GRANTS

The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History gratefully acknowledges grant support received from PNM Resources Foundation, FHL Foundation, Association of Air Force Missileers, Sandia National Laboratories, Nusenda Credit Union Foundation, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association via Albuquerque Community Foundation, New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board (NMHRAB), Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and Smithsonian Affiliations, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC).

Sandia National Laboratories generously supported the Museum’s special initiatives, Nuclear Science Week and Discover STEAM Week. Nusenda Credit Union Foundation and New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA) supported the Museum in providing free transportation, museum access, and STEAM programming to Title I Schools through the Einstein Express program. The Museum reduced their energy usage with the support from PNM Resources Foundation by upgrading to energy efficient refrigerators and purchasing a new laptop that has allowed Collections staff to increase efficiency and streamline production of digital resources and programs. Through support from the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board (NMHRAB), the Museum was able to digitize and preserve over 350 VHS tapes from the second half of the twentieth century. Amazon Web Services (AWS) contributed to the Atomic Heritage Foundation Website Migration project.

The New Mexico Humanities Council (NMHC), through a federal passthrough subaward from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the FHL Foundation, and the Ginger Lew and Lenny Ehn gift offered by the Smithsonian Travelling Exhibition Service (SITES), funded the special exhibition, “Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II.” The exhibition was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). “Righting a Wrong” examines the complicated history and impact of Executive Order 9066 that led to the displacement and incarceration of Japanese Americans and Japanese Nationals following the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Smithsonian Affiliations provided the Museum with a unique opportunity to host the Observing with NASA Kiosk and the ability to provide supplemental programming. The Association of Air Force Missileers supported the completion of the LGM-30 Minuteman I Intercontinental Ballistic restoration project in Heritage Park.