Project Grant SIS70023GR0020

The National Museum of Women in the Arts will undertake a $513,020 digital accessibility initiative through September 2024 with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301). As part of this project grant, the Museum will conduct an accessibility audit of its digital spaces, remediate inaccessible digital content, create new fully accessible digital and archival materials, and determine onsite digital accessibility needs....

The federal Project Grant award, with ID MG256076OMS24, was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The $1,231,500 grant will support Voices In Contemporary Art Inc. (Voca), a non-profit organization, in developing the capacity of art museum professionals across the United States in artist-centered stewardship practices. Through 18 workshops attended by teams from over 200 museums, the project will...

The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) will expand its Executive Leadership Training Program in collaboration with Howard University School of Business through this $262,055 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program (CFDA 45.309). Building on a successful pilot, AAAM will offer leadership training to 25 mid-level and senior museum professionals annually from FY2023-FY2026. The...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Visitor Studies Association Inc. a $449,957 Project Grant under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The funding will support a two-year project to investigate how to build community through virtual conferencing to improve accessibility and inclusion at museum conferences, while also reducing the field's carbon footprint. The project will create an oversight committee, convene key stakeholders in virtual...

The Walker Art Center was awarded a $552,581 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will fund the development and implementation of interpretive tools and programs to reduce barriers for visitors with disabilities at the museum. Key activities include: 1) Developing an updated interpretation plan, 2) Designing and producing new interpretive resources and materials, 3) Conducting community engagement, and 4)...

The Marine Mammal Center will implement diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives through a $700,563 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The two-year grant will fund four training workshops for 205 staff and volunteers, annual board training, performance management for managers, and organizational messaging and branding refresh. Consultants and a new Culture Development Advisor will support this work to build an inclusive...

The Seattle Art Museum will receive $124,977 through a Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to revitalize in-person arts programming after pandemic cancellations. The Museum will produce public programs connected to the upcoming "Visions of Our Blue Planet" exhibition, guided K-12 student tours aligned with grade-level objectives, and targeted programming for families, teens and young adults. A community advisory...

The Dubuque Museum of Art (DUMA) received a $149,958 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will support DUMA in developing, testing, and deploying a formal process for educational engagement in their public-facing programs. Project activities include training museum staff, board, docents, and volunteers in visual literacy strategies and creating an in-depth set of classroom-ready educational engagement...

The National Women's Hall of Fame (NWHF) in Seneca Falls, New York will use a $112,095 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program to expand its virtual forums engaging communities in dialogue about past, present, and future leaders in women's history. Specifically, NWHF will host six bi-monthly forums from November 2021 through October 2022 highlighting women's equality, women in business, and medical researchers advancing women's...

The California Association of Museums will receive $448,723 through a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to develop resources and activities addressing systemic racism and exclusion in the museum field. Key deliverables include producing a series of four workshops on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion; developing virtual networking spaces for Black, Indigenous and people of color museum employees and emerging...