Project Grant PW26939920

The State Historical Society of Missouri received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Archives and Records Administration's National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant supports a range of activities related to the preservation, publication, and access to documentary sources on United States history. This includes digitization projects to expand access to artwork, imagery, and other archival materials representing aspects of Missouri history and...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $305,343 Project Grant to the Internet Archive under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to develop a comprehensive reference resource of key art history and humanities collections published online. Working in partnership with the New York Art Resources Consortium, consisting of the Frick Art Reference Library, Museum of Modern Art, and Brooklyn Museum, the Internet Archive will create a...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $141,426 under the Museums for America federal grant program to digitize the photo archive of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale, Arkansas. The museum will use the funding to digitize its Washington County Historical Society Collection, consisting of over 1,000 regionally significant images from 1850 to 1970. By making the collection available online on an on-demand basis 24 hours a day, the museum aims to increase access for...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources received a $1.09 million project grant award on May 17, 2022 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the development of 360-degree virtual tours of 27 historic sites across Missouri, including accompanying narratives, artifact descriptions, and audio/visual supplements. This virtual tour project aims to increase inclusive cultural...

The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri received a $727,233 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA #45.301) program. The purpose of this two-year award is to digitize over 1,500 objects from the museum's collection, including posters, maps, camp newspapers, and oral histories, and make them available to the public through the museum's online collections database. The project will involve working with a...

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum will digitize audiovisual testimonies, documents, photographs, and artifacts from its collection relating to St. Louis-based Holocaust survivors, liberators, and witnesses. Funded by a $491,563 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program, the museum will establish a digital asset management system and make these primary sources publicly accessible on its website between September 2022 and August...

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 Milwaukee Art Museum will undertake a $830,830 project grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to digitally image 3,000 works from its permanent collection for online access. Prioritizing artwork by artists of color, women, and those conveying narratives of marginalized communities, the Museum will make these collection images available on its website by August 2024. This initiative aims to inform the...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $422,088 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to the Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, California. The grant will support the digitization, documentation, and online accessibility of the museum's collection of over 8,500 historical photographs from Santa Cruz County, dating from the mid-1800s to the late-1900s. The project will involve hiring an archives assistant to...

The National Archives and Records Administration awarded a $347,612 Project Grant to the State Historical Society of Missouri from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003). The grant will support activities related to the preservation, publication, and use of documentary sources relating to United States history. Specifically, the State Historical Society of Missouri will undertake projects to preserve and make...