Funding for arts, culture, museums, heritage, creative practice and cultural participation. Always confirm deadlines, applicant definitions and application instructions on the linked official source.
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Inspire Grants for Small Museums (Inspire) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program designed to support small museums of all disciplines, including small rural or small remote institutions and small museums that have not previously received federal funding. The program funds
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $3,000,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
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
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $6,000,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program, designed to support projects that use learning and training to generate change and growth within museums of all types and sizes.
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $4,299,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) projects build a library and archival workforce that can meet the information needs of communities of all types and sizes and increase the institutional capacity of libraries, archives, and library and information science graduate programs across the country.
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $8,500,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practi
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $8,000,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities and advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions.
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $6,000,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (NANH) supports Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $3,772,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
The 21st Century Museum Professionals (21MP) grant program supports projects that build career pathways, strengthen professional networks, and identify and share effective workforce education and training practices in the museum field.
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $2,000,000
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
he Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes – from small to large – and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities.
- Deadline
- Nov 14, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $21,699,000
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National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes program. The purpose of this program is to support humanities education through professional development for K-12 teachers a
- Deadline
- Dec 10, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $7,000,000
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National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Collections & Infrastructure is accepting applications for Collections Stewardship, a program to advance the preservation and availability of physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in th
- Deadline
- Dec 16, 2026
- Funding
- Estimated total program funding: $14,000,000
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National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Lifelong Learning is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program. The purpose of this program is to support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life in three areas: (1) exhibitions, (2) historic site interpreta
- Deadline
- Dec 16, 2026
- Funding
- Award floor $1; Award ceiling $2,000,000
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UK Government
The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub is led by The National Archives in partnership with Leeds Museums & Galleries , the National Library of Wales , and the Community Archives & Heritage Group .The programme aims to respond to the long-standing challenge of how “to make innovation and learning from community-
- Deadline
- Jul 4, 2027
- Funding
- See official notice
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Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Cultural Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/CU) seeks to advance international understanding of American values by exposing foreign audiences to innovative and compelling architectural designs that reflect U.S. foreign policy and fos
- Deadline
- Jan 2, 2099
- Funding
- Award amount: $475,000
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Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Cultural Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/CU) seeks to advance international understanding of American values by exposing foreign audiences to innovative and compelling works of art that reflect promote American values and foster i
- Deadline
- Jan 2, 2099
- Funding
- Award amount: $375,000