ClosedOpportunity 21MP-FY24

21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2024)

Institute of Museum and Library Services

At a glance

21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2024) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The application deadline was March 1, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $500K, with about 7 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.032 (21st Century Museum Professional Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Dec 19, 2023
Close date: Mar 1, 2024
Award floor: $100,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $2,000,000
Expected awards: 7
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility requirements.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The 21st Century Museum Professional (21MP) grant program advances the growth and development of a diverse workforce of museum professionals. The 21MP program supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce; employ strategies to train and recruit future museum professionals; and support evaluation efforts to identify and share effective practices.

IMLS recognizes the important role of strong local and regional networks as an essential tool for providing peer to peer learning, training and mentoring opportunities. The 21MP program encourages applications from museum associations, museum studies programs at institutions of higher education, and museums that serve as key parts of the professional learning and training environment.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

45.03221st Century Museum Professional ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 45.032

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$2M

FY25

$2.5M

FY26

$2M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.032. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Institute of Museum and Library Services
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
202-653-4636

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2024)”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2024)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $500k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.

How do I apply for “21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2024)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 21MP-FY24), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 45.032