Project Grant MN259645OMS26
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311), awarded on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The grant supports the expansion and digitization of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Library's cultural preservation services through acquisition of audio/visual recording equipment and supplies...
- The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe received a $220,901 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. The project will digitize 37 boxes of correspondence between the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School superintendents and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, currently held at the National Archives and Records Administration...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Eastern Shoshone Tribe received a $250,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The grant funds a planning and professional capacity-building initiative designed to establish a cultural hub serving as a cornerstone for cultural preservation, education, and community...
- The Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation received a $230,082 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The award funds comprehensive collections management improvements for the Suquamish Museum, including the hire of a full-time Collections Management Specialist to update cataloguing methods, reorganize storage...
- Grant Award Summary The Indian Township Tribal Government received a $209,740 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The award supports the Passamaquoddy Cultural Heritage Museum's development of enhanced visitor engagement and educational experiences. The project will integrate a new visitor engagement and...
- The Lower Sioux Community Council received a $104,602 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to increase historic knowledge of Native American and Dakota cultural traditions through educational events and activities. The grant will fund the hiring of a part-time staff member to plan and host educational programs and hands-on activities for the Lower Sioux and surrounding communities, with a focus on...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Nez Perce Tribe received a $149,401 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. The award supports capacity-building initiatives for the Nez Perce Tribal Library to enhance service delivery to staff and community members, with particular focus on tribal members reconnecting with Nez...
- The Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes received a $192,560 Project Grant award on September 22, 2025, under the Minerals and Mining on Indian Lands program (CFDA 15.038), administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The award, which extends through September 21, 2027, will support technical assistance and resource evaluation activities on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. Under this program, the tribe will conduct feasibility studies,...
- The Fort Independence Indian Community received a $150,000 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 two-year grant will support literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally influential activities in the tribe's rural Inyo County, California community. Key project activities include: Administering surveys to evaluate the educational needs of the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Mescalero Apache Tribe received a $249,100 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds a comprehensive heritage documentation and preservation initiative focused on the Whitetail Community on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The project will produce community-oriented...
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes received a $159,417 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) for a two-year initiative running from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028. The award supports comprehensive museum and archival capacity-building activities designed to preserve Assiniboine and Sioux cultural knowledge. Key deliverables include cataloguing tribal collections, digitizing historical photographs and archival documents, establishing a centralized digital archive repository, and rehousing collections using archival-quality materials to ensure long-term preservation. The project incorporates significant workforce development and youth engagement components through two academies—a Junior Curator Academy and Junior Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) Academy—as well as a 10-week summer internship program providing hands-on training in cataloging, digitization, and collections care. The initiative will produce two primary results: a centralized digital inventory of tribal collections and archival materials and a youth training curriculum. These outputs align with the NANH program's core objectives of building institutional capacity for Native American tribes to preserve and perpetuate cultural practices while developing the professional museum workforce.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $159.4k | 7/13/26 |