National Leadership Grants for Museums

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NLG-MUS05
Posted Date:	May 26, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2005
	IMLS deadlines are postmark dates that remain the same from year to year. Should a deadline fall on a Sunday or a holiday, applications postmarked the following business day will be accepted.
Current Due Date for Applications:	Feb 01, 2005
	IMLS deadlines are postmark dates that remain the same from year to year. Should a deadline fall on a Sunday or a holiday, applications postmarked the following business day will be accepted.
Archive Date:	Mar 03, 2005
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA) Education Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Expected Number of Awards:	Not Available.
Estimated Total Program Funding:	Not Available.
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000.00
Award Floor:	$25,000.00
CFDA Number:	45.312 -- Institute of Museum and Library Services_National Leadership Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Private institutions of higher education

Agency Name

Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20506

Description

The museum priorities of the National Leadership Grants encourage:  
1. leadership in the education of lifelong learners in the 21st century
2. innovation in providing public service and meeting community needs
3. widespread and creative use of new technologies
4. model projects to be replicated throughout the field
5. greater public access to museum collections
6. an extended impact of federal dollars through collaborative projects.

Categories of Funding
Advancing Learning Communities supports the development of museum- and library based learning networks and services for people of all ages with a broad variety of learning goals.

Building Digital Resources supports the creation, use, and preservation of digital library and museum collections and of tools to improve the management of digital resources.  

Research and Demonstration supports research in library science and museum services and demonstration projects that test potential solutions to problems in real-world situations.

Partnerships are encouraged, though not required in this program. Partners may include community organizations, institutions and agencies that promote learning, and public media, in addition to libraries, archives, museums, or other cultural heritage organizations.

Link to Full Announcement

National Leadership Grants for Museums

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