Project Grant MA259959OMS26
- Explora Science Center and Children's Museum of Albuquerque will receive $347,120 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to conduct the "Roots: Supporting Black Scholars in STEAM" project from September 2021 through August 2023. The project aims to increase Explora's relationships with and relevance to Albuquerque's Black communities and provide more opportunities for Black students in Albuquerque to pursue STEAM fields....
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque $1.168 million on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to design and pilot a summer pre-service teacher residency program that strengthens the pipeline for elementary STEM educators. Explora will integrate individualized mentoring for teachers across museum, summer camp, and community programming to prepare educators for STEM instruction...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $488,756 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) grant to the Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque. The project, running from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026, will provide a health careers pathways program for Hispanic and Indigenous teens in New Mexico. Key activities include developing and facilitating health-related out-of-school learning experiences such as hands-on workshops, teen science cafes, and a statewide...
- The Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque received a $382,219 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant supports the museum's efforts to increase accessibility and relevance for blind and low-vision visitors through the following activities: Partner with local community groups and libraries to better understand the needs and aspirations of the blind community through listening...
- The Explora Science Center & Children's Museum Of Albuquerque received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields (WAMS in STEM Fields) federal grant program (CFDA 10.318). The two-year award will support the Explora Science Center's "Planting Seeds of STEM" project from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. The project...
- 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 Children's Museum Tucson received a $1,068,913 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will expand the museum's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program offerings for families and young learners in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, both on-site and through virtual and in-person outreach. Key activities include creating a new bilingual STEAM specialist position to...
- Explora Science Center & Children's Museum Of Albuquerque will implement the "Empowering Teens for Mental Health at X Studio Project" through a $108,740 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The one-year project will bring together local teens, mental health professionals, and museum staff to develop expanded teen mental health programs and resources. It will also increase museum staff capacity to support teens'...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,334 to the Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque. The funding will support a two-year project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and encouraging pro-environmental behaviors in the South Valley of...
- 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 Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque $1,097,592 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to design and implement STEAM learning programs for military-connected youth and families in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Explora will partner with Albuquerque Public Schools, the Kirtland Partnership Committee on Kirtland Air Force Base, the Children's Promise Center, and the Rio Grande Educational Collaborative to co-develop and deliver developmentally sequenced STEAM programming. The initiative includes early childhood STEAM playgroups and caregiver workshops; standards-aligned, hands-on STEAM programs for school-age youth; and teen career exploration, mentorship, and leadership experiences aligned to civilian and military STEAM career pathways. Recurring on-base and community-wide family STEAM engagement events will reinforce educational stability, family engagement, and career awareness. Explora will provide stipends to partners, memberships for participating families, and transportation assistance for teens and school groups. An external evaluator will conduct formal evaluation, with results disseminated through reports, presentations, and professional networks. The award period runs through August 31, 2028, with performance taking place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $273.9k | 8/6/26 |