Project Grant LG259947OLS26
- The Internet Archive, in partnership with the New York Art Resources Consortium, will receive $266,553 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to create a cooperative program for archiving and providing access to web-published art and cultural heritage collections. From September 2021 to August 2023, the project will work with art libraries and museums across the United States to coordinate the curation and archiving of primary...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Drexel University $332,668 under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) on September 1, 2026, to convene archivists, librarians, and educators in a national forum on computational archival science and metadata practice. The award addresses fragmentation across institutions experimenting with computational and artificial intelligence methods in archival work by developing shared frameworks for workforce competencies,...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $217,498 Project Grant to the Califa Group under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to plan and implement a two-day forum exploring the components needed for a diverse library and information science workforce. The forum will bring together professionals from archives, special collections, library programs, historically black colleges and universities, and related organizations to identify skills required for success...
- 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...
- The Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) received a $210,705 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program to deliver conservation services that will help regional museums impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through its "Preserving Jobs that Preserve Collections" initiative, ICA will retain specialized conservation staff to provide immediate expertise to museums, historical societies, and other...
- The Academy Foundation, on behalf of a consortium of film archives and libraries, received a $1,589,350 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312) to develop, test, and launch a free open access database and data sharing platform. This project aims to improve identification and access to underrepresented films and filmmakers across intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, ability, and sexuality in the nation's film collections. The database will...
- The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $305,343 Project Grant to the Internet Archive under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to develop a comprehensive reference resource of key art history and humanities collections published online. Working in partnership with the New York Art Resources Consortium, consisting of the Frick Art Reference Library, Museum of Modern Art, and Brooklyn Museum, the Internet Archive will create a...
- This $1.5M Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program will enable the Ashe Cultural Arts Center and its 19 partner Alliance for Cultural Equity institutions to address structural disparities in support for locally-based arts and cultural organizations in Louisiana. Over the 3-year grant period from September 2023 to August 2026, the project will launch an outreach and education campaign to advocate for...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts $180,558 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop a framework for the stewardship of museum collections during periods of institutional change, including organizational closures, mergers, or shifts in strategic focus. CCAHA will work with a consultant to design a framework grounded in evidence-based conflict resolution theory. The...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $375,560 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to plan the development of an accessible and usable framework for academic library support of statewide community archives. The University of Nebraska Libraries will enhance organizational knowledge and create a community archiving knowledge network across the university's library system. The project will...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Internet Archive $594,200 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to launch CWGOV, a nationally scaled program for preserving and providing access to critical local government information. CWGOV will provide web archiving and digital preservation training, tools, and support to state and local government information professionals. The program will establish a community of practice and peer support network enabling state and local government workers to collaborate on addressing legal and technical challenges in managing digital government records. Through this framework, CWGOV will enable public access to state and local government records and raise awareness of digital government information resources. The project leverages the proven model of Internet Archive's Community Webs program and involves partnership with the Council of State Archivists. The recipient, Internet Archive, is headquartered in San Francisco, California, where performance takes place. The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $297.1k | 8/4/26 |