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18 grants for “Museum Art Foundation”

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  1. Tennessee state

    Capital Maintenance and Improvements Grants for Museums (FY2026-27)

    Tennessee State Museum · Closed for this year

    Deadline
    Next round: about Jul 1 – Aug 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    $5,000 – $100K
    • In Tennessee

    State-funded capital grants for Tennessee museums run by 501(c)(3) nonprofits or tied to a government entity, for repairs and improvements such as roofs, HVAC, restrooms, electrical and accessibility. Museums must have been open to the public for at least...

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  2. Foundation

    Grants for American art exhibitions, catalogues and conservation

    Wyeth Foundation for American Art · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens Oct 15, 2026 · due Dec 15, 2026
    Award
    $5,000 – $25K
    • In Tennessee

    Grants for museums and other nonprofits doing research, exhibitions, catalogues or conservation of historic American art. Grants are usually $5,000 to $25,000. Art of the last 30 years and living artists are not funded.

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  3. Foundation

    Collections Grants (reinterpreting American art collections)

    Terra Foundation for American Art · Closed for this year

    Deadline
    Next round: due about Aug 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    $25K – $100K
    • In Tennessee

    Grants help museums and community cultural groups plan or carry out new ways to show their American art collections. Planning grants are about $25,000 to $75,000. Building grants go up to $100,000.

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  4. Foundation

    History of Art Grants

    Samuel H. Kress Foundation · Opening soon

    Deadline
    Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due about Mar 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee

    Grants for U.S. nonprofits, like museums and colleges, doing projects about European art and buildings from ancient times to the early 1800s. Send a short letter of inquiry first. There are spring and fall rounds.

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  5. Federal

    Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $500K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 6 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 32 awards of $5,000 to $500,000.

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  6. Federal

    Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $500K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 16 awards of $5,000 to $500,000.

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  7. Federal

    Museums Empowered (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $350K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 18 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 20 awards of $5,000 to $350,000.

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  8. Federal

    Museums for America (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $350K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 18 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 122 awards of $5,000 to $350,000.

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  9. Federal

    National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $50K – $750K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 14 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 17 awards of $50,000 to $750,000.

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  10. Federal

    Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $75K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
    • 18 past Tennessee awards

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 75 awards of $5,000 to $75,000.

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  11. Federal

    21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $100K – $500K
    • In Tennessee
    • Needs a match (see how much in the notice)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 8 awards of $100,000 to $500,000.

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  12. Nonprofit

    GRAMMY Museum Grant Program (music preservation and scientific research)

    GRAMMY Museum (funded by the Recording Academy) · Closed for this year

    Deadline
    Next round: due about Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $20K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Groups and people can apply to preserve old sound recordings or study how music affects health. You first send a short letter of inquiry. Preservation grants go up to $20,000.

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  13. Federal

    Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)

    Institute of Museum and Library Services · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 13, 2026 · 33 days left
    Award
    $5,000 – $250K
    • Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply

    Institute of Museum and Library Services expects to make 20 awards of $5,000 to $250,000.

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  14. Foundation

    Photography grants (exhibitions, acquisitions, publications)

    The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation · Open

    Deadline
    Rolling: apply any time
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee

    Grants for museums and other art institutions to show, buy or publish photography. There are no deadlines; the board reviews requests four times a year. Read the photography guidelines before you apply.

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  15. Foundation

    Frankenthaler Climate Initiative (energy efficiency grants for visual arts organizations)

    Helen Frankenthaler Foundation · Closed for this year

    Deadline
    Next round: about Jan 15 – Mar 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
    Award
    Up to $100K
    • In Tennessee

    Grants help museums, art centers and other visual arts groups use less energy and switch to clean power. Small groups can get up to $20,000; big building projects can get up to $100,000. The visual arts must be central to your mission.

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  16. Foundation

    Grants to arts organizations (Exhibition Support, Multi-year Program, Small-Scale Organizations, Curatorial Research)

    The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts · Open

    Deadline
    Due Mar 1, 2027 · 141 days left
    Award
    Amount not specified
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Museums and artist-centered groups can apply for contemporary visual art projects. Proposals are due March 1 and September 1 each year. Funded work includes exhibitions, programs and curator research.

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  17. Nonprofit

    Short-Term Fellowships (2027-28)

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 15, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $4,000 – $12K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    About 120 fellowships pay $4,000 a month for one to three months of research at The Huntington in California. Graduate students, professors, working artists, creative writers and independent researchers can apply.

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  18. Nonprofit

    Long-Term Fellowships (2027-28)

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens · Open

    Deadline
    Due Nov 15, 2026 · 35 days left
    Award
    $25K – $50K
    • In Tennessee
    • No match

    Funds scholars with a PhD to spend four to nine months doing research at The Huntington. Academic-year fellowships pay $50,000 and term fellowships pay $25,000.

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