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Find similar grantsMuseum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027) is sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services. This program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums.
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Museum Grants for African American History and Culture | Institute of Museum and Library Services Museum Grants for African American History and Culture Deadline: November 13, 2026* Application Instructions: The FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity is now available. Apply Here: https://www. grants.
gov/search-results-detail/363770 Grant Amount: $5,000–$500,000 Grant Period: One to three years Cost Share Requirement: If your request for federal funding is between $5,000 and $100,000, then no cost share is required. If your request for federal funding is between $100,001 and $500,000, you must provide funds from non-federal sources in an amount that is equal to or greater than the amount of your federal funding request.
The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums.
The program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The goals of this program are to: Build the capacity of African American museums and HBCUs to serve their communities; and Support the growth and development of a professional workforce at African American museums and HBCUs. The primary audiences for this program are African American museums, museum service organizations that directly support African American museums, and HBCUs.
Secondary audiences include museum visitors and future museum professionals. Interested in learning more about this grant program? Watch the informational video (below) for details about this grant program and the process of preparing an application.
Schedule a counseling call with a program officer. Find an available time on the calendar using the links below. Supervisory Grants Management Specialist To schedule a time to talk to Mark Isaksen, click here .
The FY 2026 pre-recorded webinars are available for reference: Getting Started With IMLS Museum Grants for FY 2026 is a general presentation on IMLS museum grant programs. We recommend that you view this presentation for an overview before considering a specific grant program. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript.
Preparing a Budget and Budget Justification provides information to help you prepare these two required parts of the grant application – the IMLS Budget Form and the Budget Justification. The information in this video supports the instructions in the Notices of Funding Opportunity for each grant program. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript.
*All grant programs are subject to the availability of funds and IMLS discretion. In 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $266. 7 million through grantmaking, research and policy development, to advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: African American museums, museum service organizations that directly support African American museums, and HBCUs. Cost share required for requests over $100,000. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000–$500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027) are due November 13, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027) is funded by Institute of Museum and Library Services. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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