National Leadership Grants

National Leadership Grants (NLG) support projects that address critical needs of the museum and library fields and that have the potential to advance practice in these professions so that museums and libraries can strengthen services for the American public. NLG-Museums has three program goals with three associated objectives each. GOAL 1: Advance the museum field’s ability to empower people of all ages and backgrounds through experiential and cross-disciplinary learning and discovery. Obj 1.1: Support the development, implementation, and dissemination of model programs that facilitate adoption by museums across the field. Obj. 1.2: Support training and professional development programs, tools, or resources that build the knowledge, skills, and abilities of museum staff and/or volunteers in multiple institutions. Obj. 1.3: Support research focusing on the role of museums in engaging…