Project Grant RJ10284819

This $974,414 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program supports George Mason University, in collaboration with several partners, to develop a community archiving prototype and training materials. The key objectives are to: (1) create the Archives for Racial and Cultural Healing (ARCH) National Collaborative, (2) support the Chipman ARCH project as a prototype and develop curriculum/practices for future ARCH regional...

This $149,779 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will deploy a full-time Rapid Response Community Archivist to advance digital preservation and curation activities within tribal libraries, archives, and museums across at least six of Wisconsin's twelve Native Nations. Over the 2-year award period from April 2025 to March 2027, the Community Archivist will provide...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program will provide $399,485 to the University of Washington over a three-year period from August 2024 to July 2027. The project will systematically investigate how library needs and best practices related to the development of community archives vary across urban and rural public libraries, with the goal of enhancing community archives across...

The Wisconsin Historical Society will receive $500,000 from the National Archives and Records Administration under a three-year Project Grant award to undertake activities related to the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program. The Society will preserve, publish, and facilitate use of documentary sources related to United States history from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. As the parent organization of the Wisconsin Historical Society, the State of Wisconsin Governor's...

The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies will train 12 Black, Indigenous, and people of color paraprofessionals working in community archives settings to earn a Master of Library Science degree with an archives concentration through a $726,465 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant funds a structured, individually tailored curriculum from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025 that integrates archival and social justice studies, including a...

The Wisconsin Historical Society was awarded a $334,186 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will fund the modernization of the Society's collection digitization services over two years from January 2022 to December 2023. Key products and services include hiring six staff positions and creating three new positions to support expanded digitization...

The Wisconsin Historical Society received a $753,847 three-year Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will support a state-wide public history project that expands access to the Society's collections and resources by bringing community-based programming to all 72 Wisconsin counties, particularly in rural areas. The project will prototype strategies for designing and delivering localized programming in collaboration...

The Towson University-led project, funded through a $150,000 National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will develop a student-centered outreach model for academic archives. This two-year project will conduct a series of virtual forums with students, faculty, and practitioners to inform the creation of a data-driven, cost-effective, and generalizable student-centered outreach model for academic archives. The model will be...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $248,600 National Leadership Grant (CFDA 45.312) to the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. (Palci) to streamline the development and ensure the sustainability of Hyku, a digital repository software that provides a robust and flexible platform for institutions to manage, preserve, and provide access to digital content. The project will address Hyku's needs for fiscal and organizational sustainability, efficiency in...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a $217,498 Project Grant to the Califa Group under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to plan and implement a two-day forum exploring the components needed for a diverse library and information science workforce. The forum will bring together professionals from archives, special collections, library programs, historically black colleges and universities, and related organizations to identify skills required for success...