Closed · CAP-FY21 · CFDA 45.312 · Discretionary

Collections Assessment for Preservation Program

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

$5K-$3M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 19, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Collections Assessment for Preservation Program is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $5,000 -- $3,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 138 other opportunities from Institute of Museum and Library Services.

$5K-$3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
45.312
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Collections Assessment for Preservation Progr… is closed (last close April 19, 2021). 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 April 19, 2021

Posted Mar 8 Closes Apr 19

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This program is designed to support the administration of an affordable and accessible collections assessment program for small to midsize museums to help them care for and conserve their collections. Goals of the program include increasing the capacity of the participating museums to understand the conservation needs of their collections and the building environments in which they are housed; strengthening the knowledge of museum personnel about the care and conservation of museum collections; and positioning museums to plan for the long-term are of their collections.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · CAP-FY21

Grants.gov marks Collections Assessment for Preservation Progr… 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: Cooperative Agreement. 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, 202-653-4685 creich@imls.gov

What to do next

Collections Assessment for Preservation Progr… 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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