National Leadership Grants

The summary for the National Leadership Grants Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	National Leadership Grants
	CFDA Number:	45.312
	CFDA Description:	National Leadership Grants
	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:	NLG-FY11
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other
	Posted Date:	Dec 02, 2010
	Creation Date:	Dec 02, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 03, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	45
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	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: Please see Application and Guidelines for specific eligibility information.
Grant Description: National Leadership Grants support projects that have the potential to elevate museum, archival, and library practice within the context of national strategic initiatives. The Institute seeks to advance the ability of museums, archives, and libraries to preserve culture, heritage, and knowledge, contribute to building technology infrastructures and information technology services, and provide 21st century knowledge and skills to current and future generations in support of a world-class workforce. Successful proposals will have national impact and generate results new tools, research, models, services, practices, or alliances that can be widely adapted or replicated to extend the benefit of federal investment and that increase community access and participation.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalleadership.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: For Museums: Helen Wechsler Senior Program Officer 202/653-4779 hwechsler@imls.gov For Libraries: Charles "Chuck" Thomas Senior Program Officer 202-653-4663

cthomas@imls.gov [cthomas@imls.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Grants for Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums; • Learning Labs in Libraries and Museums; • Connecting to Collections Statewide Implementation Grants; • Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums; • Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities; • Connecting to Collections - State Planning Grants; • Build and Share Knowledge of Good Practice; • Connecting to Collections Statewide Grants