Project Grant ME260082OMS26
- The New England Aquarium Corporation has been awarded a $486,672 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The three-year grant will support the development and implementation of a new apprenticeship program to provide professional development and career pathway access to STEM careers for historically underrepresented communities in the greater Boston area. Key activities include engaging community...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Sciencenter Discovery Museum received a $999,539 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program (CFDA 45.032) beginning October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports a three-year professional development initiative in partnership with the National Informal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Network. The project will engage 30 pairs of museum...
- Grant Award Summary Zoo New England received a $493,619 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, 2028. The award supports the Connector Program, which enhances visitor experiences at both Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo through expanded interpersonal interpretation and interactive educational offerings. The deliverables include the installation of...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Alaska Sealife Center received a $502,855 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 primary deliverable is the digitization of 14,708 hours of archival video recordings—comprising aging VHS and CD materials spanning 25 years of marine life research—into indexed digital MP4 files with associated metadata and...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Rowan University $529,980 under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026, for a three-year project through August 31, 2029. The Edelman Fossil Park and Museum will deliver structured professional development services for staff, volunteers, and community apprentices through a series of interactive workshops addressing visitor engagement, safety and emergency procedures, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center for Children $202,712 under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on October 1, 2025, to establish "Discovery on the Go," a mobile Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) outreach initiative serving underserved communities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast through September 30, 2028. The project will deliver hands-on STEM education and blue...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Flint Institute of Science & History, operating the Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium, received a $308,242 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to strengthen organizational capacity and workforce resilience through professional development initiatives. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, funds a two-year project (through September 30, 2027) that will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Discovery Place, Inc., received a $515,619 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded September 1, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2029. The grant funds a professional development initiative to modernize Discovery Place's workforce infrastructure across its Charlotte, North Carolina locations by implementing an integrated Human Resources Information System that...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the University of Montana's Spectrum Discovery Area a $500,000 Project Grant under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The award supports institutional capacity-building efforts to improve exhibit interpretation and visitor engagement through staff professional development and expert consultation services. Specific deliverables include...
The New England Aquarium Corporation received a $600,133 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The award funds a multi-tiered professional development initiative designed to enhance visitor experience through improved evaluation methodologies. The project will establish a sustainable evaluation infrastructure and strengthen social science research capabilities in informal learning environments by training up to 50 staff members, volunteers, and interns through cohort-based evaluation training, hands-on experiences, biannual professional development workshops, and applied evaluation projects. The primary deliverable is a sustainable institutional evaluation framework and annual evaluation planning process that will inform the design and improvement of the Aquarium's educational and community engagement programs. By incorporating audience feedback into program development, the project aims to enhance visitor experiences across the organization while building internal capacity for ongoing evaluation and assessment activities.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $245.7k | 7/14/26 |