The Putnam Museum and Science Center in Davenport, Iowa will provide in-person and virtual versions of its week-long STEM residency program for K-6 students free of charge to Title I students and teachers, as well as family workshops, passes, memberships, and an afterschool/weekend year-round academy for grades 4-6, through a $128k Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum will use the grant funding under the IMLS' National Leadership Grants program to...
The San Diego Museum of Man will reimagine and update its existing "Race: Are We So Different" exhibit with $460,013 in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. Under the two-year project grant award beginning September 2021, the Museum will comprehensively redesign the exhibit content and develop new interactive elements with community input. The updated exhibit will expand on themes of biology, social history and personal...
The Science Museum of Minnesota received a $704,677 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The two-year grant will support the museum's efforts to drive transformative change towards greater inclusion, diversity, equity, and access within the upper Midwest museum community. The project will create a durable community of practice by collaborating with 20 small, underserved museums...
The Science Museum of Minnesota received a $494,389 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will support the museum's efforts to build evaluation capacity and facilitate community-wide conversations about equity and climate action in the Twin Cities and Upper Midwest region. Through a variety of data collection strategies, ongoing reporting, and three summits, the museum will develop...
The Maine State Museum received a $2,039,920 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The purpose of the grant is to develop and install a new 6,000 square foot exhibit titled "Meet Maine Here" that will help visitors explore the diversity of Maine's citizens, past and present. Key project activities include incorporating insights from 150 Maine residents into the exhibit design, developing exhibit graphics and...
The Science Center of Iowa received a $392,092 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program to create new institutional standards for bilingual labels, graphics, and community engagement. This three-year project aims to develop an inclusive style guide for exhibit signage and communication tools, hire an exhibit coordinator to participate in the research and development of the style guide, provide cultural awareness training for...
The Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) received a $488,844 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will support a range of programming and exhibits related to the opening of RMSC's "Hodinosyo:nih (Haudenosaunee) Continuity, Innovation, and Resilience" exhibit. Key activities include: Partnering with the Ganondagan State Historic Site and Friends of Ganondagan to offer...
The Sciencenter Discovery Museum in Ithaca, New York was awarded a $503,407 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will support the creation of four outdoor exhibit areas to address the community's need for outdoor family learning experiences and increase access to hands-on STEM education. The project team will use community input to design and develop the exhibit areas, create and test prototypes focused on...
The Dupage Children's Museum will use a $710,947 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to create a permanent bilingual Questioneers exhibit and related programming. The 2,000 square foot exhibit will promote STEM interests among underrepresented groups and feature interactive activities and challenges based on bestselling children's books. The Museum will coordinate exhibit design and fabrication with community partners. The...
The Rochester Museum and Science Center will provide anti-racism education programs for third grade students and the general public through a $108,109 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). Under the award, the Museum will deliver a full-day field trip experience for third grade students utilizing its "Take It Down" exhibit, which focuses on a community effort to remove racist artwork from a historic...