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Museums for America (2027)

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Next cut-off

13 Nov '26

in 68 days

Per grant

$178K

the call's own average

Grants expected

122

projects that will be funded

Funding rate

not published, read the conditions

In context of US Institute of Museum and Library Services

This grant$178K

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

he Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes – from small to large – and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.

What applying costs you

Item	Estimate	Note
Drafting effort	3–4 weeks	single submission
Time to first payment	6–9 months	cut-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 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)AAHC-FY27 · US Institute of Museum and Library Services · single applicant* 13 Nov '26in 68d $188Kper 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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