Project Grant PG30094924

The Museum of Chinese in the Americas (MOCA) was awarded a $149,400 Project Grant from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, supports MOCA's efforts to preserve, digitize, and provide public access to historical records and documentary sources related to Chinese American history. Key activities include digitizing...

The American Folk Art Museum was awarded a $364,553 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to upgrade its collections storage infrastructure and improve access to objects and archival materials. Over a two-year period, the Museum will enhance storage for over 500 objects and 700 linear feet of archival materials through mobile storage unit upgrades and the addition of painting racks and flat files. This will...

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 Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco will implement a youth arts fellowship program called "Generation Chinatown" under a $117,020 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301). The fellowship will deepen 7-10 multiethnic high school students' creative skills and civic leadership abilities through workshops, public art projects, and engagement with Chinatown residents to explore issues of place,...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley a $755,132 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support the museum's compact storage installation project to upgrade their storage units and shelving to accommodate their growing collections, increase collection accessibility, and provide for long-term preservation of the collections. The project aims to address the challenge of collections storage...

The Museum of Contemporary Photography received a $519,181 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to digitize and catalog approximately 6,000 artworks from its permanent collection. The grant will support hiring and training two curatorial assistants who will research and update artist biographies and catalog content based on surveys with artists, their agents, and families. This project will result in increased public...

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will conserve six Chinese lacquered furniture objects from its collection and provide training for its object conservation staff under a $427,367 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. With support from a previous IMLS grant, the Museum engaged a lacquer conservator who surveyed the collection and prioritized six key pieces for initial treatment to restore them to displayable condition. This will...

The Cleveland Museum of Art received a $485,086 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a collections inventory and rehousing project to enhance the care and intellectual control over the museum's approximately 27,000 prints and drawings. The project involves inventorying the collection, rehousing works using archival materials, consolidating the collection to optimize storage space, and...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $200,377 Project Grant to Mass Museum Of Contemp Art (MMoCA), doing business as Mass Moca, through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support a digital technology professional development project to strengthen museum operations and organizational culture at Mass Moca. Key activities include assembling a tech task force to upgrade infrastructure, establishing technology procedures, and providing tailored staff...

The Livingston County Historical Society Museum received a $299,836 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) program to improve the storage of approximately 30,000 artifacts related to indigenous people and the post-colonial Finger Lakes region. The award will fund the purchase and installation of new collections storage equipment, environmental controls, security, and fire prevention measures to better preserve...