Closed · ARP-FY21 · CFDA 45.308;45.312 · Discretionary

IMLS American Rescue Plan

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

$10K-$50K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 28, 2021
Close date
375
Expected awards

The verdict

IMLS American Rescue Plan is a closed discretionary listing from Institute of Museum and Library Services that offered $10,000 -- $50,000 across 375 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.

$10K-$50K
award range
Closed
application status
375
expected awards
45.308;45.312
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

IMLS American Rescue Plan is closed (last close June 28, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. 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 28, 2021

Posted May 26 Closes Jun 28

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Expected Awards

375

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The IMLS American Rescue Plan grants program supports museum and library services in addressing community needs created or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and in assisting with recovery. Projects may continue, enhance, or expand existing programs and services, or they may launch new ones to address emergent needs and unexpected hardships.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · ARP-FY21

Grants.gov marks IMLS American Rescue Plan 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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Agency Contact

Christopher J. Reich Chief Administrator, Office of Museum Services creich@imls.gov Cyndee Landrum Deputy Director for Library Services clandrum@imls.gov creich@imls.gov

What to do next

IMLS American Rescue Plan is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
  • Look up CFDA 45.308;45.312 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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