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Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services · IGSM-FY27
$5,000 – $75,000
2026-11-13-00-00-00
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Eligibility details
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About this opportunity
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously received federal funding. The program funds project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities. The goal of the Inspire program is to build the capacity of small museums to provide museum services to their communities through supporting the development of experiential learning and discovery in small museums, and the management and care of collections in small museums.
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: 363771
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opportunityNumber: IGSM-FY27
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opportunityTitle: Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)
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revision: 1
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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":435296,"opportunityId":363771,"cfdaNumber":"45.301","programTitle":"Museums for America"}]
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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 eligibility information.
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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: 5000
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awardCeiling: 75000
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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 01:08:36 PM EDT
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status: posted
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