Museums for America

Deadline: TBD
Application: The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 860KB) is available for reference.
Grant Amount: $5,000–$250,000
Grant Period: Up to three years
Cost Share Requirement: You must provide funds from non-federal sources in an amount that is equal to or greater than the amount of your IMLS request.

Program Overview:
The Museums for America program supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Museums for America has three program goals:

• Lifelong Learning
• Community Engagement
• Collections Stewardship and Access

Interested in learning more about this grant program? Here are a few resources to look at next:

1. View selected examples from recently funded projects posted on the Sample Applications webpage.
2. Search awarded grants to find similar projects, you can search by location or keyword.
3. Watch the informational video (below) for specific details about this grant program and the process of preparing an application.

Program Contact:
If you have questions, please contact the Office of Museum Services at imls-museumgrants@imls.gov.

Webinars:
The FY 2025 webinars are available for reference.

Getting Started with IMLS Museum Grants for FY 2025 is a general presentation on IMLS museum grant programs. We recommend that you view this presentation for an overview before considering a specific grant program. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript.

FY 2025 Museums for America provides detailed information about the goals of this specific grant program and how to apply. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript.

To view all archived webinars, please click here.

*All grant programs are subject to the availability of funds and IMLS discretion. Deadlines are tentative.