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Museums for America

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All applicants for the Museum for America are required to file their applications online through Grants.gov. Read more

Grant program guidelines are made available approximately 90 days before the grant deadline. Until that time, guidelines from the previous year are available for your reference, but you must use the current fiscal year application when you apply.
2009 Application and Guidelines (PDF, 857KB)
Grants.gov Instructions
View 2008 Museums for America Grant Award Statistics

FY 2010 Deadline:

November 2, 2009

Grant Amount:

$5,000–$150,000

Grant Period:

Generally up to two years; three years with strong justification

Matching
Requirement:

1:1

Program Contacts:

Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4634
E-mail: snarva@imls.gov

 

Steven Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4641
E-mail: sshwartzman@imls.gov

Reagan Moore, Program Specialist
Phone: 202/653-4637
E-mail: rmoore@imls.gov

Robert Trio, Program Specialist
Phone: 202/653-4689
E-mail: rtrio@imls.gov

Program Overview
Museums for America is the Institute’s largest grant program for museums, supporting projects and ongoing activities that build museums’ capacity to serve their communities.

Museums for America grants strengthen a museum’s ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution’s mission and strategic goals. Museums for America grants are designed to be flexible: funds can be used for a wide variety of projects, including ongoing museum work, research and other behind-the-scenes activities, planning, new programs, purchase of equipment or services, and activities that will support the efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies. IMLS also welcomes proposals that promote the skills necessary to develop 21st century communities, citizens, and workers.

Grants are awarded in the following categories:

  • Engaging Communities (Education, Exhibitions, and Interpretation)
  • Building Institutional Capacity (Management, Policy, and Training)
  • Collections Stewardship

Eligibilty
Museums that fulfill the eligibility criteria for museums may apply.


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