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National Leadership Grants for Museums (2021)

Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services

Assistance Listings
  • 45.312 -- National Leadership Grants

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession so that museums can improve services for the American public. This program has five project categories: Collections Care and Public Access; Data, Analysis, and Assessment; Digital Platforms and Applications; Diversity and Inclusion; and Professional Development.

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; Mark Isaksen, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4667, misaksen@imls.gov imls-museumgrants@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/national-leadership-grants-museums

Closed: November 16, 2020

Application process

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Award

$5,250,000

Program Funding

12

Expected awards

$5,000

Award Minimum

$1,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NLG-M-FY21

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:

1

Posted date:

August 18, 2020

Archive date:

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