National Leadership Grants for Museums
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Assistance Listings
- 45.312 -- National Leadership Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The goals of National Leadership Grants (NLG) for Museums are to support projects thataddress critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in theprofession so that museums can strengthen services for the American public. This work may beachieved through projects at various stages of maturity (exploring, piloting, scaling, ormainstreaming).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.
Grantor contact information
Description
Helen Wechsler, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4779, hwechsler@imls.gov; Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4636, cbodner@imls.gov; Mark Isaksen, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4667, misaksen@imls.gov
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/national-leadership-grants-museums
Archived: January 13, 2019
Award
$6,500,000
Program Funding
11
Expected awards
$5,000
Award Minimum
$1,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
NLG-M-FY19
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
3
Posted date:
August 16, 2018
Archive date:
January 13, 2019
