Project Grant IGSM260541OMS26
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $784,600 to La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley on October 1, 2025, under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033) to organize, catalog, and digitize up to 90 percent of the organization's image collection documenting local history. The recipient will hire a Collection Digitization Specialist and procure equipment and software to support the digitization work. The project will establish...
- The Arlington Historical Society received a $254,702 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. This grant will support the inventory, digitization, and rehousing of over 16,000 at-risk objects in the museum's collection, including archival materials, photographs, books, ceramics, glass, and textiles. Planned activities include the installation of high-density rolling storage units, digitization of items, updating...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Mexic-Arte Museum $236,704 on September 1, 2026, under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033) to strengthen organizational capacity through professional museum operations planning and collections management system implementation. The recipient will engage an expert consultant to develop core operational documents, including a strategic plan, disaster preparedness and emergency response plan, and...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Robert and Ellen Haan Museum of Indiana Art $593,455 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to implement a collections care initiative that builds organizational capacity and provides essential training and support for staff and interns. The museum will hire a full-time Collections Manager to lead a structured internship program for college students in collections care, cataloging and database management,...
- This $531,011 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program supports The Witte Museum's efforts to improve the care and management of its 50,000-artifact Texas history collection. Key project activities include purchasing specialized storage equipment, cataloging and rehousing the collection, and training volunteers to process the artifacts and update catalog records. This work will enable the museum to...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Hudson River Museum of Westchester Inc. $276,728 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to digitize the Ruth Reynolds Glunt Collection of Photographs and make the images publicly accessible online. The collection documents life along the Hudson River from the 1930s to the 1970s and currently exists solely as fragile negatives accessible only through on-site consultation. The museum will digitize...
- The Mattie Rhodes Memorial Society received a $404,517 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033) effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The award supports the digitization, preservation, and public engagement of the Hand-in-Hand folk art collection, comprising over 1,000 pieces including sculpture, ceramics, toys, dolls, masks, and textiles. The...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $422,088 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, California. The grant will support the digitization, documentation, and online accessibility of the museum's collection of over 8,500 historical photographs from Santa Cruz County, dating from the mid-1800s to the late-1900s. The project will involve hiring an archives assistant to...
- The Museum of Arts and Design received a $478,800 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will be used to upgrade the museum's primary content management system (CMS), photograph and update its collection records, and consolidate its collections database to improve public access. Specifically, the museum will convert its current CMS to a cloud-based platform, photograph new acquisitions, and conduct...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Dallas Holocaust Museum $331,726 under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) for a project grant running from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The museum will use the funding to catalog and digitize their remaining collection of 4,008 items documenting the history of the Holocaust and human rights in a local context. This includes diaries, letters, photographs, and 3D objects. Specifically, the museum will create...
THE HARLINGEN ARTS AND HERITAGE MUSEUM WILL STRENGTHEN COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP AND ACCESS BY DEPLOYING A NEW DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DIGITIZING COLLECTIONS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER PRINTED EPHEMERA DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF HARLINGEN AND THE SURROUNDING RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PURCHASING AND INSTALLING CATALOGING SOFTWARE AND DIGITIZATION EQUIPMENT, CONDUCTING STAFF TRAINING, AND INVENTORYING, CATALOGING, AND DIGITIZING THE COLLECTION. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF THE COLLECTION. THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE MUSEUM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WILL HAVE IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $19.6k | 8/11/26 |