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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA | Not stated | $200,000 | 2022 |
| BARNES FOUNDATION | Not stated | $200,000 | 2021 |
| BRIC ARTS MEDIA BKLYN INC | Not stated | $200,000 | 2024 |
| PILGRIM SOCIETY | Not stated | $200,000 | 2023 |
| SEWARD HOUSE MUSEUM | Not stated | $200,000 | 2026 |
| THE B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $200,000 | 2026 |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $199,874 | 2019 |
| FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION | Not stated | $199,689 | 2023 |
| THE BUILDING FOR KIDS, INC. | Not stated | $199,633 | 2026 |
| DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $199,619 | 2022 |
| CHINESE CULTURE FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO | Not stated | $199,568 | 2022 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $199,253 | 2022 |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY | Not stated | $199,130 | 2023 |
| LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER | Not stated | $198,750 | 2026 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $198,653 | 2019 |
| PARRISH ART MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $198,616 | 2023 |
| THE BUILDING FOR KIDS, INC. | Not stated | $198,616 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL ORNAMENTAL METAL MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $198,051 | 2022 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INC | Not stated | $197,632 | 2022 |
| THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER | Not stated | $196,882 | 2022 |
| DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $196,788 | 2020 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $196,050 | 2019 |
| SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA | Not stated | $196,046 | 2024 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | Not stated | $196,012 | 2022 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $195,948 | 2020 |
| NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $195,533 | 2022 |
| ARTSWESTCHESTER, INC | Not stated | $195,000 | 2023 |
| LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION | Not stated | $194,766 | 2020 |
| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA | Not stated | $194,292 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $194,162 | 2022 |
| CAPE ANN MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $194,150 | 2023 |
| POCUMTUCK VALLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $193,572 | 2021 |
| INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $193,073 | 2021 |
| LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $192,715 | 2024 |
| THE NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $192,058 | 2023 |
| BOISE ART MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $191,973 | 2022 |
| THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $191,422 | 2022 |
| SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY AT STRYBING ARBORETUM | Not stated | $191,304 | 2022 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $190,946 | 2023 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $190,810 | 2024 |
| LOS GATOS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $190,786 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $190,763 | 2021 |
| THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $190,442 | 2021 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $190,132 | 2024 |
| CITY LORE INC | Not stated | $190,000 | 2022 |
| NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $189,956 | 2024 |
| HANDS ON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $189,702 | 2023 |
| DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC | Not stated | $189,390 | 2020 |
| GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM | Not stated | $188,841 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $188,808 | 2024 |
| STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY | Not stated | $188,359 | 2023 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND | Not stated | $188,245 | 2024 |
| FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $187,550 | 2020 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $187,206 | 2021 |
| LEAHY CENTER FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INC. | Not stated | $187,003 | 2021 |
| THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $186,819 | 2024 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI | Not stated | $186,152 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $185,934 | 2018 |
| THE MONTPELIER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $184,611 | 2022 |
| THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $183,655 | 2021 |
| THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $183,621 | 2024 |
| CITY OF ONTARIO | Not stated | $183,278 | 2019 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $182,375 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $182,361 | 2019 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | Not stated | $181,536 | 2019 |
| NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC | Not stated | $181,492 | 2026 |
| ANCHORAGE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $181,143 | 2021 |
| THE MORTON ARBORETUM | Not stated | $180,868 | 2022 |
| PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY T | Not stated | $180,226 | 2020 |
| STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN INC | Not stated | $179,951 | 2020 |
| MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, GENERAL DOUGLAS | Not stated | $179,863 | 2026 |
| BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION | Not stated | $178,668 | 2021 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SUBDISTRICT OF THE METROPOLITAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND MUSEUM DISTRICT | Not stated | $178,618 | 2022 |
| THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $178,362 | 2021 |
| DENNISON RAILROAD DEPOT MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $178,260 | 2026 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION | Not stated | $178,093 | 2020 |
| STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $177,480 | 2024 |
| WING LUKE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | Not stated | $177,267 | 2021 |
| MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $176,620 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $176,090 | 2022 |
| NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $175,237 | 2020 |
| MONTSHIRE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, INC. | Not stated | $175,232 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $175,093 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $174,956 | 2023 |
| THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER | Not stated | $173,885 | 2024 |
| TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $173,260 | 2020 |
| ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES (ACCESS) | Not stated | $172,000 | 2020 |
| LEAHY CENTER FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INC. | Not stated | $171,575 | 2020 |
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $171,119 | 2020 |
| NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ADIRONDACKS | Not stated | $170,761 | 2023 |
| HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA | Not stated | $170,722 | 2022 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $170,332 | 2021 |
| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA | Not stated | $170,141 | 2024 |
| FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $170,000 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD MUSEUM | Not stated | $169,729 | 2026 |
| ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM SOCIETY | Not stated | $168,954 | 2021 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY | Not stated | $168,777 | 2020 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $167,867 | 2023 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $167,830 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $167,522 | 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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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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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.