Application Costs
Through a Cooperative Agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the American Association of Museums (AAM) is able to offer four Museum Assessment Program assessments at a low cost to your institution.
To make MAP available to the greatest number of museums, there is a participation cost for museums with annual operating expenses greater than $125,000. See below to determine your museum’s costs. The participation fee will be due at the beginning of the assessment process.
Annual Operating Expense Participation Costs
$125,000 or less FREE
$125,001 - $400,000 $350.00
$400,001-$1 Million $550.00
Greater than $1 Million $750.00
The following costs for museums applying through the annual application deadline are covered by AAM and IMLS through the Cooperative Agreement. They are valued at approximately $4,000:
- MAP Self-Study Workbook
- Approved Peer Reviewer travel expenses; one Peer Reviewer per assessment; cap of $950. Travel expenses include transportation, food, and lodging.
- Peer Reviewer honorarium of $400
- MAP Bookshelf from the AAM Bookstore
- Access to the AAM Museum Essentials Webinar Series
- Access to the AAM Information Center
- MAP staff guidance and feedback
- National recognition
- Certificate of completion
Potential out of pocket costs:
- $1,350* for a second Peer Reviewer ($400 honorarium plus peer reviewer travel costs). *Costs in excess of $950 cap will be billed to the museum
- Peer Reviewer travel costs that exceed $950 cap set by MAP
- costs associated with food or beverage for meetings/events when the Peer Reviewer(s) is on-site
- staff time
- postage and long-distance telephone charges
- funds to implement the Peer Reviewer’s recommendations (costs as yet undetermined)
Flexible Participation Costs
The Flexible Participation option is not subsidized by the Institute of Museum and Library services and has more flexibility with eligibility.
Participation Fee:
$3, 000 for AAM Institutional Members or $3,500 for non-members
Other costs include:
- Funds to cover the Peer Reviewer's travel, meals and lodging during the site visit.
- Funds to cover an optional second reviewer if two are requested (includes $400 honorarium plus peer review travel costs)
- Meals for group meetings during Peer Reviewer visit (amount will vary)
- Long distance phone calls, photocopying, photography, and other miscellaneous charges (amount will vary)
- Funds to implement the Peer Reviewer’