Project Grant MA260488OMS26
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, in partnership with the Cincinnati Museum Center, received a $1.495 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 January 31, 2027, this grant funds community-centered programming and educational initiatives centered on two major exhibitions: "Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far...
- 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 Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Holocaust Memorial Center $1,508,202 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop a sustainable exhibition model through a three-year cycle of special exhibitions and integrated interpretive programming. The Holocaust Memorial Center will present six major visiting exhibitions augmented by artifacts, oral testimonies, and personal items from the museum's own collections to provide regional...
- The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Inc. (HDEC) received a $1,016,520 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports a comprehensive Holocaust education outreach initiative serving K-12 educators and students across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties in South Florida. HDEC will leverage newly developed interactive...
- The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan will receive $200,000 through a Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164). The funding will support the hiring and training of six new professional museum educators to resume in-person group tours and workshops at the Center. The educators will work with school groups, leading tours and providing support services to...
- 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 Florida Holocaust Museum, Inc., $1.37 million under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026, to expand educational programming by creating two new interactive survivor testimony biographies. Working in partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation, the Florida Holocaust Museum will conduct multi-day filming sessions using a multi-camera recording system to capture thousands of responses to questions from Holocaust...
- 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 Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) in Farmington Hills, Michigan has been awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant is funding a 3-year Holocaust education program that will deliver literacy-focused educational content on the Holocaust to K-12 students in Michigan. Additionally, the grant supports in-person museum tours, teacher workshops, and the hiring of museum educators to provide Holocaust education...
- The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan was awarded a $605,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Innovative Approaches to Literacy program. The 3-year grant funds a Holocaust education program focused on delivering literacy-based educational content on the Holocaust to K-12 students. Additionally, the Center has received previous federal grants totaling $750,000 from the Department of Education and National Endowment for the Humanities to support in-person...
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 activation experience. Project activities include final media development, fabrication of exhibit components, installation of interactives, collection of audience feedback prior to opening, and evaluation of learning outcomes. The museum will engage consultants for exhibition fabrication and media production, and an external evaluation firm specializing in educational program assessment. Visitors and high school students will engage with multimedia storytelling, artifacts, and personal narratives to develop understanding of Jewish identity and antisemitism, while identifying character strengths needed to confront prejudice and injustice in their communities. Performance of work runs through December 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/6/26 |