The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
The purpose of this program is to support 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. Projects are expected to focus on a key component of the applicable strategic plan, reflect a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the subject matter, and generate measurable results that tie directly to the need or challenge addressed.
The 2026 NOFO is not available yet. 2025 NOFO is provided for reference
Contact the following staff members with questions depending upon the focus of your application:
Lifelong Learning
Helen Wechsler
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
hwechsler@imls.gov
202-653-4779
Community Engagement
Sarah Glass
Senior Museum Program Officer
sglass@imls.gov
202-653-4668
Collections Stewardship and Access
Mark Feitl
Senior Museum Program Officer
mfeitl@imls.gov
202-653-4635
Applicants must be located in one of the 50 states of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Eligible applicants are:
Units of state, local, or tribal government
Private, nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code
Native American tribal organizations that meet the eligibility requirements of this program may also apply.
Applicants must qualify as one of the following:
A museum that, using a professional staff, is organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational, cultural heritage, or aesthetic purposes; owns or uses tangible objects, including living collections; cares for these objects; and exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through facilities that it owns or operates
A public or private nonprofit agency that is responsible for the operation of a museum that meets the eligibility criteria listed on pages 8-10 of the OldNOFA file applying on behalf of the museum
The project period will last up to three years.
Applicants must provide at least a one-to-one match of the total funding amount requested via nonfederal matching contributions.