Memphis Museums, Inc.

Memphis Museums, Inc., operating as the Museum of Science and History (MOSH), is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization located in Memphis, Tennessee, that has established itself as a recipient of federal funding for education and cultural initiatives. The organization became registered in SAM.gov on July 9, 2007, and maintains active registration status through August 28, 2026. Through its federal awards, Memphis Museums, Inc. provides educational programming and exhibition development services that advance STEM engagement and cultural preservation objectives aligned with federal agency missions.

Memphis Museums, Inc. has received one federal contract award from the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), channeled through the Shared Services Center, a civilian funding agency. The $50,000 grant for research, awarded on July 24, 2025, was designated to attract students to STEM through unique learning opportunities that connect to NASA's mission and work. This contract vehicle, which is expected to be completed by July 23, 2026, demonstrates the organization's capacity to deliver educational programming that bridges institutional missions with student engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The award carried no set-aside designation and represents the organization's ability to directly support federal priorities in STEM education advancement.

Memphis Museums, Inc. has secured two federal grant awards that showcase its expertise in educational programming and cultural exhibition development. The most recent grant, awarded on July 24, 2025, by the Office of STEM Engagement through the Shared Services Center, provided $50,000 as a Project Grant to develop authentic learning experiences connecting students to NASA's mission and work. Additionally, the organization received a $130,416 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America program on September 1, 2021, to create an exhibition focusing on Memphis' LGBTQ community history. This latter initiative involved collaborative curation with community stakeholders to develop exhibition content, secure artifact acquisitions and loans, and address intersections with contemporary social movements including Black Lives Matter and transgender rights advocacy. Both grants reflect the organization's dual capacity to advance federal STEM education objectives and fulfill cultural preservation and community engagement missions through exhibition and educational programming development.