Newfields will develop a professional development program and concurrent 12-month fellowship program in the museum's conservation department that leverages conservation and collections care as…

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Award ID
ME253489OMS23
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$665,091

Award facts

Assistance listing
45.301 Museums for America
Completion date 79% complete
Originally
Funding
  • $250,000.00 Federal
  • $415,091.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA

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Description

Newfields will develop a professional development program and concurrent 12-month fellowship program in the museum's conservation department that leverages conservation and collections care as equity practices. Project activities include engaging a training consultant who will work with the project team to design a new staff training program; development of decision-making frameworks that mitigate bias in preservation practice; implementing new staff training; and recruiting and onboarding a new graduate fellow. The project will develop guidelines to equitably inform collections care decisions, adopt effective mentorship strategies to cultivate the next generation of conservators, and help the museum achieve diversity, equity, inclusion, and access institutional goals.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment $0 $0
Original award $250,000 $415,091

Quick answers

Who received award ME253489OMS23?

ME253489OMS23 was awarded to Newfields, Inc. by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2023.

How much is award ME253489OMS23 worth?

$665,091 has been obligated on ME253489OMS23: $250,000 in federal funding and $415,091 in non-federal funding.

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