Institute of Museum and Library Services announces $17.4 million for Museums for America

Dr. Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, has announced the 2007 Museums for America grant recipients. Museums of all types, from art to zoos, 158 in all, will share $17.4 million in grant funding. Recipients will match the federal funds with an additional $30.1 million. USA-wide, 414 museums - urban and rural, large and small - competed for grants, requesting over $41.9 million