Museums for America
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Project grants for museums in three categories: Lifelong Learning, Community Engagement, and Collections Stewardship and Access. Community Engagement projects can include community-partnered documentation and evaluation work.
- Indicative award
- $5k–$350k (total award)Published range $5,000-$350,000; 1:1 non-federal match required.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · NovPublished deadline: 2026-11-13 — 46 days awayNext deadline listed as November 13, 2026; the FY2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity was not yet posted at the time of checking.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Museums of all sizes and disciplines located in the United States. A non-federal cost share equal to or greater than the IMLS request is required for all awards.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- museums · community engagement · collections stewardship · lifelong learning
- Apply at
- https://www.imls.gov/find-funding/funding-opportunities/grant-programs/museums-for-america
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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