The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University received a $488,593 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the creation of the Mantua Youth Ambassador Program, a community engagement initiative that connects youth ages 8-16 to place-based arts, civic engagement, and environmental stewardship activities focused on community green spaces. Project funds will enable the Academy to partner with...
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 Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center will provide coastal restoration and water quality education to over 300 fifth-grade students through its "Explore the Coast" program funded by a $132,442 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The two-year grant will support in-class instruction and field trips focused on teaching students how ecosystems function and watershed characteristics through hands-on science experiments and...
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,...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $497,500 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to the Conservation Society of California (doing business as The Oakland Zoo) to pilot a community feedback and conservation project. The project aims to promote community engagement, access, and inclusion by utilizing an internal steering committee, an external community advisory council, and a listening tour in Oakland to solicit community feedback. The project will also...
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...
The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University will implement a team mentorship and project-based learning program for local high school students under a $202,094 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. The program will task participants with creating campaigns in the form of exhibits, videos, and presentations to increase awareness of environmental challenges. This will help participants...
Through a $414,804 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program, Save The Bay Inc. will implement a fellowship program that provides hands-on training and professional development opportunities at the aquarium. This project will create a school-to-career pathway for individuals underrepresented in environmental careers, with a focus on the ocean. Key activities include annually recruiting and onboarding two new...
The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, doing business as The Wild Center, received a $351,653 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The two-year grant will support a climate education initiative to train a cohort of teen climate educators in climate literacy, enabling them to communicate climate change science, impacts, justice, and solutions to museum visitors using the museum's Science on a...
The University of California, Berkeley will receive a $499,999 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.301 - Museums for America) to develop institutional capacity for data-driven approaches to serve and engage with communities in the East Bay region. The project activities will include hiring advisors to assess and refine current data collection and co-design processes, and to create embedded evaluation processes to receive programmatic feedback. The...