Project Grant MG249183OMS21
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $691,965 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) to conduct research and develop tools enabling cultural heritage professionals to make institution-specific decisions to lower environmental impacts. The project will create environmental modeling tools, case studies, user guides, and sustainability action guides covering six core museum collections activities: treatment,...
- The Environment & Culture Partners (ECP) received a $632,741 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 supports a 2-year research project to examine the financial, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions impacts of environmental conditions within museum spaces for collections storage and exhibition. ECP will partner with the New Buildings Institute to virtually and on-site work...
- 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 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $515,805 Project Grant under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032) to Historic New England-Spnea, a non-profit organization in Boston, MA. The grant will fund a 3-year pilot program to enhance equity and diversity within the museum workforce. The program will provide paid internships to 76 undergraduate, graduate, and recent degree recipients, offering them training, support, and connections to navigate museum...
- The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $488,099 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. to develop and pilot the Climate Democracy Project. This place-based, project-based learning program will engage students in grades 8-12 across three predominantly low-income public schools in Massachusetts. The program will focus on educating students about climate change and climate justice, researching local impacts and...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $418,842 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to Games For Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, to produce a professional development model that centers museum educators as co-creators and leaders in incorporating game-based learning into museum practice. The award, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund a "Train the Trainer Fellowship" where 10 museum educators will create learning curriculum...
- The American Association of Museums (AAM), doing business as The American Alliance of Museums, was awarded a $1,498,442 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program. The grant will support AAM's efforts to embed principles of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion into its field-wide museum assessment and accreditation programs and standards over a three-year period from September 1, 2022 to August 29, 2025. AAM will...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Visitor Studies Association Inc. a $449,957 Project Grant under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The funding will support a two-year project to investigate how to build community through virtual conferencing to improve accessibility and inclusion at museum conferences, while also reducing the field's carbon footprint. The project will create an oversight committee, convene key stakeholders in virtual...
- The Peabody Essex Museum received a $510,791 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) federal grant program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will support the museum's efforts to create a professional development initiative to improve the workplace environment, fill gaps in staff expertise, and support employee professional growth and varied learning and management styles. Key activities will include developing and implementing a...
- The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) was awarded a $694,536 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant funds research exploring how museums approach diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) practices in the post-pandemic era. ASTC will partner with the Garibay Group and the Association of Children's Museums to develop a national survey to understand current DEAI...
The New England Museum Association will lead a $598,900 project grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services on September 1, 2021 through August 30, 2023. Under the National Leadership Grants program of the IMLS (CFDA 45.312), the Association will conduct comparative research on energy use at up to 148 museums. Partnering with the New Buildings Institute, the Association will collect and analyze energy consumption data from a representative sample of museums. This will create the first estimate of the museum field's energy impacts and climate change. The project will research current energy use and management practices. It will produce multiple data products grouped by institution type or building space. This will guide museums to reduce energy use and costs. The outcomes aim to help museums make strategic decisions benefiting both individual operations and the climate through long-term sustainability of communities and cultures.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $598.9k | 7/19/21 |