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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER ART CENTER | Not stated | $250,000 | 2024 |
| WALKER ART CENTER | Not stated | $250,000 | 2020 |
| WALKER ART CENTER | Not stated | $250,000 | 2020 |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | Not stated | $250,000 | 2023 |
| WILLA CATHER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $250,000 | 2024 |
| WORCESTER ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $250,000 | 2024 |
| WORCESTER ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $250,000 | 2022 |
| WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $250,000 | 2024 |
| YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $250,000 | 2023 |
| YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $250,000 | 2022 |
| YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $250,000 | 2021 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS INC | Not stated | $249,999 | 2023 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $249,999 | 2024 |
| OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Not stated | $249,997 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC | Not stated | $249,993 | 2021 |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Not stated | $249,988 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC | Not stated | $249,988 | 2022 |
| CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | Not stated | $249,986 | 2024 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $249,983 | 2021 |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $249,982 | 2020 |
| HUNTSVILLE MADISON COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $249,982 | 2026 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $249,982 | 2020 |
| BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION | Not stated | $249,980 | 2023 |
| COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC | Not stated | $249,975 | 2020 |
| AQUARIUM SOCIETY, NORTH CAROLINA | Not stated | $249,970 | 2024 |
| TRUSTEES OF WALTERS ART GALLERY INC | Not stated | $249,964 | 2024 |
| WING LUKE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | Not stated | $249,964 | 2023 |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE) | Not stated | $249,961 | 2019 |
| THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $249,948 | 2026 |
| THE MORTON ARBORETUM | Not stated | $249,945 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM (THE) | Not stated | $249,940 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $249,938 | 2024 |
| GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,935 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. | Not stated | $249,920 | 2024 |
| THE OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $249,920 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $249,918 | 2024 |
| BISHOP MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,916 | 2021 |
| NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN | Not stated | $249,912 | 2024 |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $249,900 | 2026 |
| THE PEALE CENTER FOR BALTIMORE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE, INC. | Not stated | $249,900 | 2022 |
| THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $249,886 | 2021 |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | Not stated | $249,878 | 2022 |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $249,877 | 2022 |
| TENNESSEE AQUARIUM | Not stated | $249,876 | 2020 |
| THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON | Not stated | $249,863 | 2021 |
| THE TECH INTERACTIVE | Not stated | $249,859 | 2024 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $249,856 | 2022 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $249,854 | 2020 |
| GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,849 | 2024 |
| BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION | Not stated | $249,831 | 2022 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $249,825 | 2023 |
| CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $249,818 | 2022 |
| OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION | Not stated | $249,810 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS | Not stated | $249,790 | 2022 |
| GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,760 | 2021 |
| DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $249,758 | 2023 |
| MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE, INC. | Not stated | $249,750 | 2024 |
| THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $249,741 | 2021 |
| YALE UNIV | Not stated | $249,733 | 2019 |
| NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $249,730 | 2022 |
| THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $249,725 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $249,717 | 2021 |
| SEWARD ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE | Not stated | $249,710 | 2026 |
| J. B. SPEED ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,700 | 2024 |
| CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER | Not stated | $249,685 | 2023 |
| SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN | Not stated | $249,668 | 2020 |
| SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,660 | 2024 |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC | Not stated | $249,649 | 2022 |
| SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $249,631 | 2020 |
| STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $249,618 | 2023 |
| PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $249,604 | 2020 |
| THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $249,600 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM (THE) | Not stated | $249,590 | 2023 |
| FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $249,566 | 2022 |
| FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY | Not stated | $249,543 | 2026 |
| THE TECH INTERACTIVE | Not stated | $249,528 | 2023 |
| FIRST AMENDMENT MUSEUM | Not stated | $249,500 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $249,500 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES | Not stated | $249,459 | 2021 |
| COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC | Not stated | $249,422 | 2021 |
| SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN | Not stated | $249,393 | 2023 |
| THE MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY AT THE MCPHERSON CENTER | Not stated | $249,359 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Not stated | $249,245 | 2020 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SUBDISTRICT OF THE METROPOLITAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND MUSEUM DISTRICT | Not stated | $249,182 | 2023 |
| THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $249,024 | 2026 |
| PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC | Not stated | $248,980 | 2022 |
| FAIRBANKS MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM INC | Not stated | $248,966 | 2020 |
| ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY | Not stated | $248,953 | 2022 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $248,950 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE | Not stated | $248,920 | 2020 |
| NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $248,851 | 2021 |
| THE ADLER PLANETARIUM | Not stated | $248,825 | 2020 |
| PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC | Not stated | $248,767 | 2026 |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC | Not stated | $248,766 | 2024 |
| KIDSPLAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $248,761 | 2023 |
| NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ADIRONDACKS | Not stated | $248,599 | 2021 |
| OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Not stated | $248,469 | 2024 |
| SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM | Not stated | $248,429 | 2023 |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | Not stated | $248,418 | 2024 |
| THE JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $248,270 | 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.
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
- 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
- Museums Empowered (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000
- Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $250,000
- Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000
- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000
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.