Project Grant LG2919015719
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Indiana University $975,920 through the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) on September 1, 2026, to conduct a design-based implementation research study on school librarians' assessment practices for maker programming. Indiana University will lead a collaborative effort with public school librarians to develop and disseminate assessment tools, approaches, and resources tailored to school library contexts. Project activities...
- The Urban Libraries Council will enhance and scale adoption of middle school STEM programs and advance equity-focused summer learning models through a $766,232 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. In partnership with the National Summer Learning Association and National Recreation and Park Association, the Council will create a peer learning cohort to pilot summer learning models in libraries, distill lessons learned into...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $341,278 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to Amazement Square to partner with five central Virginia libraries. The project will develop, implement, evaluate, and refine monthly STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) programs designed for at-risk early learners not enrolled in early learning facilities. The goal is to help these children develop the skills needed to enter kindergarten and empower their...
- The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $501,818 was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The Sciencenter Discovery Museum in Ithaca, New York will partner with regional libraries to expand equitable access to hands-on STEM learning by supporting public libraries as trusted community spaces. The project will use input from prior collaborations to co-create STEM activity kits and establish a learning...
- This Project Grant award of $342,906 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey's Newark campus. The project aims to explore how children's early media experiences shape their expectations for learning from digital media devices, and how those expectations impact their STEM learning outcomes. Using a combination of behavioral, physiological, and computational approaches, the research will examine...
- This $1,027,875 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Libraries program is supporting the following key activities: Developing information literacy education standards and curriculum for K-12 grade bands in partnership with the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, LibraryLinkNJ, and the New Jersey Department of Education. Providing professional development training for library media specialists,...
- The Children's Museum will provide hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM)-based programs to over 1,000 local youth ages 3 to 14 and their caregivers under a $187,210 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301). In collaboration with six Hartford Public Library branches, three Hartford Family Centers, and the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, the museum will design and develop field...
- The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University will implement a team mentorship and project-based learning program for local high school students under a $202,094 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. The program will task participants with creating campaigns in the form of exhibits, videos, and presentations to increase awareness of environmental challenges. This will help participants...
- The Children's Museum, Inc., doing business as Childrens Museum, received a $1,636,029 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on October 3, 2022 to support the Center for STEAM Advancement Collaborative. The grant funding will support the Center for STEAM Advancement Collaborative's efforts to develop and deliver innovative approaches to literacy, as well as programs aligned with the goals of the Promise Neighborhoods,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215), provides $380,000.00 to the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) to support a STEM education, entrepreneurship, media, and research micro-innovation...
THE HILLSBORO-DEERING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER WILL SUPPORT CROSS-DISCIPLINARY AND INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING METHODS AND FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION BY CREATING NEW PROGRAMMING AND STUDENT-FRIENDLY LEARNING ZONES. THE LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST CONDUCTED A SURVEY EARLIER THIS YEAR OF LIBRARY STAKEHOLDERS. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BUILDS ON EXISTING MOMENTUM FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF A MAKERSPACE CART AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STEAM SUMMER LEARNING CAMP. THE MEDIA CENTER WILL INVEST IN THE ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM AND MATERIAL KITS DESIGNED BY THE BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE TO FURTHER SUPPORT INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING. THE LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST WILL PARTNER WITH AN ACADEMIC SUPPORT SPECIALIST, CLASSROOM TEACHERS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM TO CREATE A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($6k) | 1/20/23 | ||
| Not listed | ($6k) | 1/20/23 | ||
| Not listed | $50.0k | 7/17/19 |