Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2024)
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Assistance Listings
- 45.301 -- Museums for America
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
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, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Inspire! has three project categories:
• Lifelong Learning
• Institutional Capacity
• Collections Stewardship...
and Access
For the FY2024 grant cycle, the IMLS invites applications that commemorate America’s 250th anniversary as part of the agency’s IMLS250: All Stories, All People, All Places initiative. IMLS believes that the semiquincentennial is an opportunity to commemorate all lived experiences through civic engagement, public programs, and collections stewardship in preparation for 2026
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
Grantor contact information
Description
Lifelong Learning:
Reagan Moore
Senior Museum Program Officer
rmoore@imls.gov
Institutional Capacity:
Reagan Moore
Senior Museum Program Officer
rmoore@imls.gov
Collections Stewardship and Access:
Mark Isaksen
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
misaksen@imls.gov
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| fy24-oms-igsm-nofo.pdf | FY24 Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity | Aug 15, 2023 04:08 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://imls.gov/grants/available/inspire-grants-small-museums
Closed: November 15, 2023
Award
$2,600,000
Program Funding
60
Expected awards
$5,000
Award Minimum
$75,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
IGSM-FY24
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities
Arts
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
August 15, 2023
Archive date:
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