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 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $46,813 | 2021 |
| NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE | Not stated | $46,811 | 2021 |
| MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $46,793 | 2021 |
| ABBE MUSEUM | Not stated | $46,700 | 2019 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $46,650 | 2026 |
| CITY OF ROSEVILLE | Not stated | $46,273 | 2023 |
| LA PLATA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $46,088 | 2022 |
| BISBEE SCIENCE EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $45,868 | 2020 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD AUXILIARY FOR SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION | Not stated | $45,623 | 2023 |
| PROVIDENCE CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $45,531 | 2020 |
| THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LONG ISLAND ANTIQUITIES | Not stated | $45,137 | 2022 |
| NAOMI WOOD TRUST UNDER WILL | Not stated | $45,117 | 2022 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA DISCOVERY CENTER | Not stated | $45,108 | 2023 |
| COLFAX RAILROAD MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $45,106 | 2020 |
| TUDOR PLACE FOUNDATION INC. | Not stated | $45,093 | 2021 |
| VICTORIA MANSION | Not stated | $45,022 | 2022 |
| GAITHERSBURG PARKS, ARTS AND RECREATION CORPORATION | Not stated | $45,000 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION | Not stated | $44,901 | 2020 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $44,396 | 2024 |
| EUREKA COLLEGE | Not stated | $44,367 | 2023 |
| SANTA CRUZ CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY | Not stated | $44,042 | 2022 |
| MEETEETSE MUSEUM DISTRICT | Not stated | $44,024 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA | Not stated | $43,958 | 2022 |
| THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $43,761 | 2020 |
| THE MUSEUM AT BETHEL WOODS | Not stated | $43,442 | 2024 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Not stated | $43,386 | 2020 |
| WOMANS EXCHANGE | Not stated | $43,336 | 2021 |
| LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $43,079 | 2020 |
| MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM | Not stated | $42,458 | 2024 |
| WAUKESHA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $42,135 | 2026 |
| EARLHAM COLLEGE, INC. | Not stated | $42,055 | 2021 |
| CITY OF AURORA ILLINOIS | Not stated | $41,998 | 2023 |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $41,084 | 2022 |
| DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $40,975 | 2020 |
| THE DELAWARE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $40,908 | 2021 |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $40,821 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN SADDLE HORSE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INC | Not stated | $40,557 | 2021 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF ULSTER COUNTY INC | Not stated | $40,512 | 2021 |
| THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK, INC. | Not stated | $40,405 | 2021 |
| DEPT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Not stated | $40,000 | 2026 |
| NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $39,944 | 2021 |
| KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY, INC. | Not stated | $39,402 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS, INC. | Not stated | $39,177 | 2026 |
| IROQUOIS INDIAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $38,769 | 2023 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $38,604 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $38,500 | 2019 |
| BOWMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $38,239 | 2022 |
| ART MUSEUM OF SOUTHEAST TX | Not stated | $38,026 | 2022 |
| GADSDEN ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $38,000 | 2026 |
| TRITON MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $37,866 | 2021 |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $37,781 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $37,776 | 2020 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $37,411 | 2023 |
| MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $37,398 | 2023 |
| QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $36,804 | 2024 |
| THE WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN | Not stated | $36,636 | 2020 |
| COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY | Not stated | $36,497 | 2023 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,390 | 2022 |
| THE PENSACOLA MESS HALL INC | Not stated | $35,977 | 2020 |
| CITY OF MOSES LAKE | Not stated | $34,713 | 2021 |
| RACINE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $34,286 | 2019 |
| THE TOMAQUAG INDIAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $34,200 | 2024 |
| UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY PROJECT OF THE CAPITAL REGION, INC. | Not stated | $33,453 | 2024 |
| HISTORIC MUSCATINE | Not stated | $33,000 | 2023 |
| ART CENTER OF THE BLUEGRASS INC | Not stated | $32,648 | 2022 |
| CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $32,530 | 2023 |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | Not stated | $32,399 | 2024 |
| FAIRBANKS MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM INC | Not stated | $32,367 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF SUMNER SCHOOL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES | Not stated | $32,114 | 2022 |
| GREAT BRIDGE BATTLEFIELD & WATERWAYS HISTORYFOUNDATION | Not stated | $31,628 | 2023 |
| LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $31,564 | 2022 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $30,993 | 2020 |
| LAURA INGALLS WILDER HOME ASSOCIATION OF MANSFIELD, MISSOURI | Not stated | $30,970 | 2023 |
| KEY WEST ART AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $30,891 | 2022 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $28,546 | 2023 |
| EXPLORATION PLACE, INC | Not stated | $28,383 | 2023 |
| HISTORY CENTER LAKE FOREST - LAKE BLUFF | Not stated | $28,184 | 2023 |
| SEA TURTLE INC | Not stated | $28,012 | 2023 |
| HOMER SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, INC | Not stated | $27,672 | 2019 |
| SANDWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $27,400 | 2023 |
| RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $26,218 | 2020 |
| ART CENTER OF THE BLUEGRASS INC | Not stated | $26,116 | 2020 |
| SHELTON-MCMURPHEY-JOHNSON ASSOCIATES | Not stated | $25,976 | 2023 |
| KLEHM ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN INC | Not stated | $25,456 | 2021 |
| GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM | Not stated | $25,344 | 2023 |
| AEROSPACE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CASS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF GREEN BAY, INC. | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| EN FOCO INCORPORATED | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| GREAT EXPLORATIONS INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| ICON MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| ONEIDA COMMUNITY MANSION HOUSE | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| SOUTHEASTERN QUILT AND TEXTILE MUSEUM | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| SPRING GROVE AREA HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| THE PENSACOLA MESS HALL INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| VICTORIA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
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.