The Association of Children's Museums will receive $535,980 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to conduct research and develop tools to support the virtual programming efforts of children's museums. Specifically, the Association will partner with research firms to collect data from museums and stakeholders on virtual programming needs, analyze museum assets, and identify best practices. Findings will...
The Imagine Children's Museum in Everett, Washington will use a $215,150 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to continue and expand several free and low-cost programs for families and children with disabilities. Funded under IMLS's National Leadership Grants program for museums, the museum will resume free Friday night programs, expand monthly sensory mornings for children with disabilities, and provide free memberships to foster families. The Friday night programs...
The Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc. received a $1,234,202 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will fund a 3-year research project to better understand barriers to museum attendance, with a focus on the impact of cost through the use of the Museums for All program. The Institute will partner with the Santa Cruz Children's Discovery Museum and the Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's...
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 Tacoma will expand its Tacoma Out of School Time Intermediary program to provide over 54,000 elementary and middle school students in Pierce County, Washington with academic support through expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) under a $5.2 million project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum will hire 14 new staff, partner with 73 schools, and contract with over 60 community ELO providers to offer students safe, structured, and...
The Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota will receive $139,150 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to reinvigorate family learning programs eliminated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum will provide free or discounted admission and access to programs supporting lower-income families in raising thriving children. Programs will include free family nights, workshops on playful learning, and free play kits...
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 American Association of Museums, doing business as The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), has been awarded a $928,629 cooperative agreement from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. Through this 3-year grant, AAM will operate the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), which provides technical assistance to help small and medium-sized museums strengthen their operations and plan for the future. The grant will fund AAM to...
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) received a $1,104,076 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant supports AAM's efforts to address gaps in professional development and technical assistance for museum professionals implementing an IMLS-funded Museum Social Impact Toolkit. The project will establish a community of practice to help museums of all sizes measure and utilize social impact data. AAM...
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...