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IMLS offers peer-review, MAP and CAP assessment programs to help museums prepare competitive applications
Summary
IMLS encouraged prospective applicants to become peer reviewers, participate in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), and use the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program to strengthen applications; MAP is managed by the American Alliance of Museums and CAP by FAIC.
IMLS encouraged organizations that are not ready to apply this cycle to consider professional-development and assessment pathways that improve readiness for future applications.
The agency noted one option is to volunteer as a peer reviewer. Peer reviewers are industry professionals who read and score grant applications; serving as a reviewer provides an inside view of the review process and lessons for…
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