Closed · CAG-ML-FY20 · CFDA 45.312 · Discretionary

IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries

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

$25K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 12, 2020
Close date
90
Expected awards

The verdict

IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $25,000 -- $500,000 across 90 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-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
90
expected awards
45.312
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Librari… is closed (last close June 12, 2020). 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 June 12, 2020

Posted May 8 Closes Jun 12

Est. Total Funding

$13,800,000

Expected Awards

90

Instrument

Grant

Description

The goal of the FY2020 IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries program is to support the role of museums and libraries in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · CAG-ML-FY20

Grants.gov marks IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Librari… 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. 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

Christopher J. Reich Chief Administrator, Office of Museum Services creich@imls.gov 202-653-4685 Anthony D. Smith Associate Deputy Director, Office of Library Services asmith@imls.gov 202-653-4716 creich@imls.gov

What to do next

IMLS CARES Act Grants for Museums and Librari… 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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