Grant Details

Museums for America –IMLS

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Grant Details:
Amount: $150,000.00
Application Due Date: TBA

Description:

Museums for America is the Institute’s largest grant program for museums, providing more than $17 million in grants to support the role of museums in American society: to sustain cultural heritage; to support lifelong learning; and to be centers of community engagement. Museums for America grants strengthen a museum’s ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution’s mission and strategic goals. In FY2007, Museums for America funding will support projects and activities, designed by the institution, that strengthen museums as active resources for lifelong learning and key players in the establishment of livable communities. Museums for America grants are designed to be flexible. They can be used for ongoing museum activities, research and other behind-the-scenes activities, planning activities, new programs or activities, purchase of equipment or services, or other activities that will support the efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies into their overall institutional effectiveness. The Institute seeks to distribute funding for Museums for America grants across all types and sizes of museums, as well as among all funding categories. Applicants may apply in one of three funding categories: $5,000–$24,999, $25,000–$74,999, or $75,000–$150,000. A 1:1 match is required in each category. All applications must demonstrate evidence of institutional strategic planning and show the relationship between the activities for which funding is requested and the institution’s plan. Although project activities may occur only once, project goals should be investments for the future, not one-time activities with no long-term impact on the museum or its community.