This $894,595 Historic Preservation Fund Grant, awarded by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), supports the rehabilitation of the St. Augustine Beach Hotel, a National Register-listed historic site in St. Augustine, Florida. The grant provides funding for architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation work on the historic hotel. The project is being carried out by the St. Johns...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Auburn University a $196,388 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development federal grant program (CFDA 45.163). The grant will fund a week-long workshop titled "Bloody Sunday, Selma, and the Long Civil Rights Movement" to be held in Alabama from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The workshop will bring together educators from across the country for an immersive exploration of the civil rights...
The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium (AAACRHSC) was awarded a $369,892 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will support the expansion of AAACRHSC's summer internship and youth leadership collaborative initiatives. AAACRHSC will work with regional high schools to recruit 30 high school interns in Birmingham, Montgomery, and...
The DC History Center was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant, awarded for the period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the development and installation of a semi-permanent exhibition exploring the history of Black education in Washington, DC. The exhibition will focus on themes of educational access, the role of activism in creating change, and the Black...
The Rochester Museum and Science Center will provide anti-racism education programs for third grade students and the general public through a $108,109 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). Under the award, the Museum will deliver a full-day field trip experience for third grade students utilizing its "Take It Down" exhibit, which focuses on a community effort to remove racist artwork from a historic...
The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina will receive $376,696 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to design and implement the United States Colored Troops Sculpture Interpretation Project. The Museum will tell the story of 1,600 local soldiers who fought for the Union at the Battle of Forks Road through the interpretation of a new sculpture site and sculpture by North Carolina artist Stephen Hayes...
The Long Island Museum was awarded a $271,034 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will support the creation of a permanent exhibition and associated programs to explore the history of the fight for equal rights in horse-drawn public transportation in the United States. Key elements of the project include: Developing an immersive and interactive exhibition centered around a c. 1885...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to create a permanent exhibition titled "Fatal Passage: The Transatlantic Trade in Human Lives" and related public online resources. The grant will support expanding an existing 800 sq. ft. slave trade exhibit into a new 4,000 sq. ft. permanent installation, featuring the majority of the museum's...
The Ralph David Abernathy III Foundation, Inc. will receive $499,232 from the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to preserve and interpret the history of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA from August 1, 2022 to August 30, 2025. The Foundation will use the funding to replace missing windows, refinish pews and sanctuary space at the church, which was a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Dr....
The Hosanna Community House, Inc. will use a $452,742 Institute of Museum and Library Services Museum Grants for African American History and Culture award to expand access to its sites and collections in Darlington, Maryland from July 2023 to June 2026. Funded activities include hiring an Associate Director and paid interns to develop grade-specific materials on slavery through Reconstruction in Harford County. Additional products include trunk shows, traveling exhibits, bus tours, immersive...