The National Children's Museum will receive a $324,356 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will fund a professional development project for the museum's staff on facilitating high-quality maker programs for children. The project will involve collaborating with experts from other children's museums to develop effective and innovative approaches to maker programming. Key activities will include conducting site...
The Children's Museum of the Lowcountry received a $198,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will enable the museum to build institutional capacity by creating a comprehensive training program focused on social emotional learning and creating a safe environment for all children. This initiative includes providing trauma-informed practices certification for all staff, as well as monthly...
The Discovery Museum, Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $410,858 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The 3-year grant will enable the museum to develop and implement a new professional development program for all its staff. Key project activities include providing basic skills and mission-focused training, as well as creating individual professional development plans. The goal is to...
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis will streamline its professional development programming through a $403,337 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. Key activities include launching an institutional learning management system and library to provide individualized training tracks for staff. External trainers will develop new modules on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion; safety compliance; childhood development; and...
The New-York Historical Society received a $400,634 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to build staff cultural competency in accessibility and improve K-12 programming for students with disabilities. The project will create sustainable systems and structures to ensure all programs account for the needs of students with disabilities, establish consistent accessibility training for museum education staff, and...
The Marbles Kids Museum was awarded a $303,104 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a professional development initiative to improve the cultural competence of the museum's entire staff. Key project activities include engaging a training consultant, developing and implementing a new training program, and evaluating and refining the training modules. The resulting initiative will equip museum staff...
The Mid-America Science Museum received a $115,124 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant funding will support the museum's capacity-building efforts to implement a consistent evaluation practice and cultivate a culture of evaluation among its staff. Key project activities include hiring an expert consultant to train staff on evaluation methodologies, with departmental teams working with the...
The Hands On Children's Museum received a $379,404 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will enable the museum to partner with local low-income and rural schools, youth organizations, and tribes to expand its maker programs for young children by bringing tailored programming to off-site community-based locations. Key activities include hiring a community engagement manager, developing curriculum and staff...
The Science Museum of Minnesota received a $704,677 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The two-year grant will support the museum's efforts to drive transformative change towards greater inclusion, diversity, equity, and access within the upper Midwest museum community. The project will create a durable community of practice by collaborating with 20 small, underserved museums...
The Missouri Historical Society, doing business as The Museum Shop, received a $439,527 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The two-year grant supports the society's efforts to increase the cultural competence of its museum staff and enhance the relevancy of its programs through inclusive community outreach. Key project activities include conducting staff cultural competence training, hosting...