Project Grant MG4516002916

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 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 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 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 federal Project Grant award, with ID MG256076OMS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The $1,231,500 grant will support Voices In Contemporary Art Inc. (Voca), a non-profit organization, in developing the capacity of art museum professionals across the United States in artist-centered stewardship practices. Through 18 workshops attended by teams from over 200 museums, the project will...

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...

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...

COSI (Center of Science and Industry), a nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, was awarded $749,991 on October 1, 2025, through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment examining museum-based intensive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) youth programs. The project, which runs through September 30, 2028, will identify the presence and goals of existing youth...