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Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grants is sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). These grants support Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge through strengthened activities in areas such as exhibitions, educational services and programming, and professional developmen…
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Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services | Institute of Museum and Library Services Deadline : November 13, 2026* Application Instructions: The FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity is not yet available. The FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 888KB) is available for reference.
Grant Amount : $5,000–$250,000 Grant Period : One to three years Cost Share Requirement : None The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (NANH) supports Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge.
The program supports projects such as educational services and programs, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship. The primary audiences for this program are Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions providing museum services, and the professionals engaged with such institutions per the eligibility restrictions below.
Eligibility is restricted to organizations that are: a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or a Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians. Interested in learning more about this grant program? Watch the pre-recorded webinars (below) for details about our grant programs and the process of preparing an application.
Schedule a counseling call with a program officer. Find an available time on the calendar using the link below. Senior Museum Program Officer To schedule a time to talk to Sarah Glass, 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. Deadlines are tentative. 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. Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Advance | Support | Empower
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $10,000 - $150,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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