The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) – Inspire! Grants for Small Museums
Country: United States
Amount: $5,000–$75,000
Term: 1-3 years
Deadline: March 13
Summary
nspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America program. It is designed to help 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, and Collections Stewardship and Access.
Application Protocol
Apply via Grants.gov.
Grant Website
https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/inspire-grants-small-museumsTheme
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