Project Grant MA260411OMS26
- The San Antonio Children's Museum will receive $917,684 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to complete fabrication of an exhibition. The exhibition is designed to equip children ages 4-11 with skills needed to address future challenges, building on earlier community input gathered with IMLS support. Final prototypes and multimedia elements will be shared for feedback. The museum will work with contractors...
- 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,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Museum of Science in Boston received a $1.50 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds the Advancing AI in America (A3) initiative, which develops and disseminates artificial intelligence (AI) education resources aligned with the White House Executive Order on Advancing Artificial Intelligence...
- The San Diego Air & Space Museum was awarded a $569,400 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will enable the museum to implement a new integrated Collections Management System (CMS) and Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) across its curatorial, library, and archival collections related to air and space history and technology. This upgrade will centralize the museum's registration...
- Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded The Exploratorium a National Leadership Grants for Museums award (CFDA 45.312) of $1.5M on October 1, 2025, for the Supporting AI Literacy Through Exhibits and Educators (SAIL) initiative. The three-year project, concluding September 30, 2028, directly responds to the White House Executive Order on Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth. SAIL delivers two primary products: a handbook...
- This $559,824 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will support The San Antonio Children's Museum, also known as The DoSeum, in creating a traveling version of its current exhibition "Uniquely Us: Understanding Race and Building Unity." The exhibition is designed for audiences ages 0-7 and will provide age-appropriate resources on race and racism. The project involves developing experiential and...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Museum of Craft and Design $208,298 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to present Objects: USA, a major exhibition and program series examining the legacy and future of American craft during the nation's semiquincentennial. The Museum will mount the exhibition and deliver approximately 25 public programs, including artist talks, hands-on workshops, family programs, and free activities at schools and...
- The San Jose Museum of Art will receive $582,885 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to implement institution-wide trainings and infrastructure improvements focused on collaboration. From September 2022 through August 2025, museum staff will participate in on-demand and in-person trainings to develop core competencies for non-hierarchical work and improve communication tools, procedures and practices. This...
- The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Inc. received a $431,188 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The award supports the establishment of the Museum Education Tech Collaborative, a partnership among four Miami-based institutions—the Frost Museum of Science, Florida Museum of Natural History, Cox Science Center and...
- The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art received a $508,670 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will fund the museum's efforts to expand public programming and strengthen community partnerships to address gaps in audience access and engagement. Key activities include hiring a Community Engagement Coordinator to lead the expansion efforts, working with local partners to identify access...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology (SAMSAT) $1.157 million under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026, to develop an open-source artificial intelligence platform for museum exhibits. SAMSAT will build, prototype, test, and refine the AI Museum Studio (AMS), a platform designed to integrate AI experiences into existing exhibits without requiring advanced software expertise from museum staff. The platform will feature simple customization tools to enable broad sharing with other museums. During the two-year project period through August 31, 2028, SAMSAT will deploy and field-test AMS at SAMSAT and the Doseum, a San Antonio children's museum, enabling 10 exhibits with AI functionality. The project team comprises museum staff, professional volunteers, and external experts. SAMSAT will document the platform through user guides and videos, build a national outreach list to disseminate information about AMS, conduct online workshops and demonstrations, and present project results at a professional conference. Place of performance is San Antonio, Texas. The Museums for America program supports museums in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational programs, digital learning resources, and related activities addressing key institutional strategic goals.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $241.3k | 8/6/26 |