Closed · NLG-M-FY18 · CFDA 45.312 · Discretionary

National Leadership Grants for Museums

Federal grant opportunity posted by Institute of Museum and Library Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
December 1, 2017
Close date
11
Expected awards

The verdict

National Leadership Grants for Museums is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $5,000 -- $1,000,000 across 11 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Institute of Museum and Library Services.

$5K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
11
expected awards
45.312
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Leadership Grants for Museums is closed (last close December 1, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 45.312 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Institute of Museum and Library Services still indexes 138 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 1, 2017

Posted Sep 29 Closes Dec 1

Est. Total Funding

$6,500,000

Expected Awards

11

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession so that museums can improve services for the American public.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NLG-M-FY18

Grants.gov marks National Leadership Grants for Museums with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Arts · Humanities (AR;HU). This eligibility-code string dominates the Institute of Museum and Library Services book (124 peers, 89% of 139).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 45.312

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

Institute of Museum and Library Services

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Agency Contact

Helen Wechsler, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4779, hwechsler@imls.gov; Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4791, snarva@imls.gov; Connie Bodner, Supervisory Grants Management Specialist, 202-653-4636, cbodner@imls.gov; Steve Shwartzman, Senior Program Officer, 202-653-4641, sshwartzman@imls.gov; Jill Connors-Joyner, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4791, jconnors-joyner@imls.gov; Reagan Moore, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4637, rmoore@imls.gov; Mark Feitl, Museum Program Specialist, 202-653-4635, mfeitl@imls.gov

What to do next

National Leadership Grants for Museums is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 45.312 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Institute of Museum and Library Services lists 138 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants