Deadline: November 15, 2024
Application: The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 860KB) is now available.
Grant Amount: $5,000–$250,000
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 is extending the deadline for Museums for America 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.
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.
For questions about emergency extensions, please contact IMLS’s Office of Grants Policy and Management.
Program Overview:
The Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Museums for America has three project categories:
- Lifelong Learning
- Community Engagement
- Collections Stewardship and Access
Interested in learning more about this grant program? Here are a few resources to look at next:
- View selected examples from recently funded projects posted on the Sample Applications webpage.
- Search awarded grants to find similar projects, you can search by location or keyword.
- Watch the informational video (below) for specific details about this grant program and the process of preparing an application.
- Schedule a counseling call with a program officer. Find an available time on the calendar using the links (below).
Program Contacts:
If you have questions, please contact any of the staff members listed under the category that best fits your project.
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Lifelong Learning |
Community Engagement |
Collections Stewardship and Access |
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Helen Wechsler Jessica Ottley To schedule a time to talk to staff about Lifelong Learning click here. |
Sarah Glass To schedule a time to talk to Sarah Glass about Community Engagement, click here. |
Mark Feitl To schedule a time to talk to Mark Feitl about Collections Stewardship and Access, click here. |
Webinars:
We invite you to view two pre-recorded webinars:
Getting Started with IMLS Museum Grants for FY 2025 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.
FY 2025 Museums for America provides detailed information about the goals of this specific grant program and how to apply. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript.
*All grant programs are subject to the availability of funds and IMLS discretion.