Project Grant P031L230031

The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), in partnership with the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), will use a $100,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to host a forum supporting leadership development opportunities for Asian American and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) library workers. The funding, awarded on September 1, 2021 under the IMLS's Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313), will provide 50 library...

Azusa Pacific University was awarded a three-year, $149,910 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will support APU's initiative to enhance its existing Ethnic Studies program by planning and piloting three new certificate programs in Africana Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, and Latinx Studies. In year three of the...

This $607,783 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031) will enable the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to partner with the Museum of Art and History to create an internship program for 3 graduate and 3 undergraduate students. The interns will receive training in public programming, curatorial and exhibition development, and mentorship. The fellows will develop a...

The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco received a $100,110 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to create a seven-month exhibition titled "Xianrui: Cathy Lu" and a community youth engagement program. The exhibition and programming will explore topics relevant to the state of Asian American identity and xenophobia facing the community. The Chinese Culture Center will co-design the programming...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $511,008 Formula Grant to MTT Pham LLC, which does business as Asian American International Beauty College, located in Westminster, California. The grant was awarded on April 20, 2021 under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the funding will support Asian American International Beauty College in providing...

The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, doing business as the Chinese Culture Center, received a $146,555 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. The grant will support the expansion of the Center's "41 Ross Artist-in-Residence" program, located at the Center's offsite storefront space in San Francisco's Chinatown. Key activities include selecting three artists for three-month residencies, organizing public...

The Pacific American Foundation Inc. received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support the NALU STUDIES MAUI ALAKA'I OPI'O project. The two-year project ending October 31, 2023 aims to study the Maui alaka'i opi'o fish under the NOAA Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. This Program, identified by CFDA #11.473, provides funding to projects that develop science-based approaches for...

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) received a $1,200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education to fund the SDCCD Dreamer Support Program. This 3-year program aims to provide targeted support services and track academic outcomes for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and undocumented students across SDCCD's four colleges: San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College, and San Diego Continuing...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program (CFDA 84.016) provides $121,600.00 to MT San Antonio Community College District, doing business as MT San Antonio College, to create Japanese cultural exchange and study abroad opportunities for community college students. The award will fund the development of new international studies curricula, language instruction, and global professional...

The New Mexico Asian Family Center (NMAFC) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant will fund NMAFC's efforts to provide culturally and linguistically specific support services to Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New Mexico over a 3-year project...