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Here are two new federal grant opportunities that were recently announced. These opportunities could be a strong fit depending on your organization’s mission and goals.
Title: Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)
• Funding Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
• Projected number of awards: 16
• Award range: up to $500,000
• Due date: November 13, 2026
• Cost sharing required? No
• Who is eligible? The primary audiences for this program are American Latino museums and cultural institutions, museum service organizations, and institutions of higher education. Secondary audiences include museum visitors and future museum professionals.
• Summary: The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities and advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions.
• Link to full RFP: https://www.imls.gov/find-funding/funding-opportunities/grant-programs/museum-grants-for-american-latino-history-and-culture
Title: OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Technological Investigative Capacity
• Funding Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Projected number of awards: 4
• Award range: up to $5675,000
• Due date: November 5, 2026
• Cost sharing required? No
• Who is eligible? Nonprofits, for profits, governments, and educational organizations.
• Summary: This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)Technological Investigative Capacity program. This opportunity will increase the technological investigative capacity and associated training of ICAC task force personnel nationwide through the development, refinement, and advancement of widely used investigative tools, methods, and technologies that address child sexual abuse material (CSAM), exploitation, and sex trafficking.
• Link to full RFP: https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/ojjdp-2026-172753.pdf
