Project Grant MN260247OMS26
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Chickasaw Nation received a $149,989 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 a completion date of September 30, 2027. The grant supports the preservation, digitization, and digital display of archival materials dating from the 19th and 20th centuries that document Chickasaw social movements, culture, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Chickaloon Village Traditional Council 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 December 31, 2027. The project will create a community biography for Katherine (Wickersham) Wade, known as Aunt Katie, a significant historical figure in the Ahtna Dene community. Deliverables include...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Monacan Indian Nation received a $245,140 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, 2027. The award funds comprehensive collections stewardship and cultural preservation activities, including the stabilization, cataloging, digitization, and rehousing of archival materials and museum objects in a...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary 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 Program (CFDA 45.308), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award supports the conservation and stabilization of seven culturally and historically significant objects from the Museum of the Cherokee People's collection, including baskets, clothing, and pottery...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Chilkat Indian Village received a $143,094 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 scheduled for September 30, 2027. The award supports the Klukwan Community and School Library's partnership with the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center to preserve and revitalize Tlingit language and traditional knowledge. The project...
- Summary The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point 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 October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. The grant supports the Waponahki Museum Resource Center in enhancing its exhibitions through the integration of digital media and audio components. Deliverables include the development and display of short videos...
- The Chickasaw Nation received a $399,994 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to create the Say Something in Chickasaw Project. The project will develop high-quality, multi-platform virtual language learning products and fund an online network of Chickasaw language community classes. These efforts will expand the Chickasaw Nation's existing online language revitalization work....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Makah Indian Tribe, through the Makah Cultural and Research Center (MCRC), received a $249,438 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to develop rotating exhibits of 120 ethnographic items being repatriated on loan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028,...
- 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 Chickahominy Indian Tribe received a $249,828 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), awarded September 1, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The primary deliverables include the curation and development of the Renapew Reconstruction Collection (RRC)—a digital resource comprising original language reconstruction guides—coupled with a structured professional development track to build internal tribal capacity for language reclamation. The project will establish and pilot the RRC as a working resource through dedicated sessions and will conduct a series of expert-led workshops targeting a peer cohort recruited from the Powhatan Algonquian Intertribal Roundtable, which encompasses representatives from all eight of Virginia's Algonquian tribes. These coordinated activities—resource development, professional training, and pilot implementation—are designed to equip Renapew community members with both the tools and expertise necessary to advance language revitalization efforts efficiently and sustainably. The initiative reflects IMLS funding priorities in language preservation, professional workforce development, and organizational capacity building within federally recognized Native American tribes.Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $249.8k | 7/13/26 |