The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program supports Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining indigenous heritage, culture, and knowledge.
Donor Name: Institute of Museum and Library Services
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $250,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The program supports projects such as exhibitions, educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, and collections stewardship.
Program Goal: Build the capacity of Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide museum services to their communities.
- Objective 1: Support the preservation and perpetuation of Indigenous languages and traditional cultural practices.
- Objective 2: Support the professional development of the workforce of Indigenous museums.
- Objective 3: Support the management and care of Indigenous collections and their associated documentation.
Projects may involve, but are not limited to, activities such as educational programming for all ages; exhibition development, design, fabrication, and interpretation; oral history collection and documentation; digital media and technology enhancements; institutional planning and policy development; professional training, internships, and mentorships; supporting and engaging with cultural practitioners and scholars; collections information management, research, and planning; digitization and digital asset management; and conservation surveys, treatments, and environmental improvements.
Funding Information
- Expected amount of individual awards $5,000 – $250,000
- Average amount of funding per award experienced in previous years $100,000
- Anticipated period of performance July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027. Project activities may be carried out for one to three years
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award under this Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program Notice of Funding Opportunity, your organization must be:
- a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or
- a Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians. Federally Recognized Indian Tribe To be eligible for funding as this type of entity, your organization must be an “Indian tribe,” which means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or village corporation, which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The Bureau of Indian Affairs publishes updated lists of Federally recognized Indian tribes in the Federal Register.
Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians
- To be eligible for funding as this type of entity, your organization must be a nonprofit that primarily serves and represents Native Hawaiians, as that term. For a museum to be eligible, it must demonstrate that it is established as an organization that meets this statutory eligibility criteria.
- IMLS recognizes the potential for valuable contributions to the overall goals of the Native American/ Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program by entities that do not meet the eligibility requirements above. Although such entities may not serve as the lead applicant organization, they are encouraged to participate in projects as partners. Such entities may, for example, assist the lead applicant with project activities. Federally operated libraries and museums may not apply for Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grants, but they may serve as nonessential partners to applicants if they do not receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Please note that federally appropriated funds, whether they are disbursed directly to you by an agency of the federal government or indirectly through another organization, do not count toward a cost share, if any.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
