Project Grant MA253135OMS23
- The Dubuque Museum of Art (DUMA) received a $149,958 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support DUMA in developing, testing, and deploying a formal process for educational engagement in their public-facing programs. Project activities include training museum staff, board, docents, and volunteers in visual literacy strategies and creating an in-depth set of classroom-ready educational engagement...
- The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History received a $141,801 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the museum's development of an interpretive master plan aligned with its strategic plan and new mission to strengthen its emphasis on cultural history and community building. The project team will identify interpretive themes, define target audiences and partners, and strategize...
- The Madison Children's Museum received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through its Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the museum's strategic planning and community engagement efforts over the 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. Specifically, the museum will engage in external community outreach and internal capacity-building activities to inform the development of a responsive strategic...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Dayton Society of Natural History $1,010,055 under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on October 1, 2025, to transform the first floor of the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. The project will enhance visitor accessibility and safety while increasing community engagement and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. The centerpiece deliverable is a custom-designed, interactive 3D water table that...
- The Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, on behalf of the National Canal Museum, will receive $241,470 under a three-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to conduct a comprehensive inventory and improve access to its offsite collections storage facility. As part of the Museums for America program's goal of strengthening museums' ability to serve the public, 10,000 objects from the Museum's personnel and financial records,...
- The Putnam Museum and Science Center will partner with the Science Museum of Minnesota to develop the "Ground on Which We Stand" project through a $704,663 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The partners will co-create a regional history and heritage exhibit at the Putnam Museum to ensure greater representation and inclusion of their diverse community. Drawing from themes in the Science Museum of Minnesota's "RACE: Are...
- 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 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 Okefenokee Swamp Park Inc. was awarded a $225,423 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant funds will be used to develop a comprehensive Master Interpretive Plan that will guide the creation of future exhibits and educational experiences at the nature center. The plan will be developed through inclusive and equitable community engagement strategies, including collecting oral histories,...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $126,480 Project Grant through its Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to Great Explorations Inc., a non-profit organization operating the Great Explorations Children's Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. The grant funds will support the design and fabrication of new exhibit space to enhance the well-being and impact of the museum's living collection. Key project activities include purchasing supplies and materials to create...
The Dubuque County Historical Society, doing business as the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, has been awarded a $297,912 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a stakeholder-engaged interpretive planning initiative to produce a new master interpretive plan for the museum's expanded 14-acre campus and 2-acre heritage site. The plan will include recommendations to integrate the goals of the museum's historic and living collections, inform evaluation practices to better serve the community, and create a more cohesive interpretive experience across the campus. The project will run from Sep 1, 2023 through Aug 31, 2025 and involve collaborative activities with museum staff, board, volunteers, visitors, and community stakeholders, as well as an interpretive planning firm.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $149.0k | 7/12/23 |