Project Grant MA258123OMS25
- This $531,011 federal Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program supports The Witte Museum's efforts to improve the care and management of its 50,000-artifact Texas history collection. Key project activities include purchasing specialized storage equipment, cataloging and rehousing the collection, and training volunteers to process the artifacts and update catalog records. This work will enable the museum to...
- The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History received a $751,922 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funds will be used to improve the care of the museum's natural history collections, specifically the bird and mammal study skin collections. Key activities include assessing the needs of each specimen, rehousing the collections, gathering catalog data and photography, implementing...
- The Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University received a $160,096 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. This funding will be used to improve the long-term care and preservation of the museum's Ray J. Davis Herbarium, which houses over 80,000 plant and lichen specimens of historical, regional, and national significance. Key activities include relocating the collection to a...
- The Legacy of the Plains Museum was awarded a $493,385 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will support the museum's strategic efforts to enhance public access to its historical collections and archives, which include photographs, artwork, books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps. Key activities include upgrading the museum's collections management software, acquiring archival supplies...
- The Wiregrass Museum of Art received a $152,112 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.301) to perform a comprehensive assessment of the museum's permanent collection of 735 artworks. The project will involve working with conservators to conduct an item-by-item conservation survey, developing a long-term collections care plan, and digitizing collection records to increase public online access. Key deliverables include a detailed condition assessment,...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley a $755,132 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the museum's compact storage installation project to upgrade their storage units and shelving to accommodate their growing collections, increase collection accessibility, and provide for long-term preservation of the collections. The project aims to address the challenge of collections storage...
- The McLean County Historical Society was awarded a $145,937 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund efforts to improve the organization's art collection storage and increase the cataloged information on the objects in their collection. Key activities include purchasing compact storage equipment, temporarily removing objects from the art storage room, and recruiting and training interns to...
- The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center received a $162,775 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will fund the organization's efforts to inventory and rehouse approximately 1,500 large objects from its collection related to the history of North Central Washington, including objects pertaining to the region's Native American, pioneer, geological, industrial, and art histories. The...
- The Clark County Historical Society was awarded a $160,658 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will fund the Society's efforts to inventory, rehouse, and update artifact records in a collections management database for its historic collection of textiles, medical tools, pins, and fashion items. Project activities will address previous water damage to the collections storage,...
- This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will provide $269,276 to the A.T. Still University of Health Sciences in Kirksville, Missouri to improve the collections storage environment and enhance the care of the museum's 90,000 artifacts. The project will involve temporarily relocating the artifacts, deconstructing the existing shelving, and installing a new high-density mobile shelving system, which...
The Wray Museum was awarded a $500,000 three-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will support a full inventory assessment and cataloging of over 13,000 objects in the museum's collection prior to moving the material into a new climate-controlled facility. The project will employ a full-time move coordinator and two part-time paid interns to undertake activities such as cataloging, digitization, rehousing, and purchasing compact storage units and archival materials. This initiative will extend the useful life of the collection and improve stewardship and public access. The award period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 9/19/25 |