The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations.

The goals of the program are to advance the museum field’s ability to

• Advance museum-based learning and engagement practices in the museum field;

• Advance the museum field’s ability to respond to community needs; and

• Identify new solutions that address high priority and widespread collections care or conservation issues.

The primary audiences for this program are museums, museum service organizations and affiliated nonprofits, and museum professionals. Secondary audiences include museum visitors and future museum professionals.