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National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Award ceiling
$750,000
Award floor
$50,000
Program funding
$8,000,000
- Opportunity #
- NLG-M-FY27
- Agency
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- ALN (CFDA)
- 45.312
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 13, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Arts, Humanities
- Cost sharing required
- Yes
Who can apply
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
Synopsis
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations, including through the creative and effective use of new and emerging technologies.
Contact
Institute of Museum and Library Services · imls-museumgrants@imls.gov