The National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public.
Donor Name: Institute of Museum and Library Services
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This program is designed to support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public. Projects are expected to: generate results such as models, new tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment;
- reflect a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the subject matter and an awareness of and support for current strategic priorities in the field;
- use collaboration to demonstrate broad need, field-wide buy-in and input, and access to appropriate expertise;
- articulate intentional impact across one or more disciplines within the museum field; and
- employ novel approaches to the project area, as may be appropriate.
Goal and objective choices should be identified clearly in the Narrative.
- Goal 1: Advance the museum field’s ability to empower people of all ages and backgrounds through experiential and cross-disciplinary learning and discovery.
- Objective 1.1: Support the development, implementation, and dissemination of model programs that facilitate adoption by museums across the field.
- Objective 1.2: Support training and professional development programs, tools, or resources that build the knowledge, skills and abilities of museum staff and/or volunteers in multiple institutions
- Objective 1.3: Support research focusing on the role of museums in engaging learners of all types.
- Goal 2: Advance the museum field’s ability to maximize the use of museum resources to address community needs through partnerships and collaborations.
- Objective 2.1: Support the development of new and innovative methods for addressing community challenges through partnerships, services, processes, or practices for use across the museum field.
- Objective 2.2: Support the development and implementation of training and professional development programs, tools, or resources that build the knowledge, skills and abilities of museum staff and/or volunteers in multiple institutions to meet the needs of their communities.
- Objective 2.3: Support research focusing on museums’ roles in engaging diverse audiences and fostering civic discourse.
- Goal 3: Advance the museum field’s ability to identify new solutions that address high priority and widespread collections care or conservation issues.
- Objective 3.1: Support the development, implementation, and dissemination of new tools or services that facilitate access, management, preservation, sharing, and use of museum collections.
- Objective 3.2: Support the development and implementation of training and professional development programs, tools, or resources that impact the ability of museum staff and/or volunteers in multiple institutions to improve the stewardship of collections
- Objective 3.3: Support research focusing on any broadly relevant aspect of the management, conservation, and preservation of collections.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $750,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
- Anticipated period of performance September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2026. Project activities may be carried out for one to three years
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award under this National Leadership Grants for Museums Notice of Funding Opportunity, your organization must meet all three of the following criteria:
- Must be either a unit of State, local, or tribal government or be a private, nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code;
- Must be located in one of the 50 States of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and
- Eligibility of Museums Located within a Parent Organization: A museum located within a parent organization that is a State, local, or tribal government or multipurpose nonprofit entity, such as a municipality, university, historical society, foundation, or cultural center, may apply on its own behalf if the museum:
- is able to independently fulfill all the eligibility requirements listed in the above three criteria;
- functions as a discrete unit within the parent organization;
- has its own fully segregated and itemized operating budget; and
- has the authority to make the application on its own.
- When any of the last three conditions cannot be met, a museum may only apply through its parent organization.
- Eligibility of Nonprofit Organization Affiliated with a Museum: IMLS may determine that a nonprofit organization that is affiliated with a museum is eligible for this program where the organization can demonstrate that it has the ability to administer the project and can ensure compliance with the terms of this Notice of Funding Opportunity and the applicable law, including the IMLS Assurances and Certifications.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
