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Institute of Museum and Library Services
Published on AidPage by IDILOGIC on Jun 24, 2005
Criteria for selecting proposals...
The following criteria apply to the evaluation of all applications for Museums for America Grants: 1. PROJECT DESIGN: Describe the project and its overall goals. Review Criteria: Extent to which the project proposes efficient, effective, and successful approaches to accomplish clear goals and objectives. If technology purchase is requested, extent to which it will support the project or activity goals, and further the institution's strategic plan. If partnerships are supported by the grant, evidence that all partners are active contributors to and beneficiaries of the partnership activities. 2. GRANT PROGRAM GOALS Describe which one of the three goals of Museums for America the project addresses: Sustaining cultural heritage; Supporting lifelong learning; Serving as centers of community engagement; Describe how your proposal fits into that category. You must choose only one category to address. Your project will not be more favorably reviewed if you try to address all three categories. While many projects fit into one or more of these broad categories, every project will emphasize one of these areas over the others. Review Criteria: Degree to which the project or program addresses the programmatic strategic goal the institution has identified on the face sheet as its chosen category. 3. HOW THE PROJECT FITS IN TO STRATEGIC PLAN AND MISSION Describe how your proposal relates to your mission statement and strategic plan. A two-page summary is a required part of the application. Describe how the project will serve as an investment in institutional capacity. Discuss the long-term impact of this project after IMLS funding ends. Review Criteria: Evidence that the project or activities fit into and further the institution's strategic plan and mission. Extent to which the project is of sufficient scope to effect systemic change within the organization and/or expand institutional capacity to carry out the above strategic goals. 4 . STRATEGIC PLAN: PROCESS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES: Describe briefly how the institution arrived at its strategic plan, including the planning process and the participants in that process. Describe how the institution's financial resources support its strategic plan and the long-term stability of the museum. Review Criteria: Evidence that the museum's strategic (institutional, long-range, master) plan had community, board, and staff involvement and supports the goals and needs of both the museum and its community. Evidence that the planning activities of the museum also ensure the long-term financial stability of the museum.(Please note: a required attachment is a financial statement for the applicant's two previous fiscal years prior to application.) 5. Appropriateness of project for institution, audience: Describe who the intended audience is for this proposal and how the project will serve this audience. Briefly describe your area's demographics and how this intended audience fits within the institutional strategic plan. Review Criteria: Evidence that the project designers have identified an audience, performed a formal or informal assessment of their needs, and have designed this project as the best solution to answer those needs. 6. PROJECT RESOURCES: TIME AND BUDGET Describe the specifics of the time allotted for major activities and how these activities fit within the overall activities of the museum. Discuss the budget allocated to accomplishing the proposed activities. Review Criteria: Evidence that the project activities will be effectively completed and that the applicant institution is capable of carrying out the project to its successful conclusion through the deployment and management of resources including money, facilities, equipment, and supplies. Appropriateness and cost efficiency of budget to complete project activities. 7. PROJECT RESOURCES: PERSONNEL AND TECHNOLOGY: Describe personnel who will
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