Project Grant ME260178OMS26
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Montana Biodiversity Research Collections (UMBRC) received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program (CFDA 45.032) to enhance Montana's museum workforce and develop sustainable career pathways in natural history collections. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, supports the establishment of a Natural History Collections...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Discovery Children's Museum a $482,222 project grant under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds an expansion of the museum's Early Childhood Literacy Initiative targeting children up to age five. Primary deliverables include redesigned interactive exhibit spaces, comprehensive professional development programming for museum staff,...
- 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 The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska $330,044 on October 1, 2025, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to support collections stewardship activities at the Great Plains Art Museum. The project, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, will deliver a comprehensive collections management infrastructure upgrade informed by a Collections Assessment for Preservation survey. Key...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Legacy of the Plains Museum received a $493,385 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 museum's strategic initiative to enhance public access to its historical collections and archives—including photographs, artwork, books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps—through upgraded collections management...
- Federal Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University's University Museum received $189,753 in Project Grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports a three-year paid internship program designed to provide professional training and career development to NMSU graduate students pursuing museum careers while...
- 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 Naperville Heritage Society a $729,125 Project Grant under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) beginning September 1, 2026, and concluding December 31, 2028. The award funds professional staff training and organizational development initiatives designed to enhance visitor experiences and educational programming. The organization will engage staff in hands-on workshops facilitated by an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History received a $751,922 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to improve the care and management of its natural history collections. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, will fund a comprehensive collections stewardship initiative focused on the museum's fragile bird and mammal study skin...
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 quarterly training sessions and professional conference participation for museum staff in exhibit interpretive design best practices, engagement of expert consultants to conduct a comprehensive museum-wide interpretive audit and development plan for both new exhibitions and updates, and expansion of the museum's in-house capacity to produce physical elements of interpretive exhibit materials. Upon completion of the three-year project period, the University of Montana's museum staff will have enhanced competency to develop and deliver research-informed science exhibitions that provide engaging educational experiences for visitors. The project represents IMLS's strategic investment in professional development and institutional change within museum operations, consistent with the Museums for America program's emphasis on educational programs, professional development, and audience-focused interpretation activities that serve the public through enhanced museum service delivery.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 7/14/26 |