21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2024)
ID: 351561Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

Award Range

$100K - $500K

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Humanities

Funding Instrument

Grant

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351561

Additional Information

https://imls.gov/grants/available/21st-century-museum-professionals-program
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Dec 19, 2023 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Mar 1, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is offering the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (21MP) grant. This grant aims to advance the growth and development of a diverse workforce of museum professionals. The program supports projects that provide professional development to the current museum workforce, employ strategies to train and recruit future museum professionals, and support evaluation efforts to identify and share effective practices. IMLS encourages applications from museum associations, museum studies programs at institutions of higher education, and museums that serve as key parts of the professional learning and training environment. The grant requires cost sharing or matching and has an award ceiling of $500,000 and an award floor of $100,000. The estimated total program funding is $2,000,000, and it is expected to make 7 awards. The closing date for applications is March 1, 2024. For more information and eligibility requirements, refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity available at https://imls.gov/grants/available/21st-century-museum-professionals-program. For any inquiries, contact the Supervisory Grants Management Specialist at imls-museumgrants@imls.gov.

Point(s) of Contact
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
Files
Title
Posted
fy24-oms-21mp-nofo.pdf
4/10/2024
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