Program
Overview
Museum Grants for African
American History and Culture are intended to enhance institutional capacity and sustainability
through professional training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other tools. Successful proposals will focus on one or more of the following three goals: (1)
developing or strengthening knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at
AfricanAmerican museums; (2) attracting and retaining professionals with the skills needed to
strengthen African American museums; and (3) attracting new staff to African American museum
practice and providing them with the expertise needed to sustain them in the museum field.
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants include museums
whose primary purpose is African American life, art,
history, and/or culture, encompassing the period of
slavery; the era of reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance;
the civil rights movement; and other periods of the
African Diaspora. Public or private nonprofit organizations
whose primary purpose is to support museums identified
above may also apply. Historically Black Colleges or
Universities (HBCUs) are also eligible. Please see Program
Guidelines for specific eligibility criteria.
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