Closed · NLG-SI-CC-FY18 · CFDA 45.312 · Discretionary

Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets- A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative

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

$25K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 14, 2018
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets- A National Leadership Grants Special Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $25,000 -- $150,000 across 15 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.

$25K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
45.312
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Activating Community Opportunities Using Muse… is closed (last close May 14, 2018). 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 May 14, 2018

Posted Mar 15 Closes May 14

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The goal of the National Leadership Grant Programs (NLG) is to support projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing the library, archive, and museum (LAM) fields and have the potential to advance theory and practice. Activating Community Opportunities Using Museums/Libraries as Assets is a special NLG initiative with the goal of examining how LAMs can work with their communities to leverage their unique abilities to affect positive community change.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NLG-SI-CC-FY18

Grants.gov marks Activating Community Opportunities Using Muse… 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

Dr. Marvin Carr, Senior Advisor 202-653-4752 Mcarr@imls.gov Sarah Fuller, Senior Library Program Officer 202-653-4783 sfuller@imls.gov Steve Schwartzman, Senior Museum Program Officer 202-653-4641 sshwartzman@imls.gov

What to do next

Activating Community Opportunities Using Muse… 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.

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