The National Children's Museum will receive a $324,356 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will fund a professional development project for the museum's staff on facilitating high-quality maker programs for children. The project will involve collaborating with experts from other children's museums to develop effective and innovative approaches to maker programming. Key activities will include conducting site...
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 Mid-America Science Museum received a $115,124 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant funding will support the museum's capacity-building efforts to implement a consistent evaluation practice and cultivate a culture of evaluation among its staff. Key project activities include hiring an expert consultant to train staff on evaluation methodologies, with departmental teams working with the...
The Mississippi Library Commission will use $3.1 million in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support goals outlined in its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The goals aim to enhance the technological environment of Mississippi libraries through technology support and services, partnerships, and E-Rate guidance and support. They also seek to strengthen libraries by sharing resources through reading programs and...
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis will streamline its professional development programming through a $403,337 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. Key activities include launching an institutional learning management system and library to provide individualized training tracks for staff. External trainers will develop new modules on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion; safety compliance; childhood development; and...
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 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $303,892 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) Project Grant to Exploration Works, a non-profit organization in Helena, MT. The grant funds a 3-year project to expand Exploration Works' early childhood STEM education programs in collaboration with local Head Start and library partners. Key activities include: Providing training for local Head Start educators to deliver weekly STEM lessons in their classrooms using kits developed by the...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Mississippi Library Commission $2.6 million under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) on April 8, 2021 to support library services through March 31, 2023. The funding will help the Commission respond to pandemic needs through digital inclusion and equitable library services, continuing work under its 2018-2022 strategic plan. Key goals include enhancing technology, supporting workforce development, sharing resources, serving all...
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) received a $458,007 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop the "My Mississippi: Virtual Visits and Shared Storytelling" program. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development CFDA program, MDAH will create a series of behind-the-scenes virtual tours for the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The...
The Mississippi Library Commission received a $4,776,119.69 Formula Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The funds will be used to support the goals of the Commission's five-year plan for FY 2023-2027, which align with the purposes and priorities of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Key initiatives include enhancing the technological...