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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | Not stated | $85,700 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $83,422 | 2020 |
| THE BAKKEN | Not stated | $83,010 | 2023 |
| NAPERVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY | Not stated | $80,577 | 2019 |
| IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $80,048 | 2026 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $79,503 | 2019 |
| TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC | Not stated | $79,308 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $76,564 | 2023 |
| PLAINS ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $75,869 | 2020 |
| ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY ZOO, INC. | Not stated | $75,135 | 2023 |
| COLLEGE OF ATLANTIC | Not stated | $75,075 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| THE WEST END MUSEUM, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| WHALING MUSEUM SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $75,000 | 2024 |
| PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $74,995 | 2024 |
| DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $74,979 | 2024 |
| SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $74,898 | 2024 |
| TRUMBULL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $74,795 | 2026 |
| HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA | Not stated | $74,637 | 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $74,637 | 2024 |
| THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH | Not stated | $73,071 | 2024 |
| MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOC | Not stated | $72,350 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $71,586 | 2020 |
| BALTIMORE CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $71,000 | 2022 |
| CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK INC. | Not stated | $71,000 | 2024 |
| THE CENTER FOR CRAFT, CREATIVITY & DESIGN, INC | Not stated | $71,000 | 2023 |
| AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST | Not stated | $70,617 | 2024 |
| ANGEL ISLAND IMMIGRATION STATION FOUNDATION | Not stated | $69,662 | 2024 |
| PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC | Not stated | $68,614 | 2023 |
| MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF PACIFIC GROVE, INC | Not stated | $68,420 | 2024 |
| HISTORIC TRAPPE | Not stated | $67,500 | 2026 |
| WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS | Not stated | $66,371 | 2023 |
| WIREGRASS MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $66,285 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES | Not stated | $65,722 | 2020 |
| CULTURE AND HERITAGE COMMISSION OF YORK COUNTY | Not stated | $64,470 | 2024 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $63,945 | 2024 |
| AMHERST COLLEGE, TRUSTEES OF | Not stated | $63,721 | 2024 |
| LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $63,577 | 2020 |
| ARLINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $63,570 | 2024 |
| THE SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE | Not stated | $63,432 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $62,955 | 2024 |
| AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK | Not stated | $62,700 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $62,509 | 2022 |
| HANDS ON DISCOVERY CENTER | Not stated | $62,505 | 2026 |
| INDIANAPOLIS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $62,054 | 2019 |
| RIVERBANK SPECIALTY PARKS DISTRICT | Not stated | $61,820 | 2024 |
| SCRIPPS COLLEGE | Not stated | $60,018 | 2019 |
| KING MANOR ASSOCIATION OF LONG | Not stated | $60,000 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS | Not stated | $60,000 | 2024 |
| BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY | Not stated | $59,552 | 2020 |
| MUSEO DE LAS AMERICAS, INC. | Not stated | $59,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $56,850 | 2024 |
| ART MUSEUM OF SOUTHEAST TX | Not stated | $54,835 | 2024 |
| SHELBURNE MUSEUM, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $54,391 | 2021 |
| THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $54,384 | 2026 |
| MCAULIFFE-SHEPARD DISCOVERY CENTER CORPORATION | Not stated | $54,072 | 2023 |
| CITY OF LAS CRUCES | Not stated | $54,000 | 2022 |
| PRESERVATION BOARD, TEXAS STATE | Not stated | $53,798 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $53,672 | 2023 |
| MUSEUM OF ART FORT COLLINS INC | Not stated | $52,884 | 2024 |
| LA JOLLA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $52,778 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $52,271 | 2018 |
| LOWER SIOUX INDIAN COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $51,782 | 2024 |
| VISUAL ARTS CENTER OF NEW JERSEY, A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION | Not stated | $50,760 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $50,759 | 2022 |
| MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $50,183 | 2020 |
| ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| ARTHURDALE HERITAGE INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| ARTPACE SAN ANTONIO | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| AUTOMOTIVE HALL OF FAME, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| AVA GARDNER MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2020 |
| BOISE ART MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM & ART CENTER | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| CAYUGA MUSEUM OF HISTORY & ART | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| CENTER OF CREATIVE ARTS | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| CHESAPEAKE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF BROWNSVILLE, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2024 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF EAST END | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| CHINESE CULTURE FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| CHINESE CULTURE FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2020 |
| EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA, INC. | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
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.