Project Grant MN258222OMS25
- The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311 - Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services) to expand services by digitizing and preserving community oral histories, historical photographs, and tribal news publications. The grant funds will support the procurement of audio/visual recording equipment and supplies, digitization efforts, the establishment of a digital...
- The Eastern Shoshone Tribe was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant on February 1, 2025 by the Indian Health Service (IHS) under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The grant will fund the Doya Natsu Healing Center (DNHC) to address the significant opioid and substance use disorder issues impacting the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes residing on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. The project aims to develop comprehensive substance abuse...
- The Museum of the Cherokee People, on behalf of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, received a $142,400 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) program. The grant, awarded from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027, will support the conservation and stabilization of seven culturally significant objects in the museum's collection, including historic baskets, clothing, and pottery. The grant funds...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $149,028 Project Grant under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program to the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. This two-year grant, running from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will fund the use of a bookmobile to increase community engagement with the George J. Captain Public Library's services. The project will conduct a community needs assessment and then use the bookmobile to regularly visit...
- The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians received a $129,706 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to launch a strategic planning initiative for developing a new cultural center and museum. The project will enable the tribe to preserve and promote its history, culture, and heritage by engaging tribal leaders, members, and a team of consultants to gather community input, conduct site visits,...
- The Nisqually Indian Tribe received a $210,798 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The grant funding will support the Nisqually Indian Tribe's Language Resource Center in using storytelling to further revitalize and preserve the tribe's endangered language. Key project activities include: Translating cultural practices into the Nisqually language and drafting/publishing five...
- The Sokaogon Chippewa Community was awarded a $249,321 Project Grant 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 hiring of a Tribal Archivist and the establishment of a new Tribal Archive and Museum in a community building to consolidate the tribe's collection of historical documents and cultural artifacts. The project will improve the tribe's archival and collections...
- 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 Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation will receive $110,890 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program to increase public access to cultural archival information through Stone Child College's Rocky Boy Community Library. The library will consolidate historically significant tribal materials onto a digital platform accessible through two interactive kiosks. This will allow community...
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe received a $250,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) program (CFDA 45.308). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, will support a planning and professional capacity building project to establish a cultural hub for cultural preservation, education, and community engagement. Key activities include hiring a part-time collections specialist and a full-time curator to develop an interpretive plan, establish policies and procedures, and conduct a comprehensive inventory and rehousing of collections at the Eastern Shoshone Archives and Cultural Center. The project will also engage an interpretive planning consultant to work with tribal leaders and cultural experts to develop a culturally authentic narrative for the future museum. This investment will strengthen the tribe's cultural stewardship capacity and support its efforts to preserve and share Eastern Shoshone heritage.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 9/16/25 |