Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Opportunities linked
- 52
- Recorded awards (total)
- $488,137,034
- Median recorded award
- $88,008
Records in this library attributed to this funder.
Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.
The midpoint of the awards we hold, not a cap and not a filing median.
- Data year
- Not stated
The most recent fiscal year among the awards we hold, as the source wrote it.
Why there is no giving history here
Award listings from USASpending are not connected yet. What is missing here is a feed on our side, not a document this funder has failed to publish - the listings are public and we have not connected them.
Derived from awards
Computed from the 1676 recipients we hold an award to. This is where money we can see went, which is not the same as a statement of what this funder sets out to fund — and the gap between the two is widest where our coverage is thinnest.
Programmes, by money awarded
- 45.312$173,527,157854 awards
- 45.301$159,776,0581079 awards
- 45.313$71,145,517257 awards
- 45.311$28,955,735868 awards
- 45.309$28,143,678172 awards
- 45.308$17,830,971178 awards
- 45.032$4,499,65516 awards
- 45.033$4,258,26311 awards
Where the recipients are
The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.
- NY $46,657,019
- CA $46,563,854
- IL $27,065,350
- PA $21,784,289
- DC $19,698,371
- VA $18,678,800
- OH $18,591,777
- WA $17,708,386
- MA $17,118,110
- TX $16,343,990
- MI $15,982,610
- OK $13,755,494
- FL $13,418,078
- AK $12,294,329
- NC $12,169,366
- MD $10,876,794
- WI $10,773,238
- AZ $9,342,001
- MO $8,290,787
- HI $8,179,121
Award sizes
Fixed bands rather than this funder's own quantiles, so two funders can be compared. A per-funder split would make every distribution look the same shape.
- 100k-500k 1469
- 25k-100k 922
- 500k-2m 121
- over-2m 6
- under-25k 917
By fiscal year
A trend across the years we import, which is a bounded window. A year with no bar is a year outside it, not a year with no funding.
- FY2016 $745,110 (1)
- FY2017 $5,415,181 (13)
- FY2018 $16,944,335 (58)
- FY2019 $32,520,222 (181)
- FY2020 $61,460,149 (381)
- FY2021 $68,181,342 (374)
- FY2022 $86,485,728 (902)
- FY2023 $80,083,065 (567)
- FY2024 $83,264,567 (567)
- FY2025 $6,739,753 (164)
- FY2026 $46,297,582 (227)
Giving history, from the awards we hold
No dated awards on file for this funder
This table takes one row per fiscal year, built from the awards we hold. We have connected none for this funder that state a year, so there is nothing to group. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that the funder gave nothing.
Who has received money from this funder
3435 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-13,558 to $4,316,712.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE OF THE ROCKY BOY RESERVATION | Not stated | $90,156 | 2026 |
| ALEUTIAN PRIBILOF ISLANDS ASSOCIATION, INC. | Not stated | $90,000 | 2022 |
| ALEUTIAN PRIBILOF ISLANDS ASSOCIATION, INC. | Not stated | $90,000 | 2023 |
| CHICKASAW NATION | Not stated | $89,816 | 2023 |
| THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | Not stated | $89,794 | 2024 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $89,453 | 2020 |
| JACK HADLEY'S BLACK HISTORY MEMORABILIA, INC. | Not stated | $89,348 | 2023 |
| NORTHWESTERN BAND OF SHOSHONE NATION | Not stated | $89,276 | 2026 |
| MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI | Not stated | $89,023 | 2023 |
| UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE | Not stated | $89,000 | 2022 |
| WYANDOTTE NATION | Not stated | $88,971 | 2020 |
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $88,906 | 2026 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $88,726 | 2024 |
| FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA | Not stated | $88,530 | 2021 |
| CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION | Not stated | $88,240 | 2022 |
| NEZ PERCE TRIBE | Not stated | $88,202 | 2022 |
| GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $88,086 | 2021 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $88,008 | 2022 |
| BIG VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS | Not stated | $87,846 | 2023 |
| PRESERVATION BOARD, TEXAS STATE | Not stated | $87,765 | 2020 |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $87,734 | 2022 |
| OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Not stated | $87,482 | 2020 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $87,461 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $87,383 | 2019 |
| SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $87,304 | 2022 |
| SCHENECTADY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $87,100 | 2022 |
| SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE | Not stated | $87,090 | 2020 |
| JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $86,814 | 2022 |
| ONEIDA NATION | Not stated | $86,772 | 2024 |
| AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $86,711 | 2020 |
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $86,688 | 2026 |
| ONEIDA NATION | Not stated | $86,627 | 2021 |
| OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $86,213 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $86,210 | 2021 |
| CASS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $86,208 | 2026 |
| CONFEDERATED SALISH & KOOTENAI TRIBES | Not stated | $86,063 | 2022 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $86,007 | 2021 |
| CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $85,919 | 2020 |
| BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE | Not stated | $85,757 | 2019 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $85,733 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | Not stated | $85,700 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | Not stated | $85,412 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $85,409 | 2020 |
