Institutional Assessment Program for Museums

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	Federal Grant Title:	Institutional Assessment Program for Museums
	CFDA Number:	45.302
	CFDA Description:	Museum Assessment Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services
	Category of Funding Activity:	Arts Humanities
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	MAP-2010
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 09, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 13, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 06, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 06, 2010
	Archive Date:	Sep 05, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$460,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: An applicant must 1. be either a unit of state or local government or a private nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; 2. be located in one of the 50 states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and 3. qualify as one of the following three types of organizations: o a museum that, using a professional staff, (1) is organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic purposes; (2) owns or uses tangible objects, either animate or inanimate; (3) cares for these objects; and (4) exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through facilities that it owns or operates. o An organization or association that engages in activities designed to advance the well-being of museums and the museum profession. o An institution of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities.
Grant Description: The Institute of Museum and Library Services wishes to engage in a Cooperative Agreement to provide an affordable and accessible institutional assessment program targeted to small and medium-sized museums of all types. The program should align with the strategic goals of the Institute.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.imls.gov/pdf/map_rfp_2010.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Christopher J. Reich, Associate Deputy Director for Museums Office of Museum Services Institute of Museum and Library Services 1800 M Street NW, 9th Floor Washington, DC 20036-5802 (202) 653-4685

creich@imls.gov [creich@imls.gov]