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List of Upcoming IMLS Grants:
Leverage these grants to fund:
- Software for an entirely new initiative (eg. online exhibition, CMS migration)
- Enhancements or new modules for existing software (eg. expanded collections online offering, CMS development work, API integrations)
- Training and professional development
National Leadership Grants for Museums
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Supports projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public.
Inspire! Grants for Small Museums
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Supports small museums in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation.
Museum Grants for African American History and Culture
Deadline: November 15, 2022
The AAHC program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Designed to support Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge through exhibitions, educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, and collections stewardship.
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, 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.
Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Designed to support projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes. Specifically, digital technology: Provide museum staff with the skills to integrate digital technology into museum operations.
