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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $148,103 | 2020 |
| QUAPAW NATION | Not stated | $148,006 | 2023 |
| KEIKI 'O KA 'AINA PRESCHOOL, INC. | Not stated | $147,782 | 2024 |
| EDUCOPIA INSTITUTE, INC | Not stated | $147,688 | 2022 |
| CHICKALOON NATIVE VILLAGE | Not stated | $147,529 | 2023 |
| KA IPU MAKANI CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER | Not stated | $147,513 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $147,439 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $147,420 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS | Not stated | $147,317 | 2021 |
| THE ROBBINS HOUSE INC | Not stated | $147,264 | 2017 |
| THE 1947 PARTITION ARCHIVE | Not stated | $147,116 | 2022 |
| SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Not stated | $146,770 | 2023 |
| CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $146,695 | 2024 |
| ASOTIN COUNTY LIBRARY | Not stated | $146,575 | 2023 |
| SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Not stated | $145,902 | 2022 |
| YAVAPAI PRESCOTT INDIAN TRIBE | Not stated | $145,879 | 2022 |
| ADIRONDACK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $145,653 | 2024 |
| WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $145,575 | 2022 |
| SAN PASQUAL BAND OF DIEGUENO MISSION INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $145,536 | 2022 |
| LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN | Not stated | $145,461 | 2026 |
| ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $145,375 | 2023 |
| 9TH AND 10TH (HORSE) CAVALRY BUFFALO SOLDIERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $145,360 | 2022 |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Not stated | $145,162 | 2019 |
| SEALASKA CORPORATION | Not stated | $145,056 | 2024 |
| CATAWBA INDIAN NATION | Not stated | $145,000 | 2023 |
| GOGGLE WORKS | Not stated | $144,700 | 2022 |
| NAMBE PUEBLO GOVERNOR'S OFFICE | Not stated | $144,665 | 2024 |
| ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY | Not stated | $144,604 | 2019 |
| THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK, INC. | Not stated | $144,439 | 2021 |
| DELAWARE TRIBE OF INDIANS | Not stated | $144,253 | 2026 |
| KONIAG, INC. | Not stated | $144,070 | 2023 |
| UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND OF CHEROKEE | Not stated | $144,059 | 2020 |
| CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $143,928 | 2019 |
| MT CUBA CENTER INC | Not stated | $143,782 | 2020 |
| HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $143,550 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $143,489 | 2024 |
| HUNA TOTEM CORP | Not stated | $143,487 | 2022 |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $143,397 | 2021 |
| QUAPAW NATION | Not stated | $143,309 | 2021 |
| THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, INC. | Not stated | $143,136 | 2021 |
| CHILKAT INDIAN VILLAGE | Not stated | $143,094 | 2026 |
| WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE | Not stated | $143,007 | 2024 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE | Not stated | $142,785 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM OFFICE | Not stated | $142,782 | 2024 |
| WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $142,713 | 2022 |
| HO-CHUNK NATION OF WISCONSIN | Not stated | $142,675 | 2024 |
| PAUMA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Not stated | $142,657 | 2022 |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $142,641 | 2024 |
| LIBRARY, MONTANA STATE | Not stated | $142,477 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO | Not stated | $142,419 | 2024 |
| EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS | Not stated | $142,400 | 2026 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $142,211 | 2022 |
| SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE | Not stated | $142,099 | 2023 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $142,000 | 2024 |
| MUSEUM ASSOCIATES | Not stated | $141,800 | 2021 |
| CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $141,658 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $141,437 | 2022 |
| YERINGTON PAIUTE TRIBE | Not stated | $141,210 | 2019 |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. | Not stated | $140,726 | 2019 |
| TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $140,720 | 2019 |
| PYRAMID LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE | Not stated | $140,406 | 2021 |
| TUNICA-BILOXI TRIBE OF LOUISIANA TRIBAL OFFICE | Not stated | $140,000 | 2022 |
| KAW NATION | Not stated | $139,414 | 2026 |
| CITY OF MADISON | Not stated | $139,287 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM | Not stated | $139,055 | 2024 |
| ORGANIZED VILLAGE OF KAKE | Not stated | $139,010 | 2022 |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $138,905 | 2022 |
| SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN, INC | Not stated | $138,868 | 2024 |
| STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI | Not stated | $138,545 | 2021 |
| BISHOP INDIAN TRIBAL COUNCIL | Not stated | $138,475 | 2021 |
| LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN | Not stated | $138,332 | 2021 |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $138,300 | 2020 |
| GOGGLE WORKS | Not stated | $138,250 | 2023 |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $137,686 | 2020 |
| KAIBAB BAND OF PAIUTE INDIANS | Not stated | $137,547 | 2024 |
| RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER INC | Not stated | $137,134 | 2020 |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $137,034 | 2019 |
| RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | Not stated | $137,019 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | Not stated | $136,871 | 2022 |
| ARTSWESTCHESTER, INC | Not stated | $136,800 | 2020 |
| WYANDOTTE NATION | Not stated | $136,552 | 2021 |
| PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $136,458 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $136,126 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | Not stated | $135,810 | 2020 |
| NEWTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $135,754 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC | Not stated | $135,590 | 2020 |
| NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $135,509 | 2019 |
| SELDOVIA VILLAGE TRIBE | Not stated | $135,374 | 2024 |
| BARDSTOWN HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Not stated | $135,007 | 2026 |
| DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $134,953 | 2020 |
| A. T. STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES | Not stated | $134,638 | 2024 |
| MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTAWATOMI | Not stated | $134,594 | 2024 |
| FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $134,449 | 2018 |
| MCWANE SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $134,421 | 2020 |
| THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, HISTORY & CARRIAGES | Not stated | $134,334 | 2024 |
| FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $134,274 | 2022 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION | Not stated | $133,313 | 2019 |
| CAL POLY HUMBOLDT SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $132,993 | 2024 |
| PINOLEVILLE POMO NATION | Not stated | $132,917 | 2021 |
| CONCORD ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY | Not stated | $132,780 | 2023 |
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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