Project Grant MH258332OMS25
- The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum (BSNM) was awarded a $977,535 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (CFDA 45.309) program. The one-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, will support BSNM's design, fabrication, and installation of four new immersive exhibits utilizing interactive, multi-sensory technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, life-sized dioramas, and audio-visual...
- The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum will receive $150,000 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture federal grant program to improve collections care and access. Specifically, over the two-year project period from July 2022 through June 2024, the Museum will catalog and digitize more than 4,000 items in its African American military collection. It will also provide staff with collections...
- The 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum will receive $291,000 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. The funding will support the design and installation of five learning stations to enhance the visitor experience and understanding of the history and contributions of America's Buffalo Soldiers from 1866 to 1944. A newly hired preservation and museum specialist will...
- The African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation (The) received a $264,400 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funds will be used to catalog and digitize the Banneker Collection, which was donated to the African American Civil War Museum in 1996. This effort will preserve one of the largest collections related to Benjamin Banneker and the Ellicott family in the United States,...
- The National Blues Museum (NBM) was awarded a $485,973 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (CFDA 45.309) program. The grant will fund the museum's efforts to expand access to its historical interpretation by creating new curriculum that ties blues history to state and district learning goals in literacy, math, and civic engagement. Key project deliverables include: Development of a new NBM...
- 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 Great Plains Black History Museum, Archives and Interpretive Center received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.309 - Museum Grants for African American History and Culture) to design, fabricate, and install new exhibits showcasing American history told through the lens of African American heritage and culture in Nebraska and the Great Plains. The project activities include consulting with stakeholders to review historic themes and...
- 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 Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission will receive $166,750 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. The Commission will build the capacity of five African American anchor institutions in Buffalo, New York - the Michigan Street Baptist Church, Nash House Museum, Historic Colored Musicians Club and Museum, and WUFO 1080 AM Black Radio History Collective - by developing...
- The National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri was awarded a $685,346 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will fund the creation of a new interactive exhibition at the museum to contextualize the development of blues music, from classic vaudeville and acoustic blues to jump and electric blues. The exhibition will highlight the geographic subgenres of blues...
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum (BSNM) received a $585,750 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (CFDA 45.309) program. The three-year grant will support a living history program highlighting the legacy of African American soldiers, including the United States Colored Troops and Buffalo Soldiers, through reenactments, artistic installations, and educational activities. The grant will fund the hiring of a full-time collections specialist and a living history coordinator to manage the program. The project aims to deepen public understanding of African American military history and foster the development of African American museum professionals through mentorship, training, and hands-on experience.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $292.5k | 9/18/25 |