The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) offers several annual grant programs that can help your organization thrive. These opportunities support projects that strengthen museum services, advance innovation, and empower professionals across the field. Applications are expected as early as November 2025, though deadlines may shift due to the government shutdown.
The National Leadership Grants for Museums Program
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) offers several annual grant programs that can help your organization thrive. The grant program opportunities provide and support museum projects that strengthen museum services, advance innovation, and empower professionals across many fields. Applications are expected as early as November 2025, though deadlines may shift due to the government shutdown.
The Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff Program
Supports projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes. Up to $250K available in funding.
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 resources, professional development, community dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Up to $250K available in funding.
Inspire! Grants for Small Museums Program
Supports small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital resources, policy development and planning, technology, professional development, community outreach, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Up to $75K available in funding.
The 21st Century Museum Professionals Program
Supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce, train and recruit future museum professionals, and identify and share effective practices in museum workforce education and training. Up to $500K available in funding.
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