Project Grant MH260722OMS26
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy, Inc. received an $800,996 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 October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The award supports organizational capacity building and operational expansion through the hiring of key staff positions that will enhance program delivery and visitor...
- 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 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 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 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...
- 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 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 Cleveland Museum of Art received a $563,670 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The primary deliverable is ArtLens 3.0, a comprehensively redesigned interactive gallery that prioritizes accessibility for individuals with disabilities and non-traditional museum visitors of all ages and backgrounds. To develop...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award The Mitchelville Preservation Project Fund received a $239,828 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, effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted by September 30, 2027. This award supports the development of a comprehensive exhibition and interpretive plan for the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park museum in Hilton Head Island, South...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Sciencenter Discovery Museum received a $999,539 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program (CFDA 45.032) beginning October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports a three-year professional development initiative in partnership with the National Informal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Network. The project will engage 30 pairs of museum...
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 exhibitions, performances, and film programming. Key deliverables include documentation of the residency model, interpretive materials for exhibitions and performances, and curated digital content featuring artist talks, performances, and community dialogues. The funding supports professional development opportunities for participating artists and cultural workers through mentorship, exhibition platforms, and community engagement experiences that foster their roles as stewards of cultural memory. By expanding access to cultural heritage programming in Houston, Texas, the project will increase the professional capacity of participating artists while strengthening the center's curatorial, interpretive, and programmatic infrastructure to better serve its surrounding community.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $192.8k | 7/13/26 |