Project Grant PG28072221

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $691,965 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) to conduct research and develop tools enabling cultural heritage professionals to make institution-specific decisions to lower environmental impacts. The project will create environmental modeling tools, case studies, user guides, and sustainability action guides covering six core museum collections activities: treatment,...

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation will develop new online training resources for the Connecting to Collections Care program through a $431,390 Institute of Museum and Library Services project grant awarded September 1, 2022. Under the grant, the Foundation will create 33 new webinars, six online courses with closed captioning and translations in English and Spanish, and enhance the program's website search functionality and accessibility through August 31, 2025. As the sub-awardee...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service Alaska Region provides $239,504.44 to support cultural resources management activities at the Alaska Regional Curatorial Center from August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), products and services delivered through the award will focus on preventative conservation of NPS museum collections stored at the curatorial...

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) was awarded a $237,694 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (CFDA 45.032). The grant funds will be used to develop a pilot workforce training program for conservation technicians. CCAHA will partner with Drexel University's Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experiential training in museum object...

The Image Permanence Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology will research approaches to support the physical stability of plastics and plastic composite materials in museum collections under a $711,598 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. Using multiple analyses including a case study, the team will assess the effect of microscopic changes in humidity on two common types of plastics found in museum collections. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program, provides $259,297 to the University of Massachusetts to study the transferability of climate adaptation strategies for stormwater management in the Northeastern U.S. The project aims to help stormwater managers and decision-makers identify effective strategies to adapt to climate change and protect urban stream ecosystems. Key...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,034,036 Cooperative Agreement under its Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), a nonprofit organization, on July 25, 2023. The goal of this 5-year project is to foster partnerships that explore, create, and modify tools to incorporate climate change information, guidance, mitigations, and adaptations for cultural resource...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $339,120 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC). Through this 2-year grant, which runs from March 2024 to February 2026, FAIC will develop and deliver 5 technical skill-based workshops for conservators and 4 outreach workshops for broader audiences. These workshops aim to address critical needs identified in...

The National Park Service (NPS), through the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), awarded a $195,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Great Basin Institute, through its Nevada Conservation Corps division, to support archival processing of 166 linear feet of resource management records from various units of the National Park System. The purpose of this project is to provide an archival professional the opportunity to gain valuable experience within a national park setting and apply...

The National Museum of Forest Service History received a $687,340 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to improve storage and preservation capabilities for its 50,000-item collection. The grant funds will be used to install new HVAC systems, microclimate generators, fire detection and suppression systems, security and video surveillance, and high-density storage solutions in the museum's National Conservation...