# Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2024)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/igsm-fy24-inspire-grants-for-small-museums-2024/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349273

> Institute of Museum and Library Services offered grants of up to $75,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 60 awards worth $2.6 million in total. Applications closed on November 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | IGSM-FY24 |
| Agency | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $75,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 60 |
| Total funding | $2.6 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.301 |

## Who can apply

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

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.

## What the grant funds

Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America program. It is designed to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Inspire! has three project categories: • Lifelong Learning • Institutional Capacity • Collections Stewardship and Access For the FY2024 grant cycle, the IMLS invites applications that commemorate America’s 250th anniversary as part of the agency’s IMLS250: All Stories, All People, All Places initiative. IMLS believes that the semiquincentennial is an opportunity to commemorate all lived experiences through civic engagement, public programs, and collections stewardship in preparation for 2026

## Questions people ask

### Is IGSM-FY24 still open?

No. It closed on November 15, 2023. A newer notice is open: IGSM-FY27, closes November 13, 2026 (6 days left).

### Who can apply for Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2024)?

Institute of Museum and Library Services accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2024)?

Closed November 15, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $75,000 each. About $2.6 million in total across about 60 awards.

### Who has won Museums for America grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Portland Art Museum, George Eastman Museum, Discovery Children's Museum. The program made 922 awards worth $132 million in that time.