Association Of African American Museums

1. EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE SACRIFICES MADE BY THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION. 2.IMPROVE INTERPRETATION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC 3. PRESERVE HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATED WITH HISTORY 4. SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN UNCOVERING AND TELLING THEIR HISTORY B. PROJECT OBJECTIVES - COMPETITIVELY FUND RESEARCH, INTERPRETATION, AND PRESERVATION PROJECTS BY SITES, INTERPRETIVE/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, OR RESEARCH FACILITIES. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES: THIS PROJECT WILL AWARD GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS DOING WORK REGARDING AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. PERFORMANCE GOALS INCLUDING MILESTONES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES, MILESTONES, AND TIMELINES. 1. PLAN, EXECUTE, AND ADMINISTER ONE GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE PER FISCAL YEAR FOR RECIPIENTS, SUBJECT TO FUND AVAILABILITY, DURING THIS AGREEMENT. 2. PLAN AND EXECUTE PROJECT SELECTION COMMITTEE WITH NPS FOR EACH GRANT CYCLE. 3. ADMINISTER PROJECT AGREEMENTS AND FUNDS TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WITH NPS: 4. PUBLICIZE PROJECTS THROUGH THE NETWORK OF MEMBERS, SCHOLARLY COMMUNITIES, AND STAKEHOLDERS. 5. PLAN, DEVELOP, AND EXECUTE GRANTEE WORKSHOP AND PARTICIPATION AT ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS (AAAM) ANNUAL CONFERENCE(S) WITH NPS DURING THE AGREEMENT. 6. PLAN, ARRANGE LOGISTICS, AND STAFFING (IF NEEDED) FOR ONE EXHIBIT SPACE AT EACH AAAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE DURING THE AGREEMENT FOR THE USE OF NPS/ AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK (AACRN) PROGRAM 7. RECIPIENT SHALL ADHERE TO APPROVED STATEMENT OF WORK.

THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS WILL BUILD CAPACITY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS THROUGH FOUR WORK AREAS. THE ASSOCIATION WILL PROVIDE IN-DEPTH TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO STAFF IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS ON CREATING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO NATIONAL FUNDING SOURCES AND MANAGING GRANTS, WHICH WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF ON-DEMAND WEBINARS. THE ASSOCIATION WILL ALSO OFFER INTERNSHIPS TO EMERGING PROFESSIONALS AND ADDRESS CHRONIC UNDERSTAFFING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS; PROVIDE 15 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE AAAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE; AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FORUM. FINALLY, THE ASSOCIATION WILL ADDRESS GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS AT THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP LEVELS BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A GOVERNANCE TRAINING PROGRAM AND WORKING WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY TO DEVELOP A NEW MODULE FOR THEIR STEPS PROGRAM. A PROJECT REPORT WILL HIGHLIGHT COMPONENTS THAT MAY REPRESENT CAPACITY-BUILDING MODELS FOR OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS WILL SUPPORT BOTH EMERGING PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS MORE SEASONED STAFF IN BUILDING CAPACITIES TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS. THE ASSOCIATION WILL OFFER A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR UP TO 48 MUSEUMS TO IMPROVE SKILLS IN GRANT-WRITING THROUGH WEBINARS AND ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING. THE ASSOCIATION WILL ALSO ESTABLISH SIX PAID INTERNSHIPS FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS—ONE AT ITS HEADQUARTERS AND OTHERS AT INDIVIDUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ENGAGE 15 EMERGING PROFESSIONALS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND THE AAAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE. A PROJECT REPORT WILL HIGHLIGHT COMPONENTS THAT MAY REPRESENT CAPACITY-BUILDING MODELS FOR OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.

THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS WILL CONDUCT THE FIRST SALARY SURVEY FOCUSED ON PEOPLE WHO WORK, OR RECENTLY WORKED, IN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL WORK WITH A RESEARCH FIRM TO DEVELOP THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT, TEST IT WITH A SAMPLE OF MUSEUMS, AND THEN LAUNCH THE FULL SURVEY. FINDINGS WILL PROVIDE DATA THAT INFORMS TWO RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1) WHETHER STAFF AT AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS DO NOT HAVE COMPENSATION EQUITY WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS AT OTHER, PREDOMINANTLY WHITE MUSEUMS, AND 2) WHETHER LOW SALARIES ARE LEADING TO HIGH STAFF TURNOVER. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL PUBLISH RESEARCH FINDINGS WIDELY AND, IF THE SURVEY RESULTS SHOW THAT THE HYPOTHESES ARE CORRECT, THEY WILL CREATE A TOOLKIT TO HELP AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS CREATE MORE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR STAFF.

THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS (AAAM) WILL EXPAND ITS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. BUILDING ON A SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROGRAM, AAAM WILL OFFER THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM TO 25 PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR SELECTED FROM MID-LEVEL AND SENIOR-LEVEL MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ENGAGEMENT IN SIX STRATEGIC MODULES, AND A COLLABORATIVE CAPSTONE PROJECT. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS ABOUT NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP AND EXPAND THEIR NETWORK OF COLLEAGUES AND FACULTY MEMBERS FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND SUPPORT. PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE A JOINT CERTIFICATE FROM AAAM AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY. THE PROJECT ENABLES AAAM TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR MUSEUM STAFF TO HELP THEM LEAD THEIR INSTITUTIONS TO A STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THE SELMA EXHIBIT PLAN AND CONCEPT FOR THE CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS LEADERSHIP CENTER: THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS (AAAM) PERSONNEL, HISTORIANS, COLLEGE INTERNS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REGIONAL AND SELMA TO MONTGOMERY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (SEMO) STAFF WILL ENGAGE IN COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH LEADING TO A PLANNING AND DESIGN CONCEPT OF THE EXHIBIT AREA FOR THE CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS LEADERSHIP CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AN EXHIBIT THAT HONORS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENTS AND MEMORIALIZES HIS INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY. WORK TO DEVELOP EXHIBIT THEMES, ETC. WILL ADD TO THE LITERATURE ABOUT SEMO RESOURCES AND CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS INFORMING THE NATION S UNDERSTANDING OF THE VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND CONTEMPORARY CIVIL RIGHTS.

THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT AT 60, 60TH ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARS ROUNDTABLE FOR THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO HOST A SCHOLARS ROUNDTABLE TO FOSTER KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORICAL EVENTS AND CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP ON MULTIPLE THEMES RELATED TO THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY (SEMO) NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL, THE HONORABLE JOHN LEWIS, THE VOTING RIGHTS MARCHERS AND THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS (AAAM) AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A 2-DAY PUBLIC WORKSHOP INCLUDING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PANEL OF EXTERNAL ACADEMIC HISTORIANS AND SCHOLARS TO DISCUSS AND ANALYZE THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HISTORY OF VOTING IN AMERICA. THIS PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ACADEMIC STUDY AND DISCUSSION IN THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE STRUGGLE FOR VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA AND THE ROLE THAT SELMA, ALABAMA PLAYED IN SECURING VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL AMERICANS. THESE DISCUSSIONS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A BROADER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING THE STRUGGLE FOR ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS (AAAM) WILL INCREASE CAPACITY WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM FIELD BY IMPLEMENTING AN IN-DEPTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BASED ON FINDINGS FROM A RECENTLY COMPLETED NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE PROGRAM WILL ENABLE A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY (HBCU) GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOW TO JOIN THE AAAM TEAM AND PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCERNS OF THE FIELD. THE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE DEVELOPED DURING THIS FELLOWSHIP WILL RESULT IN A FULLY EQUIPPED MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL PREPARED TO OCCUPY AN IMPACTFUL ROLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS BY EXPANDING MEMBER SERVICES AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF RECENT CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS. THE ASSOCIATION WILL WORK WITH TWO STUDENT INTERNS TO ASSESS MEMBER SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO A 2017 NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED OVER TIME. A CONSULTING FIRM WILL ASSESS THE ORGANIZATION?S SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT AND TRAIN STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN LEARNING SKILLS RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CAPACITY BUILDING WHILE GAINING WORKING KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS SUCH AS MEMBER CULTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. ASSOCIATION MEMBERS WILL BENEFIT FROM AT LEAST THREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS BASED ON SURVEY FINDINGS, AND THE ORGANIZATION WILL COMPLETE REVISIONS TO ITS STRATEGIC PLAN.

AAAM EMP FULL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: PRESERVATION AND ACCESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING [THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS (AAAM) FULL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THE ATTENDANCE OF FIVE EMERGING MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS (EMP'S) AT THE 2025 AAAM ANNUAL CONFERENCE, PROVIDE EACH EMP WITH A TWO-YEAR AAAM EMP MEMBERSHIP, PURCHASE SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF EMP PROGRAM STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION.]

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS - ENHANCING DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC [FUNDS WILL HELP MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND STRENGTHEN OUR COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE INITIATIVES. NEH FUNDING WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT WITH PRACTITIONERS FROM AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FOCUSED MUSEUMS.]

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS - ENHANCING DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC