National Leadership Grants for Museums
The summary for the National Leadership Grants for Museums 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.
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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.
National Leadership Grants for Museums: National Leadership Grants (NLG) for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession so that museums can improve services for the American public.
| Federal Grant Title: | National Leadership Grants for Museums |
| Federal Agency Name: | Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) |
| Grant Categories: | Arts Humanities |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NLG-MUSEUMS-FY17 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 45.312 |
| 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: | $6,500,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| 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 NLG for Museums 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; and 3. You must qualify as one of the following: (a) A museum that, 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) An organization or association that engages in activities designed to advance the well-being of museums and the museum profession; (c) An institution of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities; or (d) 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. 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/national-leadership-grants-museums
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4634, [email protected]; Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4636, [email protected]; Steve Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4641, [email protected]; Jill Connors-Joyner, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4791, [email protected]; Laura Zamarripa, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4753, [email protected];
Mark Feitl, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4635, [email protected]
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