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21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2025)

Institute of Museum and Library Services · 21MP-FY25

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Award Range

$100K$500K

Total Program Funding

$2.0M

Expected Awards

8

Deadline

November 15, 2024

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2025). Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 21st Century Museum Professional (21MP) grant program supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce, train and recruit future museum professionals, and identify and share effective practices in museum workforce education and training. IMLS recognizes the... $100,000-$500,000 per award; $2,000,000 total program funding; ~8 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria
  • Cost sharing/matching required
  • Deadline: 2024-11-15

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

The 21st Century Museum Professional (21MP) grant program supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce, train and recruit future museum professionals, and identify and share effective practices in museum workforce education and training. IMLS recognizes the important role of strong local and regional networks in providing peer-to-peer learning, training, and mentoring opportunities for the museum workforce. Partnerships among museums, museum-serving organizations, and institutions of higher education are vital to expanding career pathways for broad groups of museum professionals throughout a city, county, state, region, or the nation. The 21MP Program encourages applications from museum associations, museum studies programs at institutions of higher education, and museums that serve as essential parts of the professional learning and training environment.

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Who Can Apply

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria. IMLS is extending the deadline for the 21st Century Museum Professional grant program from November 15, 2024, to December 13, 2024, for institutions located in Federally declared emergency and/or major disaster areas who have not been able to meet the current November 15, 2024, deadline because they have been adversely impacted by such emergencies and/or disasters. An affected organization must, by December 13 at 11:59pm EST, submit its completed application with a written statement from its Authorizing Official that: • Specifies the applicable Emergency Declaration and/or Major Disaster Declaration for the area in which the applicant organization is located (see FEMA’s listing of Declared Disasters https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations) and • Confirms that the applicant organization was unable to meet the original application deadline of November 15, 2024, due to the emergency or disaster. This statement should be prepared as a Supporting Document and uploaded as part of the application submitted through Grants.gov. For those applicants who have not been adversely affected by such emergencies and/or disasters, the deadline remains November 15, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award
$100K
Maximum Award
$500K
Total Program Funding
$2.0M
Expected Number of Awards
8
Cost Sharing Required?
Yes
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: August 15, 2024
Application Deadline: November 15, 2024 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Mark Isaksen Supervisory Grants Management Specialist misaksen@imls.gov imls-museumgrants@imls.gov

imls-museumgrants@imls.gov

Ready to apply?

View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov