Project Grant PY23458816

The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) was awarded a $650,398 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture federal grant program (CFDA 45.309). The grant will support AAMP's development and installation of a new permanent exhibition extending its timeline on African American history from 1776-1876 to the present day. The new exhibition will include four additional sections on education, politics,...

The Christ Church Preservation Trust was awarded a $184,528 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to conduct the "Historic Black Lives Matter: Telling the Trust about Christ Church and Race at the Founding" project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Trust will implement archival research on the involvement of people of African descent in the colonial and early republic history...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $381,869 Project Grant through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. The grant will fund the processing, rehousing, and digitization of the organization's African American collections, which document African American life and culture in the Western Pennsylvania region. Key activities include hiring an archivist to process the collection, improve preservation by rehousing...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Historical Society of Pennsylvania received a $108,782 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The "Soul of America" project will provide comprehensive preservation and access services for the Society's 53-linear-foot playbill collection, which documents nearly 250 years of Philadelphia performing...

The Harris County Cultural Arts Council (HCCAC) will receive $112,000 under a two-year Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. HCCAC will engage the East Harris County community in exploring African American funeral rituals, customs, traditions and history. They will collaborate with writers and artists to develop a visual exhibit and stage play providing opportunities for the public to learn the...

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania received a $164,583 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929) to preserve the Penn Family Papers, a collection of 56 linear feet of materials and 222 volumes related to William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania. Project activities will include conservation treatments such as cleaning, mending, rehousing, and enhanced archival processing of the documents, which...

The Black Archives History Research Foundation of South Florida was awarded a $719,535 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program to expand public access to its collections through digitization and virtual research services. Specifically, the Foundation will purchase archival supplies and a large format scanner to digitize its periodical collection, notably the Miami Times collection of South...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to support community engagement efforts by Historic Germantown, a consortium of 18 historical sites and cultural attractions in Northwest Philadelphia. Under the grant, Historic Germantown will hire two Community Engagement Coordinators based at two of its member sites, Stenton and Cliveden, to build connections with local...

Federal Grant Award Summary The American Philosophical Society received a $190,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163), awarded January 1, 2026. The award supports the delivery of "America's Forgotten Founders: The Revolutionary City of Philadelphia," a professional development initiative consisting of two residential, site-based workshops scheduled for July 20–24,...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Taller Puertorriqueno, a community-based cultural center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a $438,783 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program (CFDA 45.033). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports the organization's expansion of digital access to archival collections through comprehensive digitization and...