# Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/nanh-fy25-native-american-native-hawaiian-museum-services-2025/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355963

> Institute of Museum and Library Services offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $3.8 million in total. Applications closed on November 15, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NANH-FY25 |
| Agency | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 15, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $3.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 45.308 |

## Who can apply

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

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria. IMLS is extending the deadline for the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grant progam 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.

## What the grant funds

The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program is designed to support Indian Tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining indigenous heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship.

## Questions people ask

### Is NANH-FY25 still open?

No. It closed on November 15, 2024. A newer notice is open: NANH-FY27, closes November 13, 2026 (6 days left).

### Who can apply for Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)?

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 Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)?

Closed November 15, 2024. 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 $250,000 each. About $3.8 million in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Sealaska Corporation, Papahana Kuaola, Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture. The program made 148 awards worth $16.3 million in that time.