Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program

The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program (NANH) supports Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, 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. The primary audiences for this program are Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions providing museum services, and the professionals engaged with such institutions per the eligibility restrictions below. The goal of the program is to build the capacity of Native American Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide museum services to their communities through the support of: -- preservation and perpetuation of languages and cultural practices; -- professional development of the museum workforce; and -- management and care of museum collections and their associated documentation. Eligibility is restricted to organizations that are: -- a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, or -- a Nonprofit Organization that Primarily Serves and Represents Native Hawaiians.