Museums Empowered (2024)
Funding TypeGrant
Grantor Agency
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Grant Range5K-250K
# of Awards Available20
Programmatic AreaArts & Humanities
Deadline November 15, 2024
Match Required?
Match Amount100%
Eligible EntitiesState, local, or tribal government or be a private, nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code
Focus AreaMuseums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program. It is designed to support projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes. Museums Empowered has four project categories: 1) Digital Technology: Provide museum staff with the skills to integrate digital technology into museum operations; 2) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Support museum staff in providing inclusive and equitable services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities; 3) Evaluation: Strengthen the ability of museum staff to use evaluation as a tool to shape museum programs and improve outcomes; and 4) Organizational Management: Strengthen and support museum staff as the essential part of a resilient organizational culture.
ContactMark Isaksen, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist: misaksen@imls.gov. General contact: imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
Link to Opportunityhttps://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-empowered-professional-development-opportunities-museum-staff
Application Platformgrants.gov
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