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Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2022)

Institute of Museum and Library Services · IGSM-FY22

Closed

Award Range

$5K – $50K

Total Program Funding

$2.7M

Expected Awards

Deadline

November 15, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2022). Institute of Museum and Library Services. Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America program. It is designed to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional... $5,000-$50,000 per award; $2,700,000 total program funding; ~65 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
•Deadline: 2021-11-15

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America program. It is designed to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation.

Attachments

PDF

Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity

fy22-oms-igsm-nofo_20211005.pdf

Who Can Apply

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $5K
Maximum Award: $50K
Total Program Funding: $2.7M
Expected Number of Awards: 65
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: August 16, 2021

Application Deadline: November 15, 2021 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Reagan Moore Senior Museum Program Officer rmoore@imls.gov Mark Feitl Senior Museum Program Officer mfeitl@imls.gov Laura Zamarripa Museum Program Specialist lzamarripa@imls.gov Jennifer Anstadt Museum Program Specialist janstadt@imls.gov Lola Clairmont Museum Program Specialist lclairmont@imls.gov IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov

IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov

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