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Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)

Open now · Grant · IGSM-FY27

Next cut-off
13 Nov '26
in 68 days
Per grant
$40K
the call's own average
Grants expected
75
projects that will be funded
Funding rate
,
not published, read the conditions

In context of US Institute of Museum and Library Services

This grant$40K
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

Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously received federal funding. The program funds project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.

The goal of the Inspire program is to build the capacity of small museums to provide museum services to their communities through supporting the development of experiential learning and discovery in small museums, and the management and care of collections in small museums.

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.

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