IMLS Application Coversheet (ME-245604-OMS) Museums Empowered PROJECT DIRECTOR GRANT ADMINISTRATOR Ms. Anne Kraybill Ms. Daria Jarani The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO 221 North Main Street 221 North Main Street Greensburg, PA 15601-1808 Greensburg, PA 15601-1808 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 7248371500 x117 Phone: 7248371818 LEGAL APPLICANT The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Greensburg, PA 15601-1808 APPLICATION INFORMATION Project Title The Westmoreland Interpretive Planning Initiative Grant period From 10-01-2020 to 09-30-2022 Project Description The Westmoreland Interpretive Planning Initiative is a series of professional development training sessions for Museum staff that will result in the implementation of a visitor centered and culturally responsive interpretive planning process. FUNDING REQUEST INDIRECT COSTS IMLS funds $228973.00 Rate (de minimis): 10% Cost share/Match $301502.00 Total project costs $530475.00 AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL Ms. Anne Kraybill The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO Email: [email protected] Phone: 7248371818 OMB Number: 4040-0003 Expiration Date: 02/28/2022 APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE - Short Organizational * 1. NAME OF FEDERAL AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services 2. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBER: 45.301 CFDA TITLE: Museums for America * 3. DATE RECEIVED: 11/15/2019 SYSTEM USE ONLY * 4. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: ME-FY20 * TITLE: Museums Empowered 5. APPLICANT INFORMATION * a. Legal Name: The Westmoreland Museum of American Art b. Address: * Street1: Street2: 221 North Main Street * City: County/Parish: Greensburg Westmoreland * State: Province: PA: Pennsylvania * Country: * Zip/Postal Code: USA: UNITED STATES 15601-1808 c. Web Address: http:// http://thewestmoreland.org * d. Type of Applicant: Select Applicant Type Code(s): * e. Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN): M: Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than Instit 251014553 Type of Applicant: * f. Organizational DUNS: Type of Applicant: 1394387660000 * g. Congressional District of Applicant: * Other (specify): 14 6. PROJECT INFORMATION * a. Project Title: The Westmoreland Interpretive Planning Initiative * b. Project Description: The Westmoreland Interpretive Planning Initiative is a series of professional development training sessions for Museum staff that will result in the implementation of a visitor centered and culturally responsive interpretive planning process. c. Proposed Project: * Start Date: * End Date: 10/01/2020 09/30/2022 Tracking Number:GRANT12972345 Funding Opportunity Number:ME-FY20 Received Date:Nov 15, 2019 12:08:22 PM EST APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE - Short Organizational 7. PROJECT DIRECTOR Prefix: * First Name: Middle Name: Ms. Anne * Last Name: Suffix: Kraybill * Title: * Email: The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO [email protected] * Telephone Number: Fax Number: 7248371818 * Street1: Street2: 221 North Main Street * City: County/Parish: Greensburg Westmoreland * State: Province: PA: Pennsylvania * Country: * Zip/Postal Code: USA: UNITED STATES 15601-1808 8. PRIMARY CONTACT/GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR Same as Project Director (skip to item 9): Prefix: * First Name: Middle Name: Ms. Daria * Last Name: Suffix: Jarani * Title: * Email: Membership & Grants Manager [email protected] * Telephone Number: Fax Number: 7248371500 x117 * Street1: Street2: 221 North Main Street * City: County/Parish: Greensburg Westmoreland * State: Province: PA: Pennsylvania * Country: * Zip/Postal Code: USA: UNITED STATES 15601-1808 Tracking Number:GRANT12972345 Funding Opportunity Number:ME-FY20 Received Date:Nov 15, 2019 12:08:22 PM EST APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE - Short Organizational 9. * By signing this application, I certify (1) to the statements contained in the list of certifications** and (2) that the statements herein are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances** and agree to comply with any resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may subject me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties (U.S. Code, Title 218, Section 1001) ** I Agree ** The list of certifications and assurances, or an internet site where you may obtain this list, is contained in the announcement or agency specific instructions. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Prefix: * First Name: Middle Name: Ms. Anne * Last Name: Suffix: Kraybill * Title: * Email: The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO [email protected] * Telephone Number: Fax Number: 7248371818 * Signature of Authorized Representative: * Date Signed: Rhonda Madden 11/15/2019 Tracking Number:GRANT12972345 Funding Opportunity Number:ME-FY20 Received Date:Nov 15, 2019 12:08:22 PM EST OMB Number: 3137-0092 Expiration Date: 08/31/2021 IMLS Supplementary Information Form PLEASE NOTE: Information contained within this form may be made publicly available. Applicant Information The organizational unit performing the activities described in the application Yes No is the same as the legal applicant from the SF-424 Short Organizational form. Select the institution type that most accurately describes the legal applicant: Art Museum Funding Request IMLS funds requested 228,973.00 Cost share/match amount* 301,502.00 Total costs 530,475.00 * Enter $0 if the budget includes no cost share or match. Indirect Costs Current indirect cost rate(s) have been negotiated with a federal agency. Select from list: Rate: Expiration Date: Indirect cost proposal has been submitted to a federal agency but not yet finalized. Select from list: Rate: Proposal Date: Applicant chooses a rate not to exceed 10% of modified total direct costs, and declares it is eligible for the 10% rate. Applicant chooses not to include indirect costs. Tracking Number:GRANT12972345 Funding Opportunity Number:ME-FY20 Received Date:Nov 15, 2019 12:08:22 PM EST Population(s) Served Select the target population(s) to be served by the activities described in the application. Choose all that apply. General population Museum and/or library professionals Early childhood/Preschool (0-5 years) Native Americans/Alaska natives/ Middle childhood/Primary school (6-12 years) Native Hawaiians Adolescents/High school (13-19 years) People with mental or physical challenges/ disabilities Adults People who are low income/economically Aging, elderly, senior citizens (65+ years) disadvantaged Ethnic or racial minority populations other than Rural populations Native American/Native Hawaiians Scholars/researchers Families/Intergenerational Unemployed Immigrants/refugees Urban populations Military families Other Tracking Number:GRANT12972345 Funding Opportunity Number:ME-FY20 Received Date:Nov 15, 2019 12:08:22 PM EST Abstract Enter or paste your abstract below (maximum 3000 characters). PLEASE NOTE: Information contained within this form may be made publicly available. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art proposes to research, develop, implement, and sustain a two-year professional development initiative to build institutional capacity around a comprehensive interpretive planning process for its permanent and temporary exhibitions in order to strengthen staff resources to serve a more diverse audience. The Westmoreland Interpretive Planning Initiative is a series of professional development training sessions for Museum staff that will result in the implementation of a visitor centered and culturally responsive interpretive planning process. The professional development training sessions will be led by Judith Koke, MMst, Director of Professional Learning at the Institute of Learning Innovation. The project will be implemented over a two-year period beginning October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2022. The first year will focus primarily on professional development workshops with the core team and with the departments who closely interact with visitors on a daily basis (curatorial, education, visitor services). The goal for year one is to produce basic descriptive reports of participants’ responses to end-of-workshop surveys and to consolidate those responses into summative key findings that will inform the next year’s activities. Year Two involves implementing the new experience process, beginning with a one-day workshop with curators and educators. The next step this year will be to plan a current exhibition or reinstallation to model the concepts taught through the introductory workshops and begin to implement the interpretive planning model in the daily operations of the Museum. The direct beneficiaries for this project will be Museum staff including the Curatorial Team, Marketing Team, Education & Visitor Engagement Team, Visitor Experience Team (made up of front desk and gallery hosts/security), and Administration Teams, as well as volunteers, and the Board of Trustees. The Westmoreland Interpretive Planning Initiative aims to fulfill three goals: 1. Staff will have the knowledge and skills to successfully conduct culturally responsive and visitor-centered interpretive planning processes that inform marketing, guest services, programming, and didactics/interactives. 2. Our current visitors will be exposed to new perspectives and lived experiences through their encounters with art and programming. 3. We will reach new and diverse audiences as a result of our formative evaluation and community partnerships and by diversifying our exhibition program, collections, and interpretation.