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March 1, 2022 | Partnership Grants for Capacity Building Offered by New York State Council on the Arts + Museum Association of New York

The Museum Association of New York is excited to announce a new regrant partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to distribute 100 grants of $5,000 to assist New York museums with capacity building.

Partnership Grants for Capacity Building will be made to:

  • Respond to pandemic challenges
  • Build financial stability
  • Strengthen board engagement
  • Grow community engagement
  • Update technology
  • Change internal systems to address equity, diversity, access, inclusion, and justice

Grant projects cannot begin before June 15, 2022 and must conclude by June 15, 2023.

If a museum is interested in a project that does not fit into the above capacity building categories, please reach out to MANY staff to discuss if the project is the right fit for this funding opportunity.

Grant Application portal opens February 15 and closes on April 1.

Partnership Grants for Capacity Building Offered by New York State Council on the Arts + Museum Association of New York