The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities, and broadly advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions.
Donor Name: Institute of Museum and Library Services
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Projects designed to build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums may involve:
- efforts to serve the public through exhibitions;
- educational/interpretive programs;
- digital learning resources;
- policy development and institutional planning;
- technology enhancements;
- professional development;
- community outreach;
- audience development; and/or
- collections management, curation, care, and conservation.
Projects that advance the growth and development of a professional workforce may involve internships and fellowships at American Latino museums for students enrolled in Institutions of Higher Education, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and professional development opportunities that reach a broad spectrum of those working in American Latino museums.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 6,000,000.
- Award Ceiling: $500,000.
- Award Floor: $5,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award under the ALHC program, your organization must meet all three of the following eligibility criteria:
- Your organization must be:
- a unit of State, local, or Tribal government; or
- a private, nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
- Your organization must be located in:
- one of the 50 States of the United States of America,
- the District of Columbia,
- the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
- the U.S. Virgin Islands,
- Guam,
- American Samoa,
- the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
- the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
- the Federated States of Micronesia, or
- the Republic of Palau.
- Your organization must qualify as one of the following:
- A museum whose primary focus, as reflected in its mission, is American Latino life, art, history, or culture that:
- uses a professional staff;
- is organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational, cultural heritage, or aesthetic purposes;
- owns or uses tangible objects, including living collections;
- cares for these objects; and
- exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through facilities that it owns or operates.
- A museum whose primary focus, as reflected in its mission, is American Latino life, art, history, or culture that:
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
