Museums for America (2026)

The Museums for America (MFA) program invests in museums of all sizes and disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through educational programs and exhibits, community partnerships, and collections stewardship activities. The goals of the program are to advance a museum’s capacity to serve people of all ages and backgrounds through experiential learning and discovery, respond to community needs, and manage and care for collections and their associated documentation. Key activities may include: • Supporting public programs, including adult programs, family programs, school, and/or early childhood programs • Supporting exhibitions and interpretation • Supporting collaborative planning, outreach, and evaluation efforts to improve access and engagement • Supporting the implementation of community-centered partnerships, exhibitions, and programs • Supporting cataloging, inventorying, and registration; collections information management • Supporting conservation and environmental improvement and/or rehousing; conservation surveys; and conservation treatment • Supporting database management, digital asset management, and digitization.