Museums for America

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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-america

Additional Information of Eligibility:
To be eligible for an award under this MFA notice of funding opportunity, you must be an organization that meets all three of the following criteria: 1.

You must be either a unit of State or local government or be a private nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; 2.

You must be located in one of the 50 States of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and 3.

You must qualify as one of the following: (a) A museum that, using a professional staff, is organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic purposes; owns or uses tangible objects, either animate or inanimate; cares for these objects; and exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through facilities that it owns or operates.

(b) A public or private nonprofit agency which is responsible for the operation of a museum that meets the eligibility criteria in 1, 2, and 3(a) above may apply on behalf of the museum.

Native American tribal organizations may apply if they otherwise meet the above eligibility requirements.

Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional clarification on eligibility.



Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-america

Contact:
Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4634, snarva@imls.gov; Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4636, cbodner@imls.gov; Steve Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4641, sshwartzman@imls.gov; Jill Connors-Joyner, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4791, jc

Agency Email Description:
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov

Agency Email:
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov

Date Posted:
2016-09-08

Application Due Date:
2016-12-01

Archive Date:
2016-12-31