Project Grant MG1015008315

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $1,091,792 National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) project grant to Museum Hue, Inc. to develop and launch a digital platform dedicated to museums founded and led by culturally specific communities in the United States. The 3-year project will engage museum professionals across the field to create the platform, including holding listening sessions, distributing surveys, and developing an online directory and interactive map. The...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $554,624 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to The Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. The grant will fund the creation of a cohort-based leadership development training program for middle and senior-level managers at the museum. The program aims to address inequitable access to leadership development opportunities and will involve identifying and hiring consultants to collaborate on designing the...

The Museum of Science, Boston, in partnership with a coalition of museums and media producers, received a $558,512 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The two-year project, running from September 2023 to August 2025, aims to build the foundation for museums of any size to address current topics of relevance through immersive digital experiences. Key activities include identifying best practices,...

The Cincinnati Art Museum was awarded a $111,441 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand digital content creation and delivery capabilities. Under the one-year project grant ending October 31, 2022, the museum will enhance existing digital programming by augmenting free public Wi-Fi access to include outdoor spaces, developing mobile recording studio carts for flexible use throughout museum facilities and grounds, and providing staff and volunteers...

The Mexic Arte Museum in Austin, Texas received a $100,234 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to improve its digital platform and online education services, and hire two education associates to continue its art outreach program for at-risk youth ages 10-17. The museum will develop an online curriculum and add digital content to its updated Learn web page to address needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also continue its prevention and early...

The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Museum will launch the "Museums: Missions and Acquisitions" (M2A) project, which is funded by a $1,103,699 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The M2A project will investigate current policies and practices surrounding museum collections through focus groups, interviews, desk research, field-wide surveys, and continued data collection...

The Aamc Foundation received a $397,844 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312) to expand a leadership development program for two cohorts of early career art curators from underrepresented backgrounds over a three-year period from September 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The program will provide participants with virtual sessions on relevant topics, one-on-one mentoring from senior curator liaisons, three diversity and inclusion workshops, two...

The Association of Midwest Museums received a $204,627 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will be used to build the capacity of museum frontline staff and middle managers to serve as supervisors and team leaders and to address their specific communities' needs using inclusive practices. The project will provide free training programs and resources that can be incorporated...

The California Association of Museums will receive $448,723 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to develop resources and activities addressing systemic racism and exclusion in the museum field. Key deliverables include producing a series of four workshops on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion; developing virtual networking spaces for Black, Indigenous and people of color museum employees and emerging...

The Utah Division of Arts and Museums received a $1,112,284 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The purpose of the grant is to address gaps in professional development and technical assistance for museum professionals implementing the IMLS-funded Museum Social Impact Toolkit. The project, conducted in partnership with the American Alliance of Museums, involves recruiting 30 museums, providing...