National Leadership Grants for Museums (2026)
Key Facts
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: January 13, 2026
Close date: March 13, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361147
Opportunity number: NLG-M-FY26
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Agency code: IMLS
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $750,000
Cost sharing required: Yes
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Arts
- Humanities
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:imls
- category_of_funding_activity:arts
- category_of_funding_activity:humanities
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:true
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
Description
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations.