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 | $248,205 | 2021 |
| DENVER ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $248,183 | 2024 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $248,118 | 2020 |
| STATEN ISLAND INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE | Not stated | $248,057 | 2024 |
| THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $248,005 | 2024 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $247,965 | 2020 |
| TOLEDO SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $247,888 | 2020 |
| THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $247,687 | 2024 |
| THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $247,584 | 2026 |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $247,500 | 2022 |
| CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $247,500 | 2024 |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | Not stated | $247,499 | 2024 |
| EDVENTURE INC | Not stated | $247,493 | 2019 |
| COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC | Not stated | $247,251 | 2022 |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $247,205 | 2023 |
| TRUMBULL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $247,144 | 2022 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $247,111 | 2023 |
| HOLDEN ARBORETUM | Not stated | $246,889 | 2023 |
| THE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $246,797 | 2021 |
| NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORY ART | Not stated | $246,718 | 2024 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $246,699 | 2022 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $246,554 | 2019 |
| THE TECH INTERACTIVE | Not stated | $246,528 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $246,478 | 2022 |
| CARNEGIE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $246,474 | 2022 |
| RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN | Not stated | $246,350 | 2019 |
| CARNEGIE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $246,326 | 2023 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,233 | 2026 |
| TRUSTEES OF WALTERS ART GALLERY INC | Not stated | $246,195 | 2022 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $246,107 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF WALTERS ART GALLERY INC | Not stated | $246,070 | 2023 |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $245,912 | 2024 |
| EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM | Not stated | $245,673 | 2020 |
| DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. | Not stated | $245,579 | 2020 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $245,495 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $245,341 | 2024 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $245,239 | 2020 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $245,098 | 2020 |
| MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM | Not stated | $244,906 | 2024 |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $244,785 | 2023 |
| STATE OF MAINE | Not stated | $244,375 | 2023 |
| THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION | Not stated | $244,310 | 2019 |
| THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $244,160 | 2022 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $244,049 | 2024 |
| THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC. | Not stated | $244,003 | 2024 |
| NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $243,964 | 2023 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $243,926 | 2024 |
| GEORGIA OKEEFFE MUSEUM | Not stated | $243,570 | 2023 |
| ROBERT W. WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $243,552 | 2023 |
| EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $243,167 | 2021 |
| THE TAUBMAN MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $243,104 | 2022 |
| BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES | Not stated | $242,925 | 2023 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM | Not stated | $242,920 | 2023 |
| TUCSON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $242,762 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE | Not stated | $242,725 | 2019 |
| THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, INC. | Not stated | $242,571 | 2022 |
| CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $242,415 | 2024 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION | Not stated | $242,393 | 2023 |
| THANKSGIVING POINT INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $242,370 | 2023 |
| MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | Not stated | $242,000 | 2021 |
| CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $241,759 | 2024 |
| PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $241,655 | 2020 |
| NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $241,514 | 2024 |
| BISHOP MUSEUM | Not stated | $241,508 | 2021 |
| MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOC | Not stated | $241,251 | 2020 |
| AQUARIUM SOCIETY, NORTH CAROLINA | Not stated | $240,808 | 2022 |
| THE COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $240,740 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART | Not stated | $240,730 | 2024 |
| CARNEGIE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $240,697 | 2021 |
| THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $240,610 | 2023 |
| DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $240,595 | 2026 |
| MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE, INC. | Not stated | $240,500 | 2023 |
| ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $240,302 | 2024 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $239,912 | 2022 |
| THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION | Not stated | $239,688 | 2022 |
| N Y CITY OF DYCKMAN FARMHOUSE MUSEUM | Not stated | $239,560 | 2023 |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | Not stated | $239,389 | 2024 |
| EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY HISTORIC SITE, INC | Not stated | $239,074 | 2020 |
| THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM | Not stated | $238,840 | 2024 |
| HISTORIC HUDSON VALLEY | Not stated | $238,810 | 2023 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH | Not stated | $238,623 | 2023 |
| CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $238,604 | 2020 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $238,557 | 2026 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $238,541 | 2019 |
| DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC | Not stated | $237,857 | 2024 |
| CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $237,850 | 2022 |
| THE COLORADO COLLEGE | Not stated | $237,650 | 2020 |
| THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $237,630 | 2023 |
| CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT | Not stated | $237,120 | 2024 |
| MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $236,788 | 2022 |
| THE EDISON INSTITUTE | Not stated | $236,648 | 2022 |
| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA | Not stated | $236,280 | 2023 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $236,240 | 2023 |
| MOCO KIDSCO INC | Not stated | $235,913 | 2024 |
| SEATTLE ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $235,666 | 2022 |
| CITY LORE INC | Not stated | $235,153 | 2024 |
| TOWN OF NORMAL CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $234,958 | 2022 |
| GEORGIA OKEEFFE MUSEUM | Not stated | $234,755 | 2022 |
| SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM | Not stated | $233,353 | 2020 |
| SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE, INC | Not stated | $233,078 | 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
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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.