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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) to the Mclean County Historical SOC (Mclean County Museum of History) in Bloomington, Illinois. The grant funding supports a range of activities to preserve, digitize, and provide public access to historical records and documentary sources related to U.S. history. Specific grant-funded activities include creating oral...

The federal Project Grant award of $800,000.00 from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) supports the Naperville Heritage Society in preserving and digitizing historical documentary sources related to the history of Naperville, Illinois. The project aims to make these materials more accessible to researchers and the general public through the creation of online exhibits and educational...

The University of Illinois, Chicago Library received a $250,891 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures (CFDA 15.929) federal grant program. Through this 2-year project from October 2024 to September 2026, the library will digitize, preserve, and make accessible 781 audio and video recordings from their Chicago in the City2000 collection, which documents Chicago and its inhabitants and neighborhoods in the year 2000. The university...

The Illinois State Library, operating under the Secretary of State, received a Formula Grant award of $8.7 million from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports the implementation of the Illinois State Library's Five-Year Plan (FY 2023-2027), which aligns with the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) priorities. The funded initiatives are designed to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign received a $324,189 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149), effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027. The Illinois Digital Newspaper Project will digitize approximately 100,000 pages of newspaper content documenting Native American history from the early 19th century through the...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) provides $125,000.00 to Trustees of Indiana University, doing business as Indiana University, to support activities related to preserving, digitizing, and providing public access to historical records and documentary sources related to U.S. history. The award period runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The funding...

The Illinois Humanities Council received a $1,433,992 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129). The Council will use the funding to support local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming in Illinois from June 2021 through April 2023. As the state's leader for advancing the humanities, the Council partners with nonprofits, libraries, museums, and community organizations to...

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) was awarded a $770,780.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The award, effective December 18, 2024, with a completion date of December 17, 2027, will support technical assistance and capacity building activities to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students in the state of Illinois. Key...

The Illinois Department of Human Services received $1,057,291 in federal funding through the AmeriCorps State Commissions Support Grant (CFDA 94.003), administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management. This three-year project grant, awarded July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, funds the establishment and operation of Illinois's independent, bipartisan state commission responsible for coordinating national service initiatives. The commission will...

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum (SCIAAHM) was awarded a $477,585 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program. With this funding, SCIAAHM will hire a full-time Museum Director to strengthen operations, sustainability planning, and board development in accordance with recommendations from a 2020 Museum Assessment Program report. The Director will benchmark practices...