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Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program

Program Information

Popular name

NANH-Museums

Program Number

45.308

Program objective

The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (NANH) supports Indian Tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge. The program supports projects such as educational services and programs, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and collections stewardship. GOAL: Build the capacity of Native American Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide museum services to their communities. Obj. 1: Support the preservation and perpetuation of Indigenous languages and cultural practices. Obj. 2: Support the professional development of the workforce of Indigenous museums. Obj. 3: Support the management and care of Indigenous collections and their associated documentation.

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. 2015

    21 awards made in FY15.

  2. 2021

    IMLS made 26 standard awards in Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services plus an additional 15 awards funded through the CARES Act, designated CARES Act Grants for Native American/ Native Hawaiian Museum and Library Services.

  3. 2023

    IMLS made 34 awards in Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services.

  4. 2024

    IMLS made 18 awards in Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services.

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 CFR Part 200 and 2 CFR Part 3187. 20 USC Chapter 72 Museum and Library Services Act of 2018, § 9101-9176, in particular § 9173 (d) (Services for Native Americans). 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 U.S.C. § § 9101-9176, in particular § 9173 (d) (Services for Native Americans).