ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)
- Deadline
- Nov 13, 2026 (20 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $50,000 to $750,000
- Expected awards
- 17
- Total program funding
- $8.0 million
- Your own money required
- Yes, cost sharing or matching is required
- Opportunity number
- NLG-M-FY27
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 45.312
More on who can apply
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
What it funds
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations, including through the creative and effective use of new and emerging technologies.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Nov 13, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.