MA-251645-OMS-22
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Field Museum of Natural History will partner with the Milwaukee Public Museum to conduct a collections digitization project of their Devonian fossil collections. Project activities will include supporting paid internships; updating staff and intern training and procedures manuals; creating catalog records and data entry; uploading images to the collections management database; and linking to catalog entries.
The project team will also conduct data quality control checks, process image metadata using Audubon Core Multimedia Resources Metadata Schema, and share the new resources online. The museum will include the digitized collections in an educational outreach website that will explain the significance of these fossils to K–12 teachers and students.
This project will expand intellectual control of the collections through digitized, updated, and verified catalog entries and will improve the ability of staff and scholars to use and access the collections and their associated data.
The project team will also conduct data quality control checks, process image metadata using Audubon Core Multimedia Resources Metadata Schema, and share the new resources online. The museum will include the digitized collections in an educational outreach website that will explain the significance of these fossils to K–12 teachers and students.
This project will expand intellectual control of the collections through digitized, updated, and verified catalog entries and will improve the ability of staff and scholars to use and access the collections and their associated data.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Chicago,
Illinois
60605-2827
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Termination This project grant was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/25 to 03/31/26.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/25 to 03/31/26.
Field Museum Of Natural History was awarded
Project Grant MA-251645-OMS-22
worth $249,566
from the The Institute of Museum and Library Services in September 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Chicago Illinois United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 6 months and
was awarded through assistance program 45.301 Museums for America.
$352,881 (59.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Museums for America (2022).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/19/25
Period of Performance
9/1/22
Start Date
3/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$249.6K
Federal Obligation
$352.9K
Non-Federal Obligation
$602.4K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for MA-251645-OMS-22
Transaction History
Modifications to MA-251645-OMS-22
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
MA-251645-OMS-22
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
539871 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM LIBRARY SVCS
Funding Office
539871 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM LIBRARY SVCS
Awardee UEI
CBHQF44BQYN5
Awardee CAGE
4B587
Performance District
IL-07
Senators
Richard Durbin
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Museum and Library Services: Grants and Administration, Institute of Museum and Library Services (474-0301) | Research and general education aids | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $249,566 | 100% |
Modified: 6/19/25