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The Children's Museum of Atlanta will collaborate with Georgia State University to provide $420,615 in virtual learning opportunities and professional development under an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America Project Grant awarded September 1, 2022. Specifically, the museum and university will develop curriculum-directed virtual learning for pre-K through 5th grade Title I students, with a focus on improving language and literacy skills through play-based methods. They...

The Atlanta History Center received a $306,092 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The award will support the center's efforts to inventory and digitize 4,000 museum artifacts from its collection, which will then be made freely available online through the center's digital portal. Additionally, the center will select 1,000 artifacts to create 20 new educational lesson plans and...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded a $2.1 million Project Grant to Macon-Bibb County under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant funds 50% of a project to rehabilitate 1,500 feet of taxiway pavement at Macon, Georgia's airport to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris. Scheduled for completion by March 2027, the...

The Macon-Bibb County Airport Authority received a $1,267,578 project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to extend Runway 5/23 at the Macon, Georgia airport. Funded through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), the grant will support the design phase of extending the runway to 7,100 feet to meet Federal Aviation Administration standards. This project is...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan, Alabama under the National Leadership Grants program. The museum will strengthen and improve its collections records and management by conducting a physical inventory of approximately 1,100 collection items. It will also hire a Collections Manager/Registrar to ensure the collection can be more extensively used to respond to community needs in education and lifelong learning....

This $881,800 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund repairs and restoration work at the historic Ford Island Control Tower and surrounding buildings at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in Hawaii. $440,900 in matching funds will be provided by the Museum. Work will be completed between October 2022 and September 2025. The grant is part of the Save America's Treasures federal program (CFDA 15.929), which provides matching funds for preservation and...

The Mass Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) received a $163,849 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program. Mass MoCA will expand its free online hub for educational and multidisciplinary virtual programming, leveraging newly created digital resources to foster audience engagement, learning, and conversation within broader social networks. This directly pivots from the museum's annual admission-free community day, which...

The Worcester Art Museum will use a $732,988 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to develop and fabricate a new Arms and Armor Gallery. Work will continue with partners including Open Door Arts, Worcester Public Schools, and Clark University on final design documents, modular display systems for over 1,500 objects, integrated programming plans, and digital content. The gallery aims to serve families, students, teachers, and people with...

The Dubuque County Historical Society, doing business as the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, has been awarded a $297,912 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a stakeholder-engaged interpretive planning initiative to produce a new master interpretive plan for the museum's expanded 14-acre campus and 2-acre heritage site. The plan will include recommendations to integrate the goals of...

The 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum will receive $291,000 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. The funding will support the design and installation of five learning stations to enhance the visitor experience and understanding of the history and contributions of America's Buffalo Soldiers from 1866 to 1944. A newly hired preservation and museum specialist will...