Reference and Supplementary Materials
Reading materials from AAM's Conversation on Federal Funding held March 30, 2007 in Washington, DC.

AAM Board Statement on Federal Funding 


Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Feasibility Study for State Formula Program for Museum Services

Press Release: IMLS to Explore Feasibility of  State Formula Grant for Museums

Press Release: IMLS Requests Proposals to Study Public Funding Methods for Museums 

RFP for Study of Public Funding Methods for Museums 


Museum Facts and Figures 
from AAM’s 2006 Museum Financial Survey

Federal Funding – Current Resources for Museums

Federal Support for Museums FY 2004 - FY 2008 

IMLS Budget FY 2004 – FY 2008 

IMLS Office of Museum Services Budget History (with earmarks) FY 1998 - FY 2007

Congressional Earmarks for Museums – FY 2004 – FY 2007

Types of Federal Assistance

What are State Formula Grants? 

Catalog for Domestic Assistance – Types of Federal Assistance

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Article: NIH in the Post-Doubling Era: Realities and Strategies by Elias A. Zerhouni, Director, National Institutes of Health, published in Science November 17, 2006
Article is no longer accessible for free from Science Magazine, read the abstract. 

About the National Institutes of Health

NIH Roadmap for Medical Research Fact Sheet

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