| HYDABURG COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $85,244 | 2019 |
| BISHOP MUSEUM | Not stated | $85,235 | 2020 |
| WOMANS EXCHANGE | Not stated | $85,200 | 2021 |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | Not stated | $85,122 | 2020 |
| DUPAGE CHILDRES MUSEUM | Not stated | $84,729 | 2024 |
| SHELBURNE MUSEUM, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $84,721 | 2020 |
| BAD RIVER BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS | Not stated | $84,700 | 2023 |
| LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION, INC | Not stated | $84,491 | 2026 |
| PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $84,338 | 2019 |
| CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $84,015 | 2022 |
| WICOMICO COUNTY FREE LIBRARY, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $83,770 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF EDUCATION COLORADO | Not stated | $83,590 | 2022 |
| DELAWARE NATION | Not stated | $83,461 | 2021 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $83,422 | 2020 |
| THE BAKKEN | Not stated | $83,010 | 2023 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $82,624 | 2021 |
| LAC DU FLAMBEAU BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS | Not stated | $81,234 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Not stated | $81,181 | 2018 |
| SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBAL COUNCIL | Not stated | $80,924 | 2022 |
| ISLAND SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EDUCATION INC | Not stated | $80,800 | 2024 |
| STATE LIBRARY OF IOWA | Not stated | $80,773 | 2023 |
| RHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $80,772 | 2021 |
| NAPERVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY | Not stated | $80,577 | 2019 |
| FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY | Not stated | $80,544 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $80,526 | 2024 |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $80,048 | 2026 |
| ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $80,000 | 2022 |
| ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $80,000 | 2023 |
| ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $80,000 | 2024 |
| ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $80,000 | 2025 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $79,503 | 2019 |
| TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC | Not stated | $79,308 | 2023 |
| TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $79,257 | 2021 |
| SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE | Not stated | $79,050 | 2021 |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $78,979 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $78,634 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $78,323 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA | Not stated | $78,185 | 2026 |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $78,154 | 2022 |
| MOHONK PRESERVE, INC | Not stated | $77,779 | 2020 |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $76,898 | 2023 |
| BISHOP MUSEUM | Not stated | $76,820 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $76,564 | 2023 |
| NINILCHIK VILLAGE | Not stated | $76,444 | 2022 |
| PLAINS ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $75,869 | 2020 |
| DELAWARE NATION | Not stated | $75,459 | 2022 |
| ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $75,278 | 2023 |
| CITY OF NOME | Not stated | $75,147 | 2021 |
| ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY ZOO, INC. | Not stated | $75,135 | 2023 |
| COLLEGE OF ATLANTIC | Not stated | $75,075 | 2020 |
| CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION | Not stated | $75,035 | 2023 |
| CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY, INC | Not stated | $75,000 | 2022 |
| CHESAPEAKE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| DELAWARE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| GREENVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| LOS ANGELES POVERTY DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| MUNCIE CHILDRENS MUSEUM INCORPORATED | Not stated | $75,000 | 2026 |
Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.
What this funder funds
Derived from how this funder's 52 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.
- Libraries & Arts52
Currently open opportunities
Verified against each record's own source. The date on every row is the day we last checked that record — not the day this page was built.
- Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $75,000 – $1,000,000Checked 2026-10-23
- National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $25,000 – $1,000,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $6,000 – $10,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museums for America (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000Checked 2026-10-23
- 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $100,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $75,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-23
- National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $750,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $250,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museums Empowered (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000Checked 2026-10-23
What this funder’s awards look like
Counted over the award rows we hold for this funder. These are statistics over published records, not a model’s reading of them, and not a prediction.
Included with Studio
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