Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)
This program funds Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians for museum services projects that sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge through education, workforce development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES · NONPROFITS
⚑ Eligibility is limited to Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians; a public university would not normally be an eligible direct applicant. · Award ceiling is $250,000. · Check the NOFO for exact program eligibility criteria and any required organizational status or service-area tests.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 0 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
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 and programs, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship.
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.