Project Grant MA259636OMS26
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust $1,283,116 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to enhance accessibility and long-term preservation of its oral history collections focused on Holocaust survivor testimonies and interviews. The museum will conduct a comprehensive inventory and rehousing of audiovisual materials in two collections, hire a collections researcher to reorganize...
- The Museum of Arts and Design received a $478,800 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funding will be used to upgrade the museum's primary content management system (CMS), photograph and update its collection records, and consolidate its collections database to improve public access. Specifically, the museum will convert its current CMS to a cloud-based platform, photograph new acquisitions, and conduct...
- The Holocaust Memorial Center received a $1.51 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. Over the three-year performance period, the Center will digitize and make publicly accessible its archival collections through a comprehensive assessment of materials, digitization of photographs and personal artifacts, and three-dimensional...
- The Center for Jewish History, Inc. will receive $700,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. The Center will arrange, describe, and provide intellectual access to the records of the Council of Jewish Federations for the first time. Totaling 1,475 linear feet, the Council's records document 20th century American Jewish philanthropy and public service at the national...
- The Center for Jewish History, Inc. was awarded a $199,791 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support preservation and access activities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program. Through this funding, the Center will retain 14 core staff positions and hire one intern to sustain public-facing and preservation services. Key deliverables include preserving physical collections, increasing access through continued...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Dallas Holocaust Museum $331,726 under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) for a project grant running from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The museum will use the funding to catalog and digitize their remaining collection of 4,008 items documenting the history of the Holocaust and human rights in a local context. This includes diaries, letters, photographs, and 3D objects. Specifically, the museum will create...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Computer History Museum $1,408,676 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to complete a full inventory of over 40,000 artifacts held in its climate-controlled off-site storage facility in Mountain View, California. The museum will hire a full-time project registrar to lead the three-year effort through August 31, 2029, supported by volunteers and existing staff. Project activities include creating...
- The American Folk Art Museum in Long Island City, New York will receive $121,461 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to upgrade its software and digitize archival materials from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. The museum will implement new software to allow additional media types like audio and visual files to be added to its website for the first time. This will include digitizing archival photos, letters,...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County Inc. $607,434 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop a new experiential and interactive gallery with integrated educational programming and curriculum materials focused on antisemitism and intolerance. The recipient will coordinate installation of seven thematic areas that combine new lighting, graphics, modern technology, authenticated...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education $2,581,662 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to launch a new model for Holocaust education connecting historical understanding with civic responsibility at the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The recipient will introduce immersive digital interactives in its Holocaust Gallery and redesign its Humanity Gallery as an...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Center for Jewish History, Inc. $1,201,730 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to modernize its collections management system. The Center will transfer over 500,000 records held by the Center and five partner organizations from an outdated system into a cloud-based platform. Project activities include planning, configuration, data migration, and integration of records into a searchable database. The modernization addresses critical security risks posed by the existing system and will improve workflows for collection managers while enhancing discovery and access to museum archives for researchers and public audiences. Two key Center staff members will direct the work in collaboration with an external vendor and representatives from each partner organization. The two-year project runs through August 31, 2028, with performance in New York, New York.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/6/26 |