Opportunity ID: 343125

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ME-FY23
Funding Opportunity Title: Museums Empowered (2023)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 22
Assistance Listings: 45.301 — Museums for America
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Aug 15, 2022
Last Updated Date: Aug 15, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2022
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2022
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,600,000
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.

• Diversity and Inclusion: Support museum staff in providing inclusive services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities.

• Evaluation: Strengthen the ability of museum staff to use evaluation as a tool to shape museum programs and improve outcomes.

• Organizational Management: Strengthen and support museum staff as the essential part of a resilient organizational culture.

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

Jeannette Thomas

Museum Program Specialist

jthomas@imls.gov
Email:IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
. Aug 15, 2022
Synopsis modified on 8/15/2022 Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ME-FY23
Funding Opportunity Title: Museums Empowered (2023)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 22
Assistance Listings: 45.301 — Museums for America
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Aug 15, 2022
Last Updated Date: Aug 15, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2022
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2022
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,600,000
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.

• Diversity and Inclusion: Support museum staff in providing inclusive services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities.

• Evaluation: Strengthen the ability of museum staff to use evaluation as a tool to shape museum programs and improve outcomes.

• Organizational Management: Strengthen and support museum staff as the essential part of a resilient organizational culture.

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

Jeannette Thomas

Museum Program Specialist

jthomas@imls.gov
Email:IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ME-FY23
Funding Opportunity Title: Museums Empowered (2023)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 22
Assistance Listings: 45.301 — Museums for America
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Aug 15, 2022
Last Updated Date: Aug 15, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2022
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,600,000
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.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Support museum staff in providing inclusive services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities.
• Evaluation: Strengthen the ability of museum staff to use evaluation as a tool to shape museum programs and improve outcomes.
• Organizational Management: Strengthen and support museum staff as the essential part of a resilient organizational culture.

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

Jeannette Thomas

Museum Program Specialist

jthomas@imls.gov
IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov
Email:IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ME-FY23
Funding Opportunity Title: Museums Empowered (2023)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts
Humanities
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 22
Assistance Listings: 45.301 — Museums for America
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Aug 15, 2022
Last Updated Date: Aug 15, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 15, 2022
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,600,000
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.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Support museum staff in providing inclusive services to people of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds and to individuals with disabilities.
• Evaluation: Strengthen the ability of museum staff to use evaluation as a tool to shape museum programs and improve outcomes.
• Organizational Management: Strengthen and support museum staff as the essential part of a resilient organizational culture.

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

Jeannette Thomas

Museum Program Specialist

jthomas@imls.gov
IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov
Email:IMLS-MuseumGrants@imls.gov

Folder 343125 Full Announcement-ME-FY23-NOFO -> fy23-oms-me-nofo.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Mark Isaksen
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
misaksen@imls.gov

Jeannette Thomas
Museum Program Specialist
jthomas@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-FY23 Museums Empowered (2023) PKG00276429 Aug 15, 2022 Nov 15, 2022 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

343125 SF424_Short_3_0-3.0.pdf

343125 IMLS_Supplementary_3_0-3.0.pdf

343125 IMLS_Museum_2_0-2.0.pdf

343125 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

343125 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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