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Home / US Institute of Museum and Library Services / AAHC-FY27

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)

Open now · Grant · AAHC-FY27

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Next cut-off
13 Nov '26
in 68 days
Per grant
$188K
the call's own average
Grants expected
32
projects that will be funded
Funding rate
,
not published, read the conditions

In context of US Institute of Museum and Library Services

This grant$188K
The track runs to the largest grant in US Institute of Museum and Library Services ($471K). The median across the 13 calls we publish is $189K, this one is below it.

What this call funds

The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

What applying costs you

ItemEstimateNote
Drafting effort3–4 weekssingle submission
Time to first payment6–9 monthscut-off → evaluation → grant agreement

These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.

Also open in IMLS

CallNext cut-offPer grant
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)IGSM-FY27 · US Institute of Museum and Library Services · single applicant* 13 Nov '26in 68d $40Kper grant National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)NLG-LIBRARIES-FY27 · US Institute of Museum and Library Services · single applicant* 13 Nov '26in 68d $256Kper grant Museums for America (2027)MFA-FY27 · US Institute of Museum and Library Services · single applicant* 13 Nov '26in 68d $178Kper grant Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)NANH-FY27 · US Institute of Museum and Library Services · single applicant* 13 Nov '26in 68d $189Kper grant Museums Empowered (2027)ME-FY27 · US Institute of Museum and Library Services · single applicant* 13 Nov '26in 68d $215Kper grant

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