Project Grant PG30111624

The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum received a $155,620 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The grant will enable the museum to improve the management and care of its collection of objects documenting American mining history. Key project activities include purchasing and installing new display cases, storage shelves, blackout window blinds, and environmental monitoring equipment....

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,548,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) to the Quincy Mine Hoist Association, a nonprofit organization, to support a range of research, operational, and educational activities focused on cultural resource stewardship at the Quincy Mining Company National Historic Landmark District in Hancock, Michigan. The award, effective from August 21, 2024 to May 1, 2026, will enable the association to conduct...

This $163,782.33 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System" (CFDA 15.945) program will fund a project to provide hands-on collection-focused educational work experience opportunities for archeology, anthropology, and museum studies students. The key products and services to be delivered include: in-processing approximately...

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's Museum of Geology received a $316,332 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Through this 3-year award, the museum will catalog and rehouse its mineralogy and petrology collections that document mineral diversity in the Black Hills, including strategic minerals. Project staff will train and work with two graduate students and one undergraduate student to identify, curate, and rehouse...

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum was awarded a $725,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to purchase advanced analytical instrumentation. The funding will be used to acquire an ICP-MS system, laser ablation system, micro-Raman instrument, and thin section machine. This new equipment will enhance the museum's capabilities to conduct cutting-edge research on pegmatite...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $107,164.68, funded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), will enable The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Incorporated (PAL) to complete National Register documentation for Colorado National Monument. This will assist park managers in better identifying, preserving, and interpreting the historic resources within the Monument. The award supports a...

The Michigan Technological University Archives will undertake a data management project to preserve historic mining records under a $237,796 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929). The project will match descriptive records with existing geological core samples, enhancing their historical value and scientific usefulness. The university will work with partner organizations, staff, and students to identify, scan, and...

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,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $318,535.57 in funding to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) to conduct the following activities over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026: Inventory approximately 100 mine waste sites (mills, tailings, slags, and smelters) across New Mexico and populate a USGS USMIN ArcGIS Pro database with the location data....

The Colorado Museum of Natural History (DMNS) received a $297,271 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to process and provide access to the WS Ranch Archaeological Project collection. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), which supports preserving and providing access to historical resources, DMNS will sustainably preserve approximately 500,000 artifacts from the unprocessed WS Ranch collection....