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National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services · NLG-M-FY27
$50,000 – $750,000
2026-11-13-00-00-00
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Eligibility details
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
Matching funds & resources
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About this opportunity
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations, including through the creative and effective use of new and emerging technologies.
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 363773
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opportunityNumber: NLG-M-FY27
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opportunityTitle: National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)
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revision: 2
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agencyDetails: {"code":"IMLS","seed":"IMLS","agencyName":"Institute of Museum and Library Services","agencyCode":"IMLS","topAgencyCode":"IMLS"}
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owningAgencyCode: IMLS
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cfdas: [{"id":435298,"opportunityId":363773,"cfdaNumber":"45.312","programTitle":"National Leadership Grants"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]
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applicantEligibilityDesc: See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"AR","description":"Arts"},{"id":"HU","description":"Humanities"}]
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awardFloor: 50000
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awardCeiling: 750000
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responseDate: Nov 13, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2026-11-13-00-00-00
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costSharing: true
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lastUpdatedDate: Sep 01, 2026 03:09:17 PM EDT
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status: posted
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