Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
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Museum Grants for African American History and Culture: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture are intended to enhance institutional capacity and sustainability through professional training, technical assistance, internships, outside expertise, and other tools. Successful proposals will focus on one or more of the following three goals: (1) developing or strengthening knowledge, skills, and other expertise of current staff at African American museums; (2) attracting and retaining professionals with the skills needed to strengthen African American museums; and (3) attracting new staff to African American museum practice and providing them with the expertise needed to sustain them in the museum field.
Federal Grant Title: | Museum Grants for African American History and Culture |
Federal Agency Name: | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
Grant Categories: | Arts Humanities |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | AAHC-FY14 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 45.309 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Museum Grants for African American History and Culture |
Current Application Deadline: | Dec 2, 2013 |
Original Application Deadline: | Dec 2, 2013 |
Posted Date: | Sep 16, 2013 |
Creation Date: | Sep 16, 2013 |
Archive Date: | Jan 1, 2014 |
Total Program Funding: | $1,400,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 11 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligible applicants include museums whose primary purpose is African American life, art, history, and/or culture, encompassing: the period of slavery; the era of Reconstruction; the Harlem renaissance; the civil rights movement; and other periods of the African American diaspora. Nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to support museums identified above may also apply. Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) are also eligible. Please see program guidelines for specific eligibility criteria.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=12
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Mark Isaksen
Senior Museum Program Officer
202-653-4667
[email protected]
Jennifer Rehkamp
Museum Program Specialist
202-653-4781
[email protected]
[email protected]
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