What IMLS will and won’t fund: allowable project costs and baseline eligibility
Summary
IMLS explains allowable project expenses (salaries, travel, supplies, third-party costs, evaluation, training, equipment) and lists ineligible items including general fundraising, endowment contributions, general operating support, collections acquisition, construction/renovation and social activities; baseline eligibility rules require location in U.S. jurisdictions and nonprofit or government status.
Presenter, Institute of Museum and Library Services, summarized allowable project expenses such as salaries and fringe benefits, travel, materials and supplies, third-party costs, publication and design, program evaluation, staff and volunteer training, internships, fellowships and equipment for collections storage. The presenter emphasized that expenses must relate to specific project activities rather than general operation.
The video also lists disallowed items: "general fundraising costs such as development office staff or other staff time devoted to general fundraising; contributions to endowments; general operating support; the acquisition of collections; construction or renovation of facilities; and social activities, receptions, and entertainment." Baseline eligibility was restated: organizations must be located in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia and be a unit of state, local or tribal government, or a private nonprofit with tax-exempt status.
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