Project Grant MA260092OMS26
- The Fort Ticonderoga Association received a $488,034 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The 3-year grant will enable Fort Ticonderoga to implement new methods to enhance visitor understanding of the American Revolution as the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the war. Key deliverables include finalizing exhibition designs and interpretive components with accessibility consultants, hiring and...
- The Fort Ticonderoga Association received a $1,000,257 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service through the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929) on November 21, 2022. The grant funding will support preservation of the North Demilune of Fort Ticonderoga through masonry repairs to unfinished features. The Save America's Treasures program provides matching grants for preservation and conservation work on nationally significant historic...
- This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program provides $199,300 to the Fort Ticonderoga Association, doing business as the Fort Ticonderoga Museum, from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The funding supports inventorying and assessing over 1,000 previously underutilized archival records related to Fort Ticonderoga's history and relationship with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Staff and consultants...
- The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York will produce a new exhibition titled "Artists & Inspiration in the Wild" under a $1,992,806 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301). The exhibition will showcase the Museum's collection of fine and decorative artworks from 1800 to present day exemplifying the "Adirondack style" and its connections to the natural landscape. Activities will include...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Museum of Innovation and Science $385,474 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to design, build, and exhibit the "Electric Revolutions: America, the First Electrified Economy" project. The recipient will create a 16.5 megapixel interactive open-collections wall for installation in MISCI's new community room, deliver an educational outreach program to student audiences at regional schools,...
- This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will enable the Ford's Theatre Society, a non-profit organization, to expand its educational offerings and digital resources. Specifically, the $398,553 grant will fund the development of a new summer teacher professional development program focused on place-based learning, the creation of updated educational content and online learning tools, and the expansion of the Cabinet...
- The Cayuga Museum of History and Art received a $100,047 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to complete the research phase for a planned permanent exhibit exploring the comprehensive history of Cayuga County. This award will support hiring a new curator and a paid intern to create a new interpretive plan that will inform the final exhibit design and implementation. The project aims to actively explore the narratives of...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Taft Museum of Art $827,306 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop an immersive augmented reality interpretation of Robert S. Duncanson murals and create a portable digital traveling experience that expands public access to the works. Project activities include concept and design development, content development, prototype development and beta testing, installation, and public launch. The...
- Historic Hudson Valley will use a $411,211 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to develop a library of classroom engagement resources for teaching about slavery. Working with the Hard History Project, Historic Hudson Valley will create peer-reviewed lesson plans, discussion prompts, and questions based on stories in its award-winning interactive documentary "People Not Property: Stories of Slavery in the Colonial North."...
- The Historic Hudson Valley in Tarrytown, New York will strengthen its digital capacity and develop online teacher resources through a $119,001 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. Under the award, set to run from November 2021 through October 2022, the nonprofit will hire new interpretive staff with skills in digital storytelling to lead virtual programs and train existing staff on differences between in-person and online...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Fort Ticonderoga Association $1,233,950 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to implement educational programming and exhibitions centered on the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. Fort Ticonderoga Museum will hire an assistant curator to coordinate a multifaceted project that includes a conference on the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island, three scholarly seminars on the American Revolution, and a teacher institute for K-12 educators. The museum will select 24 educators to receive scholarships to the teacher institute and provide stipends for guest faculty. The project will support speaker travel and honoraria for participating scholars and historians, and will add two object-based exhibitions to a series of special exhibitions funded through an earlier IMLS grant. Onsite public programming will be presented virtually and designed to reach rural communities. Performance occurs in Ticonderoga, New York, with a period of performance through December 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $298.3k | 8/6/26 |