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The Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Museums for America has three project categories: • Lifelong Learning • Community Engagement • Collections Stewardship and Access
Funding Opportunity Number: MFA-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.301. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $5K – $250K per award.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria. Cost sharing or matching funds are required. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $5K – $250K per award Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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This program is designed to assist Native American tribes in improving core library services for their communities. Reflecting IMLS’s agency-level goals of championing lifelong learning, strengthening community engagement, and advancing collections stewardship and access, the goals for this program are to: • Improve digital services to support needs for education, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy skills. • Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users. • Enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultures and languages. Funding Opportunity Number: NAG-ENHANCEMENT-FY22. Assistance Listing: 45.311. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $10K – $150K per award.
Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2026) is a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that awards between $5,000 and $500,000 to build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities and advance professional workforce development. Grant periods run one to three years with no cost share requirement. Eligible applicants include American Latino museums, cultural institutions, museum service organizations, institutions of higher education, and museum professionals. The program aims to strengthen organizational capacity and support career growth within the American Latino museum field. The application deadline was March 13, 2026.