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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM | Not stated | $129,050 | 2024 |
| KY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $129,048 | 2019 |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY | Not stated | $128,364 | 2020 |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $128,280 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO | Not stated | $127,798 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $127,647 | 2020 |
| CADE MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $127,017 | 2020 |
| THE DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $126,405 | 2020 |
| PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC | Not stated | $126,356 | 2021 |
| THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, INC. | Not stated | $125,000 | 2022 |
| HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER INC T | Not stated | $124,930 | 2023 |
| VICTORIA MANSION | Not stated | $124,790 | 2023 |
| YALE UNIV | Not stated | $124,016 | 2022 |
| ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $123,801 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $122,475 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $122,471 | 2020 |
| SANDY SPRING MUSEUM | Not stated | $122,319 | 2020 |
| THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, INC. | Not stated | $121,000 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF NEW YORK TRANSIT MUS | Not stated | $120,906 | 2022 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $120,201 | 2019 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $120,000 | 2020 |
| SHAKERTOWN AT PLEASANT HILL KENTUCKY, INC. | Not stated | $119,883 | 2020 |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER INC | Not stated | $119,105 | 2024 |
| HOLDEN ARBORETUM | Not stated | $118,948 | 2026 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $118,598 | 2019 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY HISTORY FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $118,081 | 2026 |
| THE NORMAN B. LEVENTHAL MAP & EDUCATION CENTER, INC | Not stated | $117,888 | 2021 |
| THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $117,374 | 2022 |
| AMHERST COLLEGE, TRUSTEES OF | Not stated | $117,237 | 2023 |
| GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $116,975 | 2020 |
| THE ADLER PLANETARIUM | Not stated | $116,857 | 2022 |
| PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $116,676 | 2021 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $116,268 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Not stated | $115,214 | 2024 |
| SHELBURNE MUSEUM, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $114,724 | 2023 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $114,682 | 2020 |
| TAFT MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $114,445 | 2022 |
| PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT FOUNDATION | Not stated | $114,211 | 2022 |
| SEATTLE ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $113,935 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $113,221 | 2020 |
| MOOSEHEAD MARINE MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $112,960 | 2026 |
| HISTORIC OAKLAND FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $112,730 | 2021 |
| OKEFENOKEE SWAMP PARK INC | Not stated | $112,709 | 2023 |
| BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $111,907 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $111,898 | 2021 |
| NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD MUSEUM | Not stated | $110,487 | 2026 |
| MUSEUMS AT MITCHEL | Not stated | $110,450 | 2026 |
| LOS GATOS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $109,788 | 2024 |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | Not stated | $109,476 | 2022 |
| THE LIGHTNER MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $108,730 | 2020 |
| CHICAGO CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $108,402 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $108,245 | 2020 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $108,214 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $107,008 | 2020 |
| THE OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART, INC. | Not stated | $106,374 | 2021 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $106,056 | 2024 |
| ALLEN COUNTY HSTRICAL SOC MUSEUM | Not stated | $105,430 | 2026 |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES | Not stated | $105,165 | 2021 |
| 18TH STREET ARTS COMPLEX | Not stated | $105,000 | 2021 |
| ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $104,760 | 2022 |
| CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM, INC | Not stated | $104,500 | 2020 |
| BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $103,775 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $102,220 | 2018 |
| PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION | Not stated | $101,976 | 2024 |
| LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER FOR CHILDR | Not stated | $101,355 | 2026 |
| THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $101,152 | 2022 |
| THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER | Not stated | $100,700 | 2022 |
| CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER | Not stated | $100,341 | 2023 |
| KOHL CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $100,270 | 2020 |
| MASS MUSEUM OF CONTEMP ART | Not stated | $100,078 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $100,002 | 2021 |
| CINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $99,999 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. | Not stated | $99,893 | 2019 |
| Recipient name withheld | Not stated | $99,296 | 2020 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM LOWCOUNTRY | Not stated | $99,000 | 2024 |
| MINNESOTA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $98,222 | 2020 |
| HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED | Not stated | $97,806 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $96,859 | 2018 |
| DELAWARE ART MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $96,407 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $95,764 | 2020 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLY CONSORTIUM | Not stated | $95,600 | 2023 |
| MINNESOTA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $94,367 | 2020 |
| PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION | Not stated | $93,450 | 2020 |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $92,856 | 2020 |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | Not stated | $92,277 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $91,145 | 2019 |
| THE NEWARK MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $91,000 | 2022 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $89,453 | 2020 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $88,726 | 2024 |
| GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $88,086 | 2021 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $88,008 | 2022 |
| PRESERVATION BOARD, TEXAS STATE | Not stated | $87,765 | 2020 |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | Not stated | $87,734 | 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 |
| OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $86,213 | 2022 |
| CASS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $86,208 | 2026 |
| DISCOVERY MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $86,007 | 2021 |
| CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $85,919 | 2020 |
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.
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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.