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gov Maintenance Calendar National Leadership Grants for Museums (2025) Institute of Museum and Library Services Institute of Museum and Library Services Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:NLG-M-FY25 Funding Opportunity Title:National Leadership Grants for Museums (2025) Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Arts Expected Number of Awards:15 Assistance Listings:45.
312 -- National Leadership Grants Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Nov 09, 2024 Original Closing Date for Applications:Nov 15, 2024 Current Closing Date for Applications:Nov 15, 2024 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 5,800,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
IMLS is extending the deadline for National Leadership Grants for Museums from November 15, 2024, to December 13, 2024, for institutions located in Federally declared emergency and/or major disaster areas who have not been able to meet the current November 15, 2024, deadline because they have been adversely impacted by such emergencies and/or disasters.
An affected organization must, by December 13 at 11:59pm EST, submit its completed application with a written statement from its Authorizing Official that: • Specifies the applicable Emergency Declaration and/or Major Disaster Declaration for the area in which the applicant organization is located (see FEMA’s listing of Declared Disasters https://www. fema.
gov/disaster/declarations) and • Confirms that the applicant organization was unable to meet the original application deadline of November 15, 2024, due to the emergency or disaster. This statement should be prepared as a Supporting Document and uploaded as part of the application submitted through Grants.
gov. For those applicants who have not been adversely affected by such emergencies and/or disasters, the deadline remains November 15, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.
## Additional Information Agency Name:Institute of Museum and Library Services Description:National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public. Link to Additional Information:https://www. imls.
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The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (IMLS) is a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that funds project-based educational programs, exhibitions, and community partnerships at small museums of all disciplines. Awards range from $5,000 to $75,000 for grant periods of one to three years. No cost share is required for requests between $5,000 and $25,000; requests between $25,001 and $75,000 require matching funds from non-federal sources equal to the IMLS request. The FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity is currently available. Eligible applicants are small museums across all collecting and non-collecting disciplines in the United States.