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21st Century Museum Professional Program

Program Information

Popular name

21MP

Program Number

45.032

Program objective

The 21st Century Museum Professional (21MP) program has two goals with two or three objectives associated with each goal: GOAL 1, Support the professional development of the museum workforce. Obj 1.1: Develop new or enhanced professional development and training programs for the museum workforce. Obj 1.2: Support assessment and evaluation of training and professional development programs to identify and share effective practices. GOAL 2, Recruit and train future museum professionals. Obj 2.1: Expand pathways into the museum field by adapting higher education programs to be more responsive to the needs of the 21st century museum workforce. Obj 2.2: Recruit future museum professionals from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds through paid internships, mentoring, and fellowship opportunities. Obj 2.3: Support assessment and evaluation of recruitment, training, and higher education programs to identify and share effective practices.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2024

    IMLS made 8 awards in 21st Century Museum Professional Program.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

2 C.F.R. part 200; 2 C.F.R. part 3187; 20 U.S.C. Chapter 72 Museum and Library Services Act of 2018, § 9101-9176, in particular § 9175(21st century museum professional program ). Guidelines are available online at https://www.imls.gov/grants/grant-programs or upon request from IMLS, 955 L’Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000, Washington DC 20024-2135. See the IMLS website at www.imls.gov for the most current program information.

  1. 20 USC Chapter 72 Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 US Code U.S.C. § § 9101-9176, in particular § 9175 (21st century museum professional program).