Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

The summary for the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) grants support projects that improve the operations, care of collections, and development of professional management at African American museums.

Federal Grant Title:	Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Federal Agency Name:	Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Grant Categories:	Arts Humanities
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	AAHC-FY17
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	45.309
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	December 1st, 2016
Original Application Deadline:	December 1st, 2016
Posted Date:	September 8th, 2016
Creation Date:	September 8th, 2016
Archive Date:	December 31st, 2016
Total Program Funding:	$1,407,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$150,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$5,000
Expected Number of Awards:	14
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	September 8th, 2016

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: To be eligible for an award under this AAHC notice of funding opportunity, you must be an organization that meets all three of the following criteria:1. You must be either a unit of State or local government or be a private nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code;2. You 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; and3. You must qualify as one of the following:(a) A museum whose primary purpose, as reflected in its mission, 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; and using a professional staff, is organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic purposes; owns or uses tangible objects, either animate or inanimate; cares for these objects; and exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through facilities that it owns or operates. (b) A public or private nonprofit agency which is responsible for the operation of a museum that meets the eligibility criteria in 1, 2, and 3(a) above may apply on behalf of the museum;(c) A museum service organization or association whose primary purpose, as reflected in its mission, is to support museums with a primary purpose of African American life, art, history and/or culture; or(d) A historically black college or university, as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. Section 1061, and pursuant to Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002.Native American tribal organizations may apply if they otherwise meet the above eligibility requirements. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional clarification on eligibility criteria.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museum-grants-african-american-history-and-culture
Grant Announcement Contact: Mark Isaksen
Senior Program Officer
202.653.4667
[email protected]
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