Project Grant MH259658OMS26
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center and Museum (MEBA) at Florida A&M University received a $1.0M project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, supports MEBA's efforts to optimize collection management and expand digital access to its archival holdings. Key...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. received a $700,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to expand organizational capacity and professional development infrastructure. The award, effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029, funds the hiring of a Collection Specialist and recruitment of six...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center, Inc. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to preserve and digitize an oral history collection documenting African American life in Bulloch County and surrounding communities in southeast Georgia. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028, funds the hiring of an...
- Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University $100,000 under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) on September 1, 2026, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The University Galleries at NC A&T will establish a sustainable digital framework to strengthen stewardship and accessibility of its African and African American cultural heritage collections. Key...
- The International African American Museum received $814,610 in federal funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309). The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028, supports a comprehensive project to preserve, interpret, and expand access to a rare collection of nineteenth-century daguerreotypes. Key deliverables include the development of an ethical interpretive framework,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $102,000 through the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to Shape Up Mississippi, effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The award supports a collaborative initiative between the Catfish Row Museum (CRM) and Mound Bayou Museum (MBM) to develop and expand public programming and exhibitions. Primary deliverables include the production...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The John Gilmore Riley Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network (FAAHPN), received a $126,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, supports the production and distribution of a monthly podcast series...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Morgan State University $999,990 under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to expand operational capacity and workforce development at the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum. The award, effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029, funds staffing expansion through recruitment of a full-time Community Engagement Coordinator, a part-time...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas Southern University's University Museum received $878,222 through a Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309), effective September 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028. The award supports the museum's transition of the HBCU (Historically Black College and University) History and Culture Access Consortium (HCAC) initiative from pilot phase into a...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Florida A&M University $100,000 under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) for a one-year project period beginning September 1, 2026. The Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum will conduct a comprehensive assessment and preservation initiative focused on its audio and video collections. Project activities include hiring a full-time project archivist with expertise in archival processing and audiovisual preservation, surveying and inventorying audiovisual holdings, developing finding aids to facilitate research and public access, conducting a comprehensive preservation assessment, and creating a digitization roadmap for future preservation efforts. Upon completion by August 31, 2027, the project will strengthen the museum's stewardship practices in alignment with contemporary archival standards while increasing accessibility and interpretation of its audiovisual collection. The initiative directly supports IMLS program goals to build institutional capacity at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and to support professional workforce development in the museum sector.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.0k | 7/13/26 |