21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)
This program funds museum-field projects that build career pathways, professional networks, and workforce education and training practices.
⚑ Eligibility depends on the Notice of Funding Opportunity; likely museum-sector-specific criteria may apply.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 32 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 0 none | no commercialization signal |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 0 none | technical depth: none; funds training education (capped) |
Description
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.
Eligibility
See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for program eligibility criteria.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Institute of Museum and Library Services <imls-museumgrants@imls.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.