Project Grant LG252352OLS22
- The federal Project Grant award titled "ENTRE NOSOTRAS: PRESERVING ORAL HISTORIES OF MIGRANT FARMWORKER MOTHERS" is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The $149,899.00 award, effective from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027, will support the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in: Collecting and preserving oral histories of migrant farmworker mothers in the Rio Grande Valley to...
- This two-year, $148,710 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program will support the University of Connecticut's Greenhouse Studios, collaborating with its Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, to design a replicable community-engaged storytelling model. The project will develop an open-source Omeka plug-in to collect first-person narratives, which will be tested with the Fudeko...
- This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program will provide $399,485 to the University of Washington over a three-year period from August 2024 to July 2027. The project will systematically investigate how library needs and best practices related to the development of community archives vary across urban and rural public libraries, with the goal of enhancing community archives across...
- Arizona State University will receive $876,361 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to establish the Community Archivist Fellowship Program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color currently attending community and tribal colleges. The project will develop curriculum and recruit two cohorts of fellows who will receive community-based archives training and complete one-year service learning projects. Fellows will share their...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA #45.313), provides $142,419 to the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus to develop and deliver capacity-building workshops on digital collections management for memory workers (e.g., staff at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) across Puerto Rico. The key objectives are to strengthen a community of practice in the region and...
- The federal Project Grant award titled "STORIES OF RESILIENCE: LATINO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND COVID RESPONSE IN NORTH CAROLINA" was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program. The $149,999 award aims to document the experiences of Latino community health workers in agricultural regions of North Carolina who helped reverse high COVID-19 infection and death rates among the...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Office of the Chief Economist awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA 10.290) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The University of Florida will develop crop- and location-specific decision-support tools to address farmer demand for both short-term operational guidance (planting, harvest, pest...
- Under a USD 366,325 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.313 - Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program), Dr. Kevin J. Mallary at Old Dominion University Research Foundation will conduct multiple case studies at five academic institutions. Through interviews with academic librarians, disability services coordinators, and deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) students, the project will elicit insights on accessible library services for D/HH patrons. The findings...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Michigan State University under the Agricultural Market and Economic Research program (CFDA 10.290) on September 30, 2025, with completion anticipated by September 30, 2027. This award supports economic analyses and research that directly inform USDA policy decisions aligned with the Secretary's Farmers First Policy Agenda, specifically addressing the sixth pillar to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $727,283 Project Grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (CFDA 10.443). The three-year project, concluding September 29, 2028, will integrate a small farm start-up school with an incubator, apprenticeship program, and...
THE GEORGE A. SMATHERS LIBRARIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) LIBRARIES, THE FARMWORKER ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, AND THE RURAL WOMEN'S HEALTH PROJECT, WILL DESIGN, PLAN, AND DOCUMENT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT IDENTIFY COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO DOCUMENT THE EXPERIENCES OF FARMWORKER COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL HOLD COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ACQUIRE FARMWORKER ORAL HISTORIES, CONDUCT OUTREACH TO POTENTIAL PARTNERS FOR FUTURE PARTICIPATION, AND HOST A FINAL VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM TO SHARE PROJECT FINDINGS AND PLAN NEXT STEPS. THE TEAM WILL PRODUCE A DOCUMENTED PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHIVAL WORKFLOWS THAT MITIGATE THE RISK FOR RECORD CREATORS AND USERS, AND THAT PROVIDE DEMOCRATIC, SAFE, AND RESPECTFUL WAYS OF ACCESS, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A NATIONAL PROTOTYPE FOR THE PLANNING OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OTHER ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. SUBRECIPIENT, UM LIBRARIES, WILL COORDINATE PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SOUTH FLORIDA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PROJECT TEAM, LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PARTNERS, AND NATIONAL CONSULTANTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 12/18/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 4/1/24 | ||
| Not listed | $136.1k | 7/15/22 |