Project Grant LG260728OLS26
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Michigan State University $910,132 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to codesign a web-based, interactive artificial intelligence literacy toolkit for librarians. Michigan State University and partners will develop an asset-based toolkit that helps librarians recognize and leverage their existing strengths when launching AI literacy programs. Using participatory design methods, the project will...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Michigan Department of Education $7,233,225.76 on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310), a formula grant supporting library services and technology across Michigan through September 30, 2027. The award funds five strategic goals outlined in Michigan's Five-Year Plan for FY 2023–2027: expanding Michigan libraries' access to collection resources meeting community information needs; providing staff training and...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.215 - Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects) provides $1,425,000.00 to Michigan State University to strengthen equitable K-12 access to education in the Lansing area via free over-the-air services. The award commenced on...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians $188,170 under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) on September 1, 2026. The recipient will build tribal library workforce capacity and cultural comprehension through a community-centered implementation project. The project creates a structured pathway to library and information work for youth and emerging professionals while strengthening the library's ability to serve the...
- The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Central Michigan University $1.226 million on June 1, 2026, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215) for the project "Enhanced Technologies Supporting Learning Futures and Healthcare Careers." The award runs through August 14, 2030, with place of performance in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The Innovative Approaches to Literacy program supports high-quality projects that develop and...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Rochester Institute of Technology $265,400 on September 1, 2026, under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to develop training and sustainable pathways for library, archive, and museum professionals in standards-aligned digitization. The planning project encompasses a needs assessment, student pilot program, summer institute, development of openly licensed open educational resources, and microcredentialing. The work...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded South Dakota State University $272,112 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to plan and design a replicable statewide archival discovery framework. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections will lead the initiative in consultation with the South Dakota State Archives and other statewide stakeholders to develop a scalable model for rural, decentralized states and regions. The...
- This $147,468 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Inland Seas Education Association to deliver a Great Lakes watershed field course professional development program. The Association will bring 30 K-12 educators to the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay, Michigan from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 for four-day training sessions emphasizing hands-on experience with regional conservation success stories. Participants will visit...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Montana State University $2.341 million on September 1, 2026, under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to address certified school librarian shortages in rural communities across Montana and Alaska. Working in collaboration with the Center for Research on Rural Education and Statewide Mentorship Programs in Montana and Alaska, Montana State University will conduct a regional needs assessment, develop and pilot an...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the University of Illinois $199,992 under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) on September 1, 2026, to develop an interpretive and digital exhibit paired with field trip programming drawing on University of Illinois Library collections, including rare books, manuscripts, the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, and the School Collection. The University of Illinois School of Information Sciences at Urbana-Champaign,...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Lake Superior State University $151,428 under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) on September 1, 2026, to develop and pilot an archival literacy module for pre-service teacher education. Lake Superior State University will produce a tested, replicable archival literacy module embedded in the College of Great Lakes Ecology and Education's pre-service teacher education curriculum, piloted with an estimated 40–60 teacher candidates across two cohorts and refined through formative evaluation. The university will create an open-access practitioner guide for teacher educators and their library and archive partners addressing the full arc of building and sustaining community archive partnerships in teacher preparation, from identifying collections and establishing partnerships through integrating archival literacy into methods coursework to assessing candidate learning and sustaining the work institutionally. The project will also produce a curated, annotated repository of model archive-based lesson plans tied to Michigan and national curriculum standards and a documented partnership model adaptable by teacher preparation programs in other rural, regional, and tribal-serving communities. Partners include public libraries, historical societies, tribal archives, and cultural centers across the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The award period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. Work is performed in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $75.7k | 8/4/26 |