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Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)

Institute of Museum and Library Services

At a glance

Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The application deadline was November 15, 2024. Individual awards are listed as $5K – $250K, with about 20 awards expected and $3.77M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 45.308 (Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program).

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

Key facts

  1. Aug 15, 2024Posted
  2. Nov 15, 2024Application deadline
  3. Jun 15, 2025 (est.)Est. award date
Posted
Aug 15, 2024
Close date
Nov 15, 2024
Est. award date
Jun 15, 2025
Award floor
$5,000
Award ceiling
$250,000
Est. total funding
$3,772,000
Expected awards
20
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria. IMLS is extending the deadline for the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services grant progam from November 15, 2024, to December 13, 2024, for institutions located in Federally declared emergency and/or major disaster areas who have not been able to meet the current November 15, 2024, deadline because they have been adversely impacted by such emergencies and/or disasters. An affected organization must, by December 13 at 11:59pm EST, submit its completed application with a written statement from its Authorizing Official that: • Specifies the applicable Emergency Declaration and/or Major Disaster Declaration for the area in which the applicant organization is located (see FEMA’s listing of Declared Disasters https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations) and • Confirms that the applicant organization was unable to meet the original application deadline of November 15, 2024, due to the emergency or disaster. This statement should be prepared as a Supporting Document and uploaded as part of the application submitted through Grants.gov. For those applicants who have not been adversely affected by such emergencies and/or disasters, the deadline remains November 15, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

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 Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grant program is designed to support Indian Tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining indigenous heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 45.308

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$3.77M
FY25$3.77M
FY26$3.77M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 45.308. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 45.308

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 122 grant awards had funding actions under Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. SEALASKA CORPORATION$707K
  2. NATIVE VILLAGE OF CHENEGA$405K
  3. SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE$377K
  4. FRIENDS OF THE JUDICIARY HISTORY CENTER OF HAWAII$250K
  5. PAMUNKEY INDIAN TRIBE$250K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Institute of Museum and Library Services
imls-museumgrants@imls.gov
202-653-4634

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)”?

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

How much funding is available through “Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $5k – $250k, total estimated program funding is $3,772,000 and the agency expects to make about 20 awards.

How do I apply for “Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2025)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity NANH-FY25), 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.