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Collections Management Fund | Museums Alaska Collections Management Fund Launched in 2013, the Collections Management Fund (CMF) builds upon the legacy of the Alaska Art Fund.
Funded by the Rasmuson Foundation and overseen by Museums Alaska, this grant is designed to meet the evolving needs of the Alaska museum community by providing funding to enhance collections management practices through professional expertise, training, and supplies.
Initially designed to provide resources to museums for improvements to their collection management storage and practices, in 2022, the program underwent enhancements, enabling more departments across museums to submit applications for funds dedicated to collections-focused projects.
Whether it involves collections management, exhibitions, education, or programming, CMF is committed to supporting diverse initiatives that contribute to the overall development of museum collections. The Collections Management Fund grant program has been instrumental in advancing the professionalization of museums in Alaska.
This initiative has ensured a higher standard of professionalism in museum operations by providing funding for high quality collections care to our state’s institutions, and by requiring official collections management plans and policies as components of the application process. All applicants must be organizational members of Museums Alaska and must hold their collections in public trust.
Museums Alaska invites applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, government entities, and tribes. Your organization must be located in Alaska, an organizational member of Museums Alaska, and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, government, or tribal organization located in Alaska that holds collections in public trust. Your organization must have completed the final reporting for any open CMF grants.
The Collections Management Fund (CMF) is designed to meet museum needs. The program seeks applications from any department for projects and items that relate to a museum’s permanent collections.
Organizations may apply for collections care projects, collections training projects, contracted collections professionals, exhibition expenses related to your permanent collection, digital projects related to your permanent collections, and small equipment purchases related to collections management and care or exhibiting your permanent collection.
If you are experiencing an emergency caused by a man-made or natural disaster, you can apply at any time. Please contact the director for more information. The CMF allows the costs of museum staff time and all reasonable project expenses to be included in funding requests.
However, this program does not support institutional overhead. We also do not fund reimbursements of pre-award costs, construction or other infrastructure projects, pass-through, re-granting, or other financial assistance, or fundraising projects. Awards up to $20,000 (per organization, per year).
Applicants may only apply for one grant per cycle (two grants total per year). Organizations with a funded grant project must complete their project and its final report, before submitting a new application. Open: Friday, August 1, 2025 Draft Review Deadline: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Close: Thursday, October 2, 2025 Guidelines and Application The button below will take you to our application site hosted on GOSmart.
Explore the application guidelines and additional resources. To apply, click the button below to visit our grant application website, GOSmart. More information about the grant and how to apply can be found in the Application Guidelines linked above.
Informational webinar on the grant guidelines and application: We want your grant application to be successful, and have provided many resources to help: Explore successful applications that stood out. Dive into the nuances of these examples by referring to the provided notes with specific highlights. Double-click on the purple note symbols on the right side of the PDFs to unveil annotations.
Take advantage of the optional draft review period available for each grant cycle. Submit your draft application for a thorough review by our grant administrator. Initiate your draft review on the grant application website.
Explore these slides, developed as a resource for the 2019 Museums Alaska conference, provided freely for your reference. Thoroughly read the guidelines linked above. Initiate early contact with the grant administrator to discuss your application.
For any inquiries or further assistance, please feel free to contact us. If you are working on a grant application NOT administered by Museums Alaska, take advantage of our grant draft review, a benefit for Organizational Members. Coordinate your draft review by contacting us, ensuring your organization’s membership is current.
Please keep the following in mind: Grant draft review is a benefit for Organizational Members; ensure your organization's membership is current. Contact us early to schedule your review, allowing reviewers ample time to provide feedback. Draft reviewers typically return feedback within two weeks.
For urgent cases, we'll do our best to accommodate your timeline. Following the grant awards announcement, Museums Alaska distributes a press release to media outlets statewide. For your own media needs related to the grant, feel free to inform us of any additional resources you might require.
The Alaska Art Fund (AAF) is funded by the Rasmuson Foundation and managed by Museums Alaska. We encourage you to tag Museums Alaska and Rasmuson Foundation when sharing updates about your art purchases. Facebook - rasmusonfoundation Instagram - rasmusonfoundation Feel free to use the Museums Alaska logos from the provided images, adhering to the logo use guidelines outlined.
Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for supporting the Collections Management Fund for over 10 years!
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Museums and cultural centers in Alaska. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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An organization may submit only one application through one of the following FY 2014 Grants for Arts Projects categories: Art Works or Challenge America Fast-Track. The Arts Endowment's support of a project may start on or after January 1, 2014 The Challenge America Fast-Track category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations -- those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Age alone (e.g., youth, seniors) does not qualify a group as underserved; at least one of the underserved characteristics noted above also must be present. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. This category encourages and supports the following two outcomes: Engagement: Engaging the public with diverse and excellent art. Livability: The strengthening of communities through the arts. You will be asked to select the outcome that is most relevant to your project (you also will be able to select a secondary outcome). When making selections, you should identify the outcome(s) that reflect the results expected to be achieved by your project. If you receive a grant, you also will be asked to provide evidence of those results. Challenge America Fast-Track grants: Extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Are limited to the specific types of projects outlined below. Are for a fixed amount of $10,000 and require a minimum $10,000 match. Receive an expedited application review. Organizations are notified whether they have been recommended for a grant approximately six months after they apply; projects may start shortly thereafter. Funding Opportunity Number: 2013NEA01CAFT. Assistance Listing: 45.024. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR. Award Amount: Up to $10K per award.
Sundance Documentary Fund is sponsored by Sundance Institute. The Sundance Documentary Fund provides stable funding for innovative nonfiction works that tackle today's pressing issues, magnify global voices, and help artists from historically marginalized communities. It supports feature-length documentaries (52 minutes or longer) at any production phase from development through post-production. The fund welcomes hybrid, animated, and experimental documentaries with budgets under $1 million.