Project Grant MN257352OMS25
- The Chilkat Indian Village received a $151,631 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The funding will support the "Reclaiming and Sustaining Our Traditional Knowledge" project, which aims to increase culturally relevant and place-based resources and learning opportunities for library patrons. Key activities include hosting Northwest Coast arts workshops,...
- The Chickaloon Native Village, doing business as the Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (CVTC), was awarded a $339,994 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) on October 1, 2023. This 2-year grant supports CVTC's "We Are Making Connections" cultural preservation and perpetuation project. The key activities include migrating and redesigning the tribe's online digital...
- The Native Village of Kwinhagak in Quinhagak, Alaska will receive $100,000 through June 2025 under a Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (NANH-Museums). The funding will support development of a digital museum guide featuring interactive 3D artifacts and interpretive content from the Nunalleq Museum's archaeological collection. Activities include gathering resources for the guide, designing a back-end data...
- The Chickasaw Nation received a $149,989 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (CFDA 45.311) program. The grant will support the preservation, digitization, and display of 19th and 20th century archival materials related to Chickasaw social movements and culture. The project aims to increase accessibility of these fragile materials to tribal citizens, community members, and researchers...
- The Salamatof Tribal Council of Alaska received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) federal grant program (CFDA 45.311). The grant project will contract a professional library consultant to evaluate current library services and provide recommendations for the development and enhancement of the tribal library's workflows, policies, procedures, collections management, needs...
- The Project Grant award of $278,367 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (CFDA 45.308) will enable Koniag, Inc. to partner with the Alutiiq Museum in Anchorage, AK to enhance the museum's newly expanded gallery space. The project will feature a community-led planning and design process to develop 13 displays highlighting the Alutiiq harvesting tradition, community life, and spirituality through artifacts,...
- The Native Village of Chenega received a $163,616 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) program (CFDA 45.308). The grant will fund the establishment of the Chenega Online Museum, a comprehensive digital repository featuring high-quality images of artifacts, video interviews with elders, an interactive timeline, and educational resources that reflect the Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) cultural heritage of...
- The Native Village of Eyak will create 3D scans of 15 cultural artifacts held in museum collections on Cordova, Alaska through a $108,438 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Under its Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), IMLS supports projects that sustain Native heritage and culture. The Ilanka Cultural Center will build on prior work developing a virtual reality experience of a traditional village to incorporate the 3D...
- The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska received a $148,534 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) federal grant program (CFDA 45.311). This 2-year grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will enable the tribe to offer training, education, and classes to its community to promote cultural arts. Activities will include...
- The Seldovia Village Tribe in Alaska was awarded a $135,374 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. The grant will fund the "Seldovia Storybook" project, a collaborative effort to preserve the rich history and cultural traditions of the Seldovia Native community. Over the two-year project period, the tribe will host six sessions to record stories and memories from community elders,...
The Chickaloon Village Traditional Council was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) program (CFDA 45.308) to create a community biography for Katherine (Wickersham) Wade, a significant historical figure among the Ahtna Dene people. The project aims to digitize Aunt Katie's personal photographs, documents, and ethnographic objects, alongside conducting oral history interviews with her family and friends, to produce a posthumous biographical sketch. All digital materials created during this 2-year project (October 2025 to December 2027) will be made accessible through the tribe's online database, in accordance with traditional community protocols.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 9/16/25 |