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AAHC-FY25: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2025)

Closed Closed November 15, 2024 Opportunity AAHC-FY25 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027) (AAHC-FY27). Status: Closes November 13, 2026 (6 days left). It is in our archive of Institute of Museum and Library Services notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$6.0 million
• Expected awards35
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information. IMLS is extending the deadline for Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program from November 15, 2024, to December 13, 2024, for institutions located in Federally declared emergency and/or major disaster areas who have not been able to meet the current November 15, 2024, deadline because they have been adversely impacted by such emergencies and/or disasters. An affected organization must, by December 13 at 11:59pm EST, submit its completed application with a written statement from its Authorizing Official that: • Specifies the applicable Emergency Declaration and/or Major Disaster Declaration for the area in which the applicant organization is located (see FEMA’s listing of Declared Disasters https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations) and • Confirms that the applicant organization was unable to meet the original application deadline of November 15, 2024, due to the emergency or disaster. This statement should be prepared as a Supporting Document and uploaded as part of the application submitted through Grants.gov. For those applicants who have not been adversely affected by such emergencies and/or disasters, the deadline remains November 15, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Museum Grants for African American History and Culture awards averaged $165,080; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program is designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The AAHC program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Category: Arts, Humanities.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, AAHC-FY27, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.