The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme and Mystic Seaport are among the recipients of a total of $339,612 in federal grants announced Thursday for museums and historical societies in Connecticut.

The Florence Griswold Museum is slated to receive $49,530 "to develop, produce, and evaluate a prototype online learning portal that will help Connecticut elementary school teachers and students learn about state history and culture through the museum's collections of American art," according to a news release.

Mystic Seaport in Mystic will receive $24,971 for its "Witness to History" first-person interpretation program.

In addition, Connecticut Landmarks in Hartford will receive $150,000 to engage with teens to create new exhibitions and programs at the Hempsted House in New London, Nathan Hale Homestead and the Butler-McCook House and Garden.

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and U.S. Reps. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, John Larson, D-1st District, and Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, made the announcement about the Museums for America grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in a news release Thursday.

"Connecticut is home to many magnificent museums and historical societies that play a vital role in enriching our communities. This well-deserved funding will help strengthen and support these valuable institutions so they can continue to highlight our history, attract tourists, and engage and educate our children for generations to come," they said in a joint statement.

The Kent Historical Society and the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University in New Haven also will receive grants.