Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2025)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- IGSM-FY25
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000 to $75,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 45.301 Museums for America
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Arts
- Humanities
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This funding opportunity supports small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through activities such as exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, institutional planning, technology enhancements, and collections management. Eligible applicants are units of state, local, or tribal government, or private nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status. The application deadline is November 15, 2024, and awards are anticipated to start on September 1, 2025.
The total funding available is $3 million, with individual awards ranging from $5,000 to $75,000. IMLS expects to make approximately 75 awards through this funding opportunity. Cost share is required for larger projects exceeding $25,000. The awards are provided as grants, with project periods expected to begin on September 1, 2025.
Synopsis
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
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| fy25-oms-igsm-NOFO.pdf | ||
| fy25-oms-igsm-NOFO.pdf |
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