Museum Professionals Program Services
- Client
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Solicitation No.
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- Posted
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- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
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Description
AI GeneratedThe government authority in Washington, DC seeks a vendor to provide museum professionals program services for the 21st Century Museum Professionals grant program. The buyer requires the vendor to deliver peer-to-peer learning, training, and mentoring opportunities that support the professional development of the current museum workforce. Additionally, the requested scope includes recruiting and training future museum professionals, as well as engaging museum staff, leadership, or volunteers at any career stage. The scope also encompasses providing opportunities that encourage non-traditional applicants and emerging professionals to enter the museum field. The buyer limits eligibility strictly to onshore USA organizations. The vendor will perform all required work offsite. The buyer is looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not provided specific key dates or evaluation criteria in the source text.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from fy27-oms-21mp-NOFO.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is seeking applications for the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program. This grant program supports projects that build career pathways, strengthen professional networks, and share effective workforce education and training practices in the museum field. USA organizations are eligible to apply to support offsite work.
- Issued by
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Applications Due
- 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 13, 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via Grants.gov Workspace
- Submission details
- Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov Workspace or a Grants.gov system-to-system solution.
- Contract term
- Accommodates up to three years of project activities and expenses
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Funding
- 2 C.F.R. § 200, Assistance Listing Number 45.032
Scope of work
- Support the professional development of the current museum workforce
- Recruit and train future museum professionals
- Provide peer-to-peer learning, training, and mentoring opportunities for the museum workforce
- Provide alternative pathways to upskill early-career professionals
- Provide opportunities for non-traditional applicants to enter the museum workforce
Minimum qualifications
- Must be an onshore USA organization
- Active SAM.gov account and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Active Grants.gov registration
Documents to include with the bid
- Organizational Form (SF-424S)
- IMLS Museum Program Information Form
- Executive Summary
- Narrative
- Schedule of Completion
- IMLS Budget Form
- Budget Justification
- List of Key Project Staff and Resumes
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