Project Grant MH260692OMS26
- 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 Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds the development and delivery of standards-aligned, grade-level-based educational presentations and activities for K-12 students and teachers in area schools....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The American Jazz Museum, Inc. received a $319,683 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), awarded on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The museum will inventory, catalog, and digitize a portion of the John H. Baker Film Collection, a historic repository containing over 2,000 film titles spanning from 1927 through the...
- 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 The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Discovering Amistad $120,185 through the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) on September 1, 2026, to evaluate, revitalize, and expand the interpretive impact of its exhibits and educational programming. The project will develop accessible, all-weather multimedia interpretive exhibitions and companion educational resources that extend learning beyond narrated tours and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded The Anderson Center for the Arts $397,555 through the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) to strengthen institutional capacity and expand community engagement from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. The project will establish a comprehensive artist residency framework that integrates artist research, community storytelling, and public interpretation through...
- The National Blues Museum received a $485,973 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive curriculum integrating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), literacy, language arts, music, and history instruction that connects...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Soulsville Foundation Inc. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309) effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music will implement a Curator-in-Residence Program designed to strengthen the museum's interpretive capacity and expand access to its collections. Resident curators will conduct archival and artifact research, collaborate with museum staff to develop interpretive materials and exhibitions, create digital storytelling content, and lead public programs including lectures, listening sessions, and youth workshops. The project will produce new scholarly research, updated gallery content, educational materials for teachers and students, and public presentations that expand access to African American music history and the global legacy of Stax Records. Project deliverables include new interpretive resources, strengthened collections interpretation, expanded educational materials, and increased national visibility for the Stax Museum as a research center for soul music and African American cultural heritage. This award supports IMLS's mission to build capacity at African American museums and support the professional development of museum staff, with the museum required to contribute matching non-federal resources consistent with program cost-share expectations.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.0k | 7/16/26 |