Project Grant PDR30053124

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA #45.313), provides $142,419 to the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus to develop and deliver capacity-building workshops on digital collections management for memory workers (e.g., staff at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) across Puerto Rico. The key objectives are to strengthen a community of practice in the region and...

The University of Puerto Rico at Cayey was awarded a $282,854 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support the "Collective Care" partnership project between the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, the National Museum of American History, and five Puerto Rican communities and community organizations. Through this project, the awardees will create a...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC) received a $440,878 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture program (CFDA 45.033), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The award supports collections management improvements designed to create an accessible, internationally available Puerto Rican archive. Key deliverables...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program awarded a $148,955 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey (UPR Cayey) to implement the "Collective Care: Oral Histories of Climate Change in Puerto Rico" project. The project aims to preserve and improve access to a collection of oral histories documenting community-led responses to natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded the University of Puerto Rico $58,867.25 through its Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The NEH project grant funded preservation and intellectual access activities for resources held at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law Library. As part of NEH's mission to preserve primary humanities materials, this award supported ensuring long-term...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $50,758.57 Project Grant to Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto De Cupey through its Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) on December 1, 2017 for completion by December 31, 2018. The NEH Division of Preservation and Access program supports projects that ensure long-term access to and preservation of significant humanities materials. This award aimed to provide Universidad Ana G. Mendez -...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Consortium of Metropolitan Libraries (COBIMET), in partnership with the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) and Libraries Without Borders (LWB), received a $247,300 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to develop and deliver online synchronous workshops for librarians on neurolearning applications in information literacy instruction. The project,...

The University of Puerto Rico received a $59,937 NEH Chairman's Emergency Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant funds were to support projects ensuring long-term availability and intellectual access to humanities resources held by the University, such as preserving and providing access to library, museum, and archive materials. As the sole awardee, the...

The University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC) has been awarded a $150,000 Project Grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development (CFDA 45.162) program. This 3-year grant, effective March 1, 2024, will promote the humanities on the UPR-MSC campus by expanding "Libraria," the historical repository for health science information in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $316,983 to Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (CFDA 45.033) program. The three-year project, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2028, will develop and implement a comprehensive staff onboarding and professional development initiative encompassing all employees, volunteers, and docents. The museum will establish...