Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)

The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program builds the capacity of African American museums and supports the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

Successful applications in this grant program are structured to build the capacity of a museum and/or support the growth and development of museum professionals at an African American museum and/or HBCU; reflect a thorough understanding of current practice and knowledge about the subject matter; define a work plan consisting of a set of logical, interrelated activities tied directly to addressing a key need or challenge; and are designed to generate measurable results that tie directly to the identified need or challenge. IMLS staff review applications for eligibility and completeness. IMLS uses a peer review process to evaluate all eligible and complete applications. Peer reviewers evaluate all eligible and complete applications according to the review criteria listed in the NOFO. Reviewers are professionals in the field with relevant knowledge and expertise in the types of project activities identified in the applications. Peer reviewers must comply with IMLS�s Federal ethics and conflicts of interest requirements.

This program has no statutory formula. The requirements to provide cost share differ according to funding level requested in the AAHC program. Cost share is not required for requests from $5,000-$100,000. At least one-to-one cost share from non-federal sources is required for requests from $100,001-$500,000.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Not Applicable.