The association of midwest museums will 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…

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 into museums' onboarding or staff development strategies, with the goal of removing barriers to participation and allowing for more representative museum staff involvement. The project team will collaborate with subject matter experts to conduct 24 training workshops and produce 6 online training modules and 6 toolkits, which will be shared with museums to help transform their work cultures and environments to be more equitable and inclusive, contributing to the sustainability of those institutions. The grant award period is from September 1, 2024, to May 31, 2027.

The association of midwest museums will 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. By providing free programs and resources that can be incorporated into a museum's onboarding or training strategies, the program will remove barriers to participation and allows for more representational museum staff involvement. The project team will collaborate with subject matter experts and instructors to conduct twenty-four training workshops and to produce six online training modules and six toolkits. By sharing these resources with museums, the project will help transform museum work cultures and environments to be more equitable and inclusive, which will contribute to the sustainability of those institutions.