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Federal grants to Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation

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Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation in Brooklyn, New York received $1.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 8 awards. Its largest program was Museums for America, with $749,139. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20212$289,328
FY 20222$749,331
FY 20232$299,980
FY 20242$340,600
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Museums for America 45.3013$749,139
Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs 45.1641$499,500
Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants 45.1301$287,000
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals 45.0243$143,600

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Endowment for the Humanities2$786,500
Institute of Museum and Library Services3$749,139
National Endowment for the Arts3$143,600

Largest awards

The 8 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Brooklyn time machine [brooklyn children?s museum (BCM) requests an $499,500 public humanities exhibit implementation grant from the national endowment for the humanities to support brooklyn time machine, a permanent exhibition exploring 400 years of brooklyn?s history in a 25-FOOT high, three-level
ASST_NON_GI28771722_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Public ProgramsAugust 29, 2022$499,500
Brooklyn children?s museum?s geothermal well repair and rehabilitation [brooklyn children?s museum (BCM) seeks a grant of $750,000 to repair and rehabilitate our geothermal wells, a key component in heating and cooling our building. Installed in 2008 when geothermal technology was still nascent, the
ASST_NON_CHA29011124_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Challenge GrantsJuly 31, 2024$287,000
Brooklyn children’s museum will partner with elementary school educators to create school programs for nature’s engineers, a new stem maker space for children ages 5-10 that explores biomimicry (how nature influences human design) through hands-on projects and engagement with the 14,000 objects in t
ASST_NON_MA-253339-OMS-23_474 on USAspending
Museums for AmericaJuly 13, 2023$249,980
Brooklyn children’s museum will expand its museum-on-the-go (MOTG) program, an initiative designed to introduce collections-based learning experiences using a “field-trip-in-a-box” concept. The museum will incorporate new elements to the existing program for pre-k classrooms and extend its reach to
ASST_NON_MA-251875-OMS-22_474 on USAspending
Museums for AmericaJuly 12, 2022$249,831
The brooklyn children?s museum will implement ?we are #brooklynkids,? A two-year project to identify and foster creative talent in the local community and direct resources to culturally specific arts groups and artists that reflect the neighborhoods the museum serves. In partnership with three commu
ASST_NON_MA-249753-OMS-21_474 on USAspending
Museums for AmericaJuly 16, 2021$249,328
Purpose: to support public programs in the colorlab art studio.
ASST_NON_1929153-44-24_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsAugust 13, 2024$53,600
Purpose: to support public programs in the colorlab art studio.
ASST_NON_1904453-44-23_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsApril 4, 2023$50,000
To support public programs in the colorlab art studio.
ASST_NON_1885055-44-21_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJuly 27, 2021$40,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation get?

$1.7 million in 8 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation the most?

The National Endowment for the Humanities, with $786,500 in 2 awards. The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Arts follow.

What is Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation's largest federal grant?

$499,500 under Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs, with its first action in the period on August 29, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation?

Its largest are Museums for America, Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs and Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants.

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