Please fill out the contact information
and experience portion in the first section. Then, continue
to the following sections, read the brief descriptions
of each program, and, if you are interested in reviewing
for that program, fill out the requested, program-specific
information. You may apply for as many programs as you
are interested in and qualified for.
SECTION 1: Contact / Experience Information
Work Phone:
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Highest Academic Degree:
Field of Study:
1.
Years of professional museum experience (if applicable)
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Years of professional conservation experience (if applicable)
3.
Years of professional library experience (if applicable)
4.
Years of professional education experience (if applicable)
5.
Years of professional experience in community organizations (if applicable)
Is this your first application to become a reviewer?
Yes
No
Professional Museum Skills – Please check the box(es) that identify the area(s) of museum operations with which you are
the most experienced
Administration
Adult Programming
Collections Care
Community Outreach
Conservation
Curatorial
Database Administration
Education
Evaluation
Exhibitions
Facilities Management
Family Programming
Finance
Fundraising
Information Technology Management
Institutional Planning
Interpretation
K-12 Planning
Public Relations
Registration
Web Management
Other:
Disciplines in which you have the most professional museum
experience in the last 5 years
1st Choice:
2nd Choice:
3rd Choice:
Approximate Operating Budget for Your
Current Museum $ Previous Museum (in last 3 years) $
MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA GRANTS
Museums for America funding will support projects and activities, designed by the institution, that strengthen museums as active resources for lifelong learning and key players in the establishment of livable communities. Applicants define their project and submit an application for one of the following funding categories: Sustaining cultural heritage, Supporting lifelong learning, Serving as centers of community engagement. Museums for America grants strengthen the ability of museums to serve the public more effectively by supporting high priority activities that advance the institution's mission and strategic goals. Museums for America grants are designed to be flexible. They can fund ongoing museum activities; improvement of institutional infrastructure; planning; new programs or activities; purchase of equipment or services; research and scholarship; or efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies into their overall institutional effectiveness.
Applicants may apply in three funding categories: $5,000 - $24,999; $25,000 - $74,999 or $75,000 - $150,000. A 1:1 match is required in each category. All applications must demonstrate evidence of institutional strategic planning and the relationship between the funding applied for and the institution's plan. Projects should be investments for the future, not one-time activities with no long term institutional impact.
CONSERVATION PROJECT SUPPORT
The Conservation Project Support (CP) program awards grants to help museums
preserve their collections so that future generations may share the
treasures that are our artistic, historic and scientific heritage. CP is a
two-year project grant that supports collection surveys, training in
conservation, research in conservation, treatment of collections, and
environmental improvements. Applicants may apply for up to $50,000. There
is a 1:1 match. CP applicants may also apply for up to $10,000 in addition
to develop and implement education programs to help educate the general
public about their conservation project.
Reviewers must be actively involved in conservation, either as a
conservator, an architect, or as a living or non-living collections care
professional, and have at least five years of professional experience.
Reviewers are assigned approximately 7 applications based on the types of
materials and projects in which they have the most expertise.
With what types of materials do you have the most conservation experience?
1st Choice:
2nd Choice:
3rd Choice:
4th Choice:
5th Choice:
What types of projects are you most qualified to review?
1st Choice:
2nd Choice:
3rd Choice:
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR MUSEUMS (includes four categories)
1. Museums Online
Museums Online addresses the technological needs and issues of museums. This is the first federal program designed to
specifically make technology resources available to all types of museums. Support is given for model projects that address
the challenges of digitization of museum collections and/or demonstrate the educational impact of connecting museums
and their communities through technology. With this support museums will share the ideas and information in thousands
of museum collections with classrooms, community centers, and homes across America.
Reviewers for this program must have experience with the digitization of museum collections for educational purposes or
utilization of technology in communicating information within a museum environment.
Describe your involvement with the development of or use of digitized technology to educate the public about your
museum’s collections.
2. Museums in the Community
Museums in the Community supports museum/community partnerships that enhance the quality of community life. The current priority under this category
is programs that address the need for high quality after-school programs for children, using museum resources to create enriched and safe learning environments
for school-aged students.
Reviewers for this funding category should have experience with museum, school and/or community organizations (i.e., civic organizations, religious
groups, and specialized interest clubs like girls/boys clubs) and involvement in after-school programs development or activities that involve museum-school-community
partnerships.
Describe your involvement with museum-school-community partnerships or activities that address the development and/or implementation of after-school
programs.
3. Professional Practices
Professional Practices support programs that address such core museum professional issues as strategic planning, professional training, and leadership
developments. The current priority will be developing programs and materials for small museums, the largest segment of museums in the country.
Reviewers for this funding category must have experience with museum professional issues such as strategic planning, professional training and leadership
development. Professionals working in museums or for professional museum organizations are eligible to serve as reviewers in this category.
Describe your experience with strategic planning, professional training or leadership development issues.
4. Model Programs of Library and Museum Cooperation
Model Programs of Library and Museum Cooperation support innovative projects that model how museums and libraries can work together to expand their
service to the public—with emphasis on how the community is served, technology is used or education is enhanced.
Reviewers for this funding category should have an interest in museum-library partnerships and their service to the community, in particular, the use
of technology, and educational enhancement.
Describe any involvement with museum-library partnerships or activities that address the use of technology or enhancement of educational
services within your community.
