Museums Empowered (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
Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program. It is 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.
Museums Empowered has four project categories:
• Digital Technology: Provide museum staff with the skills to integrate digital technology into museum operations.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Support museum staff in providing inclusive and equitable services to people...
of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities.
• Evaluation: Strengthen the ability of museum staff to use evaluation as a tool to shape museum programs and improve outcomes.
• Organizational Management: Strengthen and support museum staff as the essential part of a resilient organizational culture.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
Grantor contact information
Description
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-me-nofo.pdf | FY24 Museums Empowered Notice of Funding Opportunity | Aug 15, 2023 04:13 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closed: November 15, 2023
Award
$4,299,000
Program Funding
20
Expected awards
$5,000
Award Minimum
$250,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
ME-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:
Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
August 15, 2023
Archive date:
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