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Museums for America

Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services

Assistance Listings
  • 45.301 -- Museums for America

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The goal of the Museums for America (MFA) grant program is to support projects thatstrengthen the ability of an individual museum to serve its public. Projects may be structured atany of several stages of maturity: exploratory, piloting, scaling, or mainstreaming. A proposedproject’s activities may be brand new to the institution, or they may implement learnings,perspectives, or competencies acquired during a previous project. A project may be an effort tointensify the impact of an approach that has been tested and found to be effective, or it may bestructured as an opportunity to expand a function or activity that has been deemed successful.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

Grantor contact information

Description

Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4791, snarva@imls.gov; Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4636, cbodner@imls.gov; Steve Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4641, sshwartzman@imls.gov; Reagan Moore, Museum Program Officer, 202-653-4637, rmoore@imls.gov; Ashley Jones, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4782, ajones@imls.gov

Email

imls-museumgrants@imls.gov

imls-museumgrants@imls.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-america

Archived: January 13, 2019

Application process

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Award

$19,900,000

Program Funding

120

Expected awards

$5,000

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

MFA-FY19

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Humanities

Arts

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

4

Posted date:

August 16, 2018

Archive date:

January 13, 2019

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