Project Grant IGSM251949OMS22
- The Children's Museum of Atlanta will collaborate with Georgia State University to provide $420,615 in virtual learning opportunities and professional development under an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America Project Grant awarded September 1, 2022. Specifically, the museum and university will develop curriculum-directed virtual learning for pre-K through 5th grade Title I students, with a focus on improving language and literacy skills through play-based methods. They...
- The New Children's Museum in San Diego, California will receive $103,268 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to reimagine and expand its school visits program for pre-K/elementary students and Head Start groups. The Museum will develop new virtual tours, English/Spanish activity booklets, and art kits with digital art packets based on the success of similar pandemic-driven remote offerings. Programming will include...
- The Baltimore Museum of Art will implement hybrid virtual and in-person K-4 educational programs through a $106,597 Institute of Museum and Library Services Project Grant awarded November 1, 2021 through the National Leadership Grants program. Specifically, the Museum will provide its Close Encounters and Literacy Through the Arts programs, historically facilitated in-person, to Baltimore City and County students in hybrid virtual and in-person formats as schools recover from the COVID-19...
- The Children's Museum of Tacoma will expand its Tacoma Out of School Time Intermediary program to provide over 54,000 elementary and middle school students in Pierce County, Washington with academic support through expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) under a $5.2 million project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum will hire 14 new staff, partner with 73 schools, and contract with over 60 community ELO providers to offer students safe, structured, and...
- The Hands On Children's Museum received a $379,404 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will enable the museum to partner with local low-income and rural schools, youth organizations, and tribes to expand its maker programs for young children by bringing tailored programming to off-site community-based locations. Key activities include hiring a community engagement manager, developing curriculum and staff...
- The San Antonio Children's Museum will reimagine its "Dream Tomorrow Today" exhibition focusing on underserved students in San Antonio, Texas under a $192,225 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. The community-driven exhibition will provide space for children ages 4 to 11 to develop key STEM leadership skills to approach their desired futures. In developing exhibit content, the museum will partner with academic...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $505,934 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. The funding will support the museum's efforts to expand and refocus its educational programming to address the New York Department of Education's Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework. The museum will partner with teaching artists and 12 New York City public high school teachers to develop and implement...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Cleveland Museum of Art received a $563,670 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The primary deliverable is ArtLens 3.0, a comprehensively redesigned interactive gallery that prioritizes accessibility for individuals with disabilities and non-traditional museum visitors of all ages and backgrounds. To develop...
- The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH was awarded a $499,395 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support six mutually reinforcing and free out-of-school learning opportunities for over 5,000 young adults in the Cincinnati region to help offset learning loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The center will build on and expand five successful young adult programs:...
- The Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport, Iowa will provide in-person and virtual versions of its week-long STEM residency program for K-6 students free of charge to Title I students and teachers, as well as family workshops, passes, memberships, and an afterschool/weekend year-round academy for grades 4-6, through a $128k Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum will use the grant funding under the IMLS' National Leadership Grants program to...
CANTON MUSEUM OF ART WILL CONTINUE AND ENHANCE ITS MUSEUM TO GO PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FREE, VIRTUAL EXHIBIT TOURS AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY HANDS-ON ART LESSONS TO FOURTH AND SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN STARK COUNTY, OHIO. THE MUSEUM WILL ENHANCE THE PROGRAM BASED ON TEACHER FEEDBACK AND PARTNER WITH THE CANTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENSURE ITS REACH TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS WHERE IN-SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS ARE RARE. LESSONS WILL INCLUDE A VIRTUAL 360-DEGREE TOUR OF THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION EXHIBIT. CLASS DISCUSSIONS WILL CENTER ON KEY ARTWORKS, EXPLORING HOW THEY CORRELATE TO CROSS-CURRICULAR CONTENT THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES AND HANDS-ON ART-MAKING EXPERIENCES. THE PROGAM IS BASED ON STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, AND VISUAL ART AND WILL PROVIDE 4,400 STUDENTS WITH TRANSFERABLE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS TO SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS, AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 1/26/25 | ||
| Not listed | $50.0k | 7/13/22 |