Museums Empowered is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program, designed to support projects that leverage professional development and training to foster systemic change within diverse museums. This grant aims to strengthen museum staff capabilities, enabling institutions to evolve and improve. It offers funding across four key categories: Digital Technology, enhancing staff skills in integrating digital tools; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, promoting inclusive services for various audiences; Evaluation, strengthening the use of evaluation for program improvement; and Organizational Management, supporting resilient organizational culture. This initiative empowers museums to enhance operations, serve communities better, and adapt to evolving needs through targeted staff development.
Opportunity ID: 349274
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ME-FY24 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Museums Empowered (2024) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Arts Humanities |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 45.301 — Museums for America |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,299,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Institute of Museum and Library Services |
| Description: | Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program. It is designed to support projects that use the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums of all types and sizes.
Museums Empowered has four project categories: • Digital Technology: Provide museum staff with the skills to integrate digital technology into museum operations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/museums-empowered-professional-development-opportunities-museum-staff |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mark Isaksen
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist misaksen@imls.gov imls-museumgrants@imls.gov Email:imls-museumgrants@imls.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 349274 Full Announcement-ME-FY24-NOFO -> fy24-oms-me-nofo.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mark Isaksen Supervisory Grants Management Specialist misaksen@imls.gov imls-museumgrants@imls.gov Email: imls-museumgrants@imls.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.301 | ME-FY24 | Museums Empowered (2024) | PKG00282869 | Aug 15, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
349274 SF424_Short_3_0-3.0.pdf
349274 IMLS_Museum_3_0-3.0.pdf
349274 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
349274 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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