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The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) received a $385,000 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), awarded September 1, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2029. The grant funds a comprehensive three-year assessment of NALAC's Leadership Institute, a 25-year-old professional development program serving the American Latino cultural sector. NALAC will...

The Urban Libraries Council will receive $121,272 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to examine how libraries can serve as trusted spaces for open dialogue during recovery efforts. The Council will partner with Serendipity Films to host a national forum featuring a screening of the documentary "Free For All" prior to its national television broadcast in Fall 2022. This event will kick off a national...

This $260,495 one-year project grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service will fund planning activities for the Leadership Foundations' proposed full-cost AmeriCorps State and National program. AmeriCorps State and National grants under the 94.006 CFDA program support eligible organizations in developing programs where AmeriCorps members address unmet community needs through activities organized by the awardee. Here, Leadership Foundations will use the planning grant period...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $554,624 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to The Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. The grant will fund the creation of a cohort-based leadership development training program for middle and senior-level managers at the museum. The program aims to address inequitable access to leadership development opportunities and will involve identifying and hiring consultants to collaborate on designing the...

The Aamc Foundation received a $397,844 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312) to expand a leadership development program for two cohorts of early career art curators from underrepresented backgrounds over a three-year period from September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The program will provide participants with virtual sessions on relevant topics, one-on-one mentoring from senior curator liaisons, three diversity and inclusion workshops, two...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Maritime Historical Society received $643,196 under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The award, effective September 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, will support the modernization of the National Maritime Alliance to establish a coordinated national learning infrastructure serving maritime museums. The project will develop and deploy shared digital...

The Cincinnati Art Museum was awarded a $111,441 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand digital content creation and delivery capabilities. Under the one-year project grant ending October 31, 2022, the museum will enhance existing digital programming by augmenting free public Wi-Fi access to include outdoor spaces, developing mobile recording studio carts for flexible use throughout museum facilities and grounds, and providing staff and volunteers...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Colonial Williamsburg Foundation $1,574,536 under the National Leadership Grants for Museums program (CFDA 45.312) to develop History.org, a free digital learning platform commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The project, which commenced September 1, 2026 and concludes August 31, 2028, partners Colonial Williamsburg with 49 museums and the Organization of American Historians to create...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Foundation received a $10.14 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) awarded December 30, 2025, to develop and deploy six mobile exhibits celebrating America's 250th anniversary. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Freedom250, the organization will create traveling exhibits that educate Americans about the nation's founding, key historical figures, places, and...

The Salem Art Association received a $118,443 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop new educational programs and resources that will encourage return visitation to its Bush House Museum following the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the one-year project grant ending October 31, 2022, the Association will hire an Education Director to redesign existing fourth grade field trips and create new field trips for middle and high school students aligned with...