Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is offering grants to build the capacity of African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, develop museum professionals, and improve access to museum and archival collections.

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General
Open (posted)
AAHC-FY27
Nov 13, 2026 12:00 PM
Sep 01, 2026 12:00 PM
$500,000.00
3 years
Grant
Federal
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imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
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Description

The Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program supports African American museums, organizations directly supporting those museums, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Eligible projects may build institutional capacity, improve public programs and exhibitions, strengthen operations, improve care and access to museum collections and archives, or develop internships, fellowships, mentoring, training, and other professional-growth opportunities for museum staff and volunteers. The program expects to make approximately 32 awards totaling $6,000,000. Individual awards range from $5,000 to $100,000 for small projects and $100,001 to $500,000 for large projects. Small projects do not require cost sharing; large projects require at least a 1:1 nonfederal cost share. Applications must include federal and program information forms, an organizational profile, a narrative, schedule of completion, budget and budget justification, key staff and consultant information, resumes, and a performance measurement plan, with additional documents required conditionally for certain applicants or project activities. Projects must begin August 1, 2027, and may run from one to three years.

Classification Codes
NAICS712110Museums
PSCM1JAOPERATION OF MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITION BUILDINGS
Smart Codes
museum capacity buildingmuseum professional developmentmuseum collections access
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 1, 2026-Post Date
Nov 13, 2026-Application Due Date
Jul 1, 2027-Anticipated Award Notification
Aug 1, 2027-Anticipated Project Start Date
Jul 31, 2030-Anticipated Period of Performance End Date
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