Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)
- Award ceiling
- $5,000 – $75,000
- Closes
- Nov 13, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Awards $5,000 – $75,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Nov 13, 2026.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Libraries & Arts
In one sentence
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027) awards $5,000 – $75,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), closing Nov 13, 2026.
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- $3,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $75,000
- Award floor
- $5,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Nov 13, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Sep 1, 2026
- Status
- Closing soon
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- Yes
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- educational programs and exhibits · community partnerships · collections stewardship activities
- Currency
- USD
How much money is available?
Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.
Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$3,000,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$75,000Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Source field: entity typesindustry
Source field: industries
use
collections stewardship activities, community partnerships, educational programs and exhibits
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Nov 13, 202621 daysDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
3 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
educational programs and exhibitscommunity partnershipscollections stewardship activities
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- Yes
Who has received this funding?
1079 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
1079 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRETEND CITY, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ORANGE COUNTY | Not stated | $167,191 | 2019 |
| LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $166,572 | 2021 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | Not stated | $166,084 | 2019 |
| AMAZEMENT SQUARE | Not stated | $165,824 | 2023 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $165,416 | 2019 |
| THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH | Not stated | $165,404 | 2022 |
| LEAHY CENTER FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INC. | Not stated | $165,116 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $165,000 | 2026 |
| WEXNER CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $165,000 | 2019 |
| NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN | Not stated | $164,959 | 2020 |
| OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $164,638 | 2024 |
| OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $164,199 | 2022 |
| JUDD FOUNDATION | Not stated | $163,712 | 2023 |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | Not stated | $163,040 | 2022 |
| THE DANIEL O MORRIS SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY HERITAGE TRUST | Not stated | $162,910 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $162,145 | 2024 |
| THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $162,005 | 2021 |
| HENRY E. HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY | Not stated | $161,206 | 2020 |
| THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $160,880 | 2026 |
| BOSTON, CITY OF | Not stated | $160,774 | 2021 |
| THE MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM | Not stated | $160,519 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $160,490 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER | Not stated | $160,069 | 2024 |
| WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY | Not stated | $159,028 | 2023 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $158,166 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM (THE) | Not stated | $158,165 | 2020 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH | Not stated | $158,064 | 2020 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $156,910 | 2020 |
| BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC | Not stated | $156,510 | 2023 |
| THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $156,428 | 2020 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $156,313 | 2022 |
| GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $155,914 | 2020 |
| THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM | Not stated | $155,280 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | Not stated | $155,232 | 2021 |
| YALE UNIV | Not stated | $155,232 | 2018 |
| FLINT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & HISTORY | Not stated | $153,934 | 2026 |
| OREGON COAST AQUARIUM, INC. | Not stated | $153,825 | 2020 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $153,448 | 2021 |
| NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $152,510 | 2021 |
| LONGWOOD UNIV | Not stated | $152,475 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $152,205 | 2023 |
| EXPLORATION WORKS | Not stated | $151,946 | 2024 |
| FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $151,691 | 2021 |
| HARRIET U ALLYN TESTAMENTARY TRUST | Not stated | $151,631 | 2024 |
| INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $151,546 | 2023 |
| MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM | Not stated | $151,426 | 2023 |
| MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | Not stated | $150,566 | 2021 |
| CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST. LOUIS | Not stated | $150,545 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | Not stated | $150,415 | 2024 |
| ATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $150,161 | 2024 |
| UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC | Not stated | $150,085 | 2026 |
| CLOCKSHOP | Not stated | $150,000 | 2023 |
| OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $150,000 | 2022 |
| ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $150,000 | 2020 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $149,302 | 2020 |
| MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $149,074 | 2020 |
| LOUISE WELLS CAMERON ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $149,000 | 2023 |
| DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $148,956 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF NEW YORK TRANSIT MUS | Not stated | $148,200 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $148,103 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $147,439 | 2022 |
| CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $146,695 | 2024 |
| ADIRONDACK HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $145,653 | 2024 |
| ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $145,375 | 2023 |
| GOGGLE WORKS | Not stated | $144,700 | 2022 |
| THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK, INC. | Not stated | $144,439 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, INC. | Not stated | $143,136 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $142,713 | 2022 |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $142,641 | 2024 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $142,211 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. | Not stated | $140,726 | 2019 |
| SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN, INC | Not stated | $138,868 | 2024 |
| GOGGLE WORKS | Not stated | $138,250 | 2023 |
| RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER INC | Not stated | $137,134 | 2020 |
| ARTSWESTCHESTER, INC | Not stated | $136,800 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| CONCORD ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY | Not stated | $132,780 | 2023 |
| MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION | Not stated | $132,566 | 2022 |
| SANDY SPRING MUSEUM | Not stated | $132,338 | 2024 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $132,019 | 2022 |
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL FREEDOM FOUNDATION (THE) | Not stated | $132,000 | 2026 |
| SITE SANTA FE | Not stated | $131,800 | 2021 |
| THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $130,667 | 2021 |
| FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $130,133 | 2023 |
| SHELL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $129,595 | 2019 |
| VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. (ACT 11) | Not stated | $129,502 | 2022 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
26 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Libraries & Arts, 26 of 32 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$112,500
- Median$350,000
- 75th percentile$500,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
1079 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
1079 federal awards on file under assistance listing 45.301, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $750,000FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, INCFL · FY2026
- $749,981HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTERMI · FY2026
- $747,881CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND HUMANITY EDUCATIONOH · FY2026
- $511,355NATIONAL WESTERN ART FOUNDATIONTX · FY2026
- $511,275DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESMI · FY2026
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $5,000 – $75,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $3,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Nov 13, 2026.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification).
- What can the funding be used for?
- educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, collections stewardship activities, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- Yes. This programme requires matching funds.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 1079 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by Institute of Museum and Library Services. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
AI summary of the source text
Optional. Every core field on this record is already above, free and complete.
AI summary of the source text
Studio reads this record’s stored eligibility and materials text and breaks it into separate points, each quoting the exact words it came from. It never writes application prose, never guesses at a field the source did not state, and never estimates anyone’s chances.
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Sign inWhat else is open
Also open from Institute of Museum and Library Services
- National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $750,000
- Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $6,000 – $10,000
- National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $25,000 – $1,000,000
- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $75,000 – $1,000,000
- Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000
- Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000
Also open under assistance listing 45.301
A listing names the programme; a notice names one round of it. These are other rounds open now, not other years of this one.
- Museums Empowered (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000
- Museums for America (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-23
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-02
Assistance listing45.301
The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.