The TECH Interactive, a nonprofit science and technology museum in San Jose, California, was awarded a $509,161 federal project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support an organizational management initiative to strengthen staff professional development, career growth opportunities, and capacity for building an inclusive workplace. Key project activities include developing career ladders, implementing training...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $547,371 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) Project Grant to The TECH Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA. The award will enable the museum to create educational resources that empower youth from historically marginalized communities to envision themselves in STEM careers. Key activities include: Developing STEM events, project-based mentoring models, and career exploration resources in collaboration with local schools, the Santa...
The Exploratorium will develop affordable, portable STEAM exhibits and at-home learning experiences in partnership with Community Science Workshops under a $499,850 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. Through the grant period of September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025, The Exploratorium will collaborate with CSWS to design 8-10 exhibits and accompanying digital lessons to enable STEAM learning in underserved communities across...
This $249,565 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the development of an enterprise-level platform that integrates augmented and virtual reality (XR) technologies into technician education. The project, titled "IMMERSIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES: EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH OPEN-SOURCE INNOVATION", aims to bridge traditional learning management systems with immersive XR environments, enabling seamless transitions for...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $520,048 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to The Exploratorium, a renowned science museum in San Francisco. The grant supports the development of museum exhibits designed to promote artificial intelligence (AI) literacy among young female-identifying audiences aged 8-18. Using the Exploratorium's established exhibit design principles for engaging girls, the project will create interactive,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $1,015,310 to Arizona State University to investigate the use of web-based virtual field trips to improve student learning and spatial communication skills in STEM fields. Over a 54-month period from July 2024 to December 2028, the project aims to develop an "iVisit" virtual field trip platform that can deliver multi-user, synchronous, situated learning experiences to students...
The Tulsa Children's Museum received a $107,538 National Leadership Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop and deliver an eight-week hands-on STEM series for students in Kindergarten through sixth grade. The series is intended to address pandemic-related learning hurdles and supplement traditional classroom curricula in science, technology, engineering, and math. It will be offered through free and reduced-cost programming to three pilot schools serving...
This $185,061 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to investigate the use of web-based virtual field trips to improve student learning and spatial communication abilities. The 54-month project, led by the University of Missouri in collaboration with Arizona State University, will develop an "iVISIT" virtual field trip platform to deliver multi-user, synchronous, situated learning experiences. The project seeks to...
The Bay Area Discovery Museum will continue its Mobile Engineering Lab program through a $203,306 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The Mobile Engineering Lab program delivers hands-on STEM learning experiences aligned with Next Generation Science Standards to approximately 5,300 pre-K through 5th grade students at 74 school programs and 12 library/community programs. The school programs consist of three to four sessions each,...
The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with a coalition of museums and media producers, received a $558,512 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2025, aims to build the foundation for museums of any size to address current topics of relevance through immersive digital experiences. Key activities include identifying best practices,...