Project Grant MH253054OMS23
- This Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) supports the Amistad Research Center, a non-profit organization in New Orleans, Louisiana. The funding will enable the Center to enhance archival processing, preservation, and digital access to its collections documenting African American history, culture, and civil rights. Specific project activities include...
- The Amistad Research Center received a $522,408 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program. The award, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, will enable the institution to hire a full-time reference archivist and metadata specialist to address a backlog in cataloging books, rare publications, and the digital American Missionary Association photographs collection. Staff will...
- The Jack Hadley Black History Museum will develop an oral history project and new exhibition focused on its founder with $188,477 in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309). Staff will work with consultants to conduct community workshops on oral history collection and create standards-aligned educational materials from transcribed interviews with museum elder James "Jack" Hadley....
- The Black Archives History Research Foundation of South Florida was awarded a $719,535 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to expand public access to its collections through digitization and virtual research services. Specifically, the Foundation will purchase archival supplies and a large format scanner to digitize its periodical collection, notably the Miami Times collection of South...
- The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission received a $118,800 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will fund the hiring of a new full-time Museum Collections and Interpretive Assistant to improve collections care and access at five historic locations: the Michigan Street Baptist Church, Nash House Museum, Historic Colored Musicians Club and...
- The National Archives and Records Administration awarded a $120,000 project grant to The Amistad Research Center through the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant period runs from January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Under this award, The Amistad Research Center will undertake activities related to the preservation, publication, and use of documentary sources relating to United States history. Specifically, the Center will leverage the funding...
- The Weeksville Society will use this $703,414 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (CFDA 45.309) program to complete a comprehensive collections inventory and increase public access to the Weeksville Heritage Center's collections documenting the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America. Key project activities include cataloging unprocessed collection items,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $264,400 to the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation through the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) on October 1, 2025, to catalog and digitize the Banneker Collection at the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, DC. The project, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027, will preserve and make publicly accessible one of the largest collections of Benjamin...
- The City of Alexandria, Virginia will receive $486,757 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to support the Alexandria Black History Museum's efforts to digitize, interpret, and provide public access to four of its collections totaling approximately 20,000 digitized records and images. Two internships will assist with digitization and updating catalog records. The Museum will develop a...
- The Hosanna Community House, Inc. will use a $452,742 Institute of Museum and Library Services Museum Grants for African American History and Culture award to expand access to its sites and collections in Darlington, Maryland from July 2023 to June 2026. Funded activities include hiring an Associate Director and paid interns to develop grade-specific materials on slavery through Reconstruction in Harford County. Additional products include trunk shows, traveling exhibits, bus tours, immersive...
THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER WILL PRESERVE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO TWO COLLECTIONS OF PERSONAL PAPERS RELATED TO AFRICAN AMERICANS IN BROADCAST MEDIA: RADIO HOST AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST JOE MADISON AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL BENJAMIN L. HOOKS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CONDUCTING HISTORICAL ASSESSMENTS AND COLLECTIONS SURVEYS; CREATING DETAILED PROCESSING ACTION PLANS; ARCHIVAL PROCESSING AND PRODUCTION OF ONLINE FINDING AIDS; DIGITIZING AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS; AND PRODUCING A RADIO VERSION OF ITS SIGNATURE PUBLIC PROGRAM, "CONVERSATIONS IN COLOR," WITH JOE MADISON AND SCHOLAR DR. DAVID CANTON. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE PAPERS OF HOOKS AND MADISON, AS WELL AS STABILIZE THE COLLECTIONS FOR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 6/14/24 | ||
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 5/15/23 |