Project Grant PG28784222

This Project Grant, awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301), provides $229,448 to the Shelburne Museum, Incorporated in Shelburne, Vermont. Through this award, the museum will conduct conservation surveys of the collections housed in the Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building, which includes Impressionist paintings, Asian art, American and English decorative arts, and historic interiors. The museum will hire a...

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,...

Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded The Adler Planetarium $312,836 through the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to upgrade the collections lighting system in its gallery and storage spaces. The project, operational from January through December 2026, involves replacing aging lighting infrastructure with a new Ketra/Lutron networked, fully programmable lighting system designed to provide enhanced conservation...

This Project Grant award of $341,983.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) supports a study exploring the use of energy-efficient Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for passive temperature control of micro-climates in partially-controlled or uncontrolled collection environments. The study aims to evaluate the performance of PCMs as a sustainable preventive conservation measure, conducting...

The National Park Service awarded a $1,270,665 Save America's Treasures Project Grant to Historic Hudson Valley to preserve the historic Sunnyside estate, the home of author Washington Irving. The 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) will address critical issues threatening the structural integrity and preservation of the landmark, including water damage, masonry deterioration, and harmful UV exposure. Key activities include installing a site drainage system, repairing the building envelope,...

The Tudor Place Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization in Washington, DC, received a $725,441 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the foundation's efforts to improve the management and care of its collection and archive through the purchase and installation of high-quality storage equipment. The project consolidates over 30 dispersed storage locations into a single purpose-built...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $122,452 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to En Foco Incorporated, a non-profit organization in the Bronx, New York. The grant will support En Foco's efforts to inventory, rehouse, and digitize materials chronicling its 50-year exhibition history. Key activities include hiring a full-time digital librarian to research, organize, digitize, and rehouse the organization's exhibition archive. The digitized collection will...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Delaware received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. This case study project, conducted in partnership with Winterthur Museum & Library and the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), develops and validates protocols for integrating low-cost...

The New York Historical Society received a $437,881 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to centralize storage and improve care and management of its landmark American paintings collection. Under the award, the Society will install 23 large-scale painting screens to house over 400 paintings, including masterpieces from its existing collection and 100 additional works from the Robert L. Stuart Collection acquired to document and...

The Hanford Mills Museum will evaluate and process undocumented and found-in-collections objects identified in a recent full-site collections inventory under a $334,823 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Over a three-year period ending August 2025, the Museum will reconcile found objects with existing records, accession and catalog 12,000 objects into its permanent collection, process education and non-collection objects, and determine recommendations for...