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Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)

Institute of Museum and Library Services · Opportunity AAHC-FY27

Who can apply

• Others

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity for eligibility information.

About this opportunity

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 capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Award history — Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (Assistance Listing 45.309)

This program made 31 new awards in FY2025.

New awards recorded on USAspending.gov under the federal program that funds this opportunity. FY2025 figures may still be incomplete. Institute of Museum and Library Services does not publish how many applications it receives, so a true success rate cannot be computed for this program — no one can honestly sell you that number.

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