate to work with its archives and records manager and a community subject matter specialist to uncover family histories, apply page-level metadata, and transcribe materials. The project will allow people searching for black history in the museum's archives to access previously unknown information about the local black community, such as labor remuneration, specialized skills, health and health care access, and informal economies. The museum's entire digital collection will continue to be available on a collaborative statewide digital preservation program.

Quick answers

Who received award IGSM251441OMS22?

IGSM251441OMS22 was awarded to Sandy Spring Museum by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2022.

How much is award IGSM251441OMS22 worth?

$48,116 has been obligated on IGSM251441OMS22.

On GovTribe

See this award's full record

  • Every transaction and subaward
  • The recipient's other awards and teaming partners
  • Similar grant awards
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this award
Try for free Login