Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2023)
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
- 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
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| fy23-oms-igsm-nofo.pdf | FY23 Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity | Aug 15, 2022 05:10 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/inspire-grants-small-museums
Closed: November 15, 2022
Award
$2,600,000
Program Funding
60
Expected awards
$5,000
Award Minimum
$50,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
IGSM-FY23
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Humanities
Arts
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
August 15, 2022
Archive date:
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