Project Grant IGSM256145OMS24
- The Clyfford Still Museum received a $657,651 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to expand access to its Art Crawl program for infants and their caregivers. The project will partner with community-based organizations to provide museum-based sessions and programming at community-based early learning centers, targeting audiences traditionally excluded from arts-based education. Key activities include...
- The Denver Art Museum (DAM) was awarded a $543,537 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to create a more welcoming and accessible environment for visitors with disabilities. The project, which runs from September 2024 to August 2027, will involve increasing staff understanding of accessibility, actively engaging with individuals with disabilities to learn from their experiences, convening a working group to generate...
- The Denver Art Museum will receive $620,045 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to implement environmental improvements and collections rehousing activities. Specifically, the museum will install new storage screens for large two-dimensional artworks, inventory, move, and rehouse works in the collection with the assistance of two part-time collection assistants. The museum will also work with a fine art shipper to relocate works...
- 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 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) received a $620,975 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program to enhance accessibility and inclusivity for museum visitors with disabilities. The two-year initiative will involve integrating inclusive design practices into the museum's interpretive materials, programs, and digital content. Key products and services to be delivered include expanding visual descriptions for artworks,...
- The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will receive $301,431 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to conduct audience engagement research and evaluation from September 2022 to August 2024. The museum will work with three consultants to gather input from internal and external stakeholders through focus groups and surveys to identify strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in current audience engagement efforts. Based on research findings,...
- The Cleveland Museum of Art received a $563,670 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a comprehensive redesign of the museum's ArtLens Gallery to incorporate interactive access technologies that improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities. The resulting ArtLens 3.0 is intended to enhance the museum's ability to serve a broader audience, including non-traditional and disabled art museum...
- The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History received a $751,922 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will be used to improve the care and management of the museum's natural history collections, focusing on the bird and mammal study skin collections. Key activities include rehousing the collections, gathering catalog data and photography, implementing barcoding for tracking and...
- The Mass Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) received a $163,849 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program. Mass MoCA will expand its free online hub for educational and multidisciplinary virtual programming, leveraging newly created digital resources to foster audience engagement, learning, and conversation within broader social networks. This directly pivots from the museum's annual admission-free community day, which...
- The American Folk Art Museum was awarded a $364,553 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to upgrade its collections storage infrastructure and improve access to objects and archival materials. Over a two-year period, the Museum will enhance storage for over 500 objects and 700 linear feet of archival materials through mobile storage unit upgrades and the addition of painting racks and flat files. This will...
The Museum of Art Fort Collins was awarded a $174,525 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will support the expansion of the museum's "MOA for All" program to promote inclusive engagement across diverse audiences in the Fort Collins community. Key project activities include equipping a new art engagement center and implementing a community-curated art and conversation program. The museum will partner with local organizations to create free customized access packages tailored to the needs of underrepresented community members. This project will fund a full-time program manager and the purchase of necessary equipment and supplies. The goal is to develop a replicable model for meaningful community engagement that can be adopted by other museums.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $52.9k | 7/12/24 |