Deadline: November 13, 2026*
Application Instructions: The FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity is not yet available.  The FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF, 888KB) is available for reference.
Grant Amount: $5,000–$250,000
Grant Period: One to three years
Cost Share Requirement: None

Program Overview:

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. 

The primary audiences for this program are Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions providing museum services, and the professionals engaged with such institutions per the eligibility restrictions below. 

Eligibility is restricted to organizations that are: 

• a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or 

• a Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians. 

Interested in learning more about this grant program? 

1. Watch the pre-recorded webinars (below) for details about our grant programs and the process of preparing an application.  

2. Schedule a counseling call with a program officer. Find an available time on the calendar using the link below. 

Program Contact:

Sarah Glass 

Senior Museum Program Officer 
sglass@imls.gov  
202-653-4668 

To schedule a time to talk to Sarah Glass, click here. 

Webinars:

The FY 2026 pre-recorded webinars are available for reference:

Getting Started With IMLS Museum Grants for FY 2026 is a general presentation on IMLS museum grant programs. We recommend that you view this presentation for an overview before considering a specific grant program. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript.

Preparing a Budget and Budget Justification provides information to help you prepare these two required parts of the grant application – the IMLS Budget Form and the Budget Justification. The information in this video supports the instructions in the Notices of Funding Opportunity for each grant program. Click here to access the recording or to read the transcript. 

*All grant programs are subject to the availability of funds and IMLS discretion. Deadlines are tentative.