John Ball Zoo

John Ball Zoo Will Create a New Interpretive Experience as Part of the Organization’s New African Expansion by Creating Updated Interpretive Signage Focusing on Education and Conservation. the Project Team Will Lead the Design and Development of Static Signage and Interactive Elements Focused on Educating Visitors About the Species on Display, Their Habitats, African Cultures, and Threats to Their Survival. a Local Artist Will Also Be Selected to Create and Install a Unique Artwork Celebrating African Wildlife. Through Engaging Interpretation, the New Exhibits Will Offer a Cohesive, Immersive Experience That Encourages Visitors to Connect Emotionally With Animals and Engage in Conservation Action.

Committed

$250,000

Paid to

John Ball Zoo

UEI D4NCJHK42216

1300 West Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Place

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, UNITED STATES

MI-03

Performance

Oct 1, 2025 → Sep 30, 2028

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Federal grant · project grant (b)

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Museums for America to

John Ball Zoo

Committed

$250,000

Paid to

John Ball Zoo

UEI D4NCJHK42216

1300 West Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Place

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, UNITED STATES

MI-03

Performance

Oct 1, 2025 → Sep 30, 2028

How to read these numbers

One award, start to finish: Everything here is this single award's whole record — signed, amended, paid — not a fiscal-year slice. The by-year charts elsewhere split an award across the years it was committed; this page keeps it whole.
Committed vs. ceiling: Committed is what the government has legally promised on this award so far. Contracts can also carry a ceiling — the maximum if every option is exercised. Unspent ceiling is headroom, not money owed.
Paid out: The cash actually disbursed against this award. The gap from committed is the disbursement pipeline: promised, not yet cashed.
The ledger: Each transaction is a signing event — an action that created or changed the award, dated the day it was signed — not a payment. Negative amounts are real: money de-committed at closeout or renegotiation.
The money bar: One bar, the award’s whole arithmetic: paid out, then committed, not yet paid, then .

Source

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