Association of African American 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.