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**Deadline:** March 13, 2026 **Application:**The FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 889KB) is now available. **Grant Amount:** $5,000–$300,000 **Grant Period:** Up to three years **Cost Share Requirement:** You must provide funds from non-federal sources in an amount that is equal to or greater than the amount of your IMLS request.
**IMLS Priorities Cover Letter:**MFA Cover letter(PDF, 147KB) The Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.
The goals of the program are to advance a museum’s capacity to: * Serve people of all ages and backgrounds through experiential learning and discovery; * Respond to community needs; and * Manage and care for collections and their associated documentation. The primary audiences for this program are museums, museum professionals, and the publics they serve. **Interested in learning more about this grant program?
** 1. Watch the informational video (below) for details about this grant program and the process of preparing an application. 2.
Schedule a counseling call with a program officer. Find an available time on the calendar using the links (below). If you have questions, please contact any of the staff members listed under the objective that best fits your project.
Lifelong Learning Community Engagement Collections Stewardship and Access Supervisory Grants Management Specialist To schedule a time to talk to staff about Lifelong Learning click here,Sarah Glass Senior Museum Program Officer To schedule a time to talk to Sarah Glass about Community Engagement, click here.
Mark Feitl Senior Museum Program Officer To schedule a time to talk to Mark Feitl about Collections Stewardship and Access, click here. We invite you to view these pre-recorded webinars: **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. Deadlines are tentative.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: An applicant to Museums for America or its initiatives must meet geographic and governance criteria and qualify as one of the following types of organizations: 1. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $28,998,000 (2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Yes — Museums for America is offered by THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services is sponsored by THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES. The Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services programs (NANH-L) are designed to assist Native American tribes and Native Hawaiians in improving core library services for their communities. NANH-L Basic Grants has one program goal and four objectives. Program Goal: Improve library and archival services for accessing learning. and preserving information with the community. Objective 1: Support the acquisition of library-related materials. Objective 2: Support programming for identified community priorities. Objective 3: Support training for library staff. Objective 4: Support project activities that include aspects of two or more of the objectives listed above. NANH-L Enhancement Grants has one goal with four associated objectives. Program Goal: Develop, enhance, or disseminate practices, programs, models, tools, or library staff training to strengthen library and archival services for Native American Tribes. Objective 1: Serve the learning needs and interests of the community. Objective 2: Improve community well-being. Objective 3: Provide access to and preservation of information and collections. Objective 4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. The Native Hawaiian Library Services Grant program has one goal with four associated objectives. Program Goal: Develop, enhance, or disseminate practices, programs, models, tools, or staff training to strengthen library and archival services with Kānaka Maoli. Objective 1: Serve the learning needs and interests of the community. Objective 2: Improve Kānaka Maoli well-being. Objective 3: Provide access to and preservation of information and collections. Objective 4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. This listing is currently active. Program number: 45.311. Last updated on 2024-11-26.
National Leadership Grants is sponsored by THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES. NLG supports projects that address critical needs of the museum and library fields and that have the potential to advance practice in these professions so that museums and libraries can strengthen services for the American public. NLG-Museums has three program goals with three associated objectives each. GOAL 1: Advance the museum field’s ability to empower people of all ages and backgrounds through experiential and cross-disciplinary learning and discovery. Obj. 1.1: Support the development, implementation, and dissemination of model programs that facilitate adoption across the field. Obj. 1.2: Support research focusing on the role of museums in engaging learners of all types. Obj. 1.3: Support forums that convene experts and stakeholders, including those from adjacent fields as appropriate, to explore current and emerging issues and inform the field. GOAL 2: Advance the museum field’s ability to maximize the use of museum resources to address community needs through partnerships and collaborations. Obj. 2.1: Support the development of new and innovative methods for addressing community challenges through partnerships, services, processes, or practices for use across the museum field. Obj. 2.2: Support research focusing on museums’ roles in engaging diverse audiences and fostering civic discourse. Obj. 2.3: Support forums that convene experts and stakeholders, including those from adjacent fields as appropriate, to explore current and emerging issues and inform the field. GOAL 3: Advance the museum field’s ability to identify new solutions that address high-priority and widespread collections care or conservation issues. Obj. 3.1: Support the development, implementation, and dissemination of new tools or services that facilitate access, management, preservation, sharing, and use of museum collections. Obj. 3.2: Support research focusing on any broadly relevant aspect of the management, conservation, and preservation of collections. Obj. 3.3: Support forums that convene experts and stakeholders, including those from adjacent fields as appropriate, to explore current and emerging issues and inform the field. NLG-Libraries has one program goal with four associated objectives. GOAL 1: Develop, enhance, or disseminate replicable practices, programs, models, or tools to strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Obj. 1.1: Serve the learning needs of the public through libraries and archives. Obj. 1.2: Improve community well-being through libraries and archives. Obj. 1.3: Provide broad access to and preservation of information and collections through libraries and archives. Obj. 1.4: Provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. This listing is currently active. Program number: 45.312. Last updated on 2024-11-15.
IMLS posted all thirteen FY2027 Notices of Funding Opportunity to Grants.gov on September 1, 2026, every one closing November 13, 2026. Museums for America expects 122 awards with the ceiling raised to $350,000. Native American Library Services Basic expects 170. The African American and American Latino history programs both survived into the FY2027 slate. Here is what actually changed, and how to plan against a budget request of zero.
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