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IMLS: National Leadership Grants for Museums

The 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.

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: $500,000 to $1 million

Grant Duration: 3 Years

Details:

Institute of Museum and Library Services expects NLG-M projects to:

  • reflect a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the subject matter and an awareness of and support for current strategic priorities in the field;
  • use collaboration to demonstrate broad need, field-wide buy-in and input, and access to appropriate expertise;
  • articulate intentional impact across one or more disciplines within the museum field; and
  • employ novel approaches to the project area, as appropriate.

The models, new tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and maximize the benefits of Federal investment.

Funding Information

  • Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 5,800,000.
  • Award Ceiling: $750,000.
  • Award Floor: $50,000.

Grant Period

September 1, 2025 – August 31, 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 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.

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