The christiansburg institute will implement programming in local high schools and create an internship program

This federal Project Grant award of $654,990.00, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (CFDA #45.309) program, supports the Christiansburg Institute, Inc. in implementing programming for local high school students and creating a paid remote internship program.

The key products and services to be delivered through this two-year grant include:

• Paid remote internships for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to learn digital asset management and catalog the Christiansburg Institute's collection of historical records representing the experiences of African Americans in Southwest Virginia
• Programming for local high school students, including internships, workshops, in-classroom visits, and newly created lesson plans
• Development of a traveling exhibit related to the Christiansburg Institute to be hosted at various HBCUs

The Christiansburg Institute, founded in 1866 and previously led by Booker T. Washington, holds thousands of historical records and will leverage this grant to increase access to and engagement with its collection.

The christiansburg institute (1866-1966) was founded as a school, led by booker t. Washington. Today, the christianburg institute holds thousands of records that represent the experiences of african americans in southwest virginia. Working with historically black colleges and universities (hbcus), christiansburg institute will offer paid, remote internships for students to learn digital asset management and catalog the institute's collection. Programming developed for local high school students will include internships, workshops, in-classroom visits, and newly created lesson plans. For the project, staff will also develop a traveling exhibit related to christianburg institute to be hosted at various hbcus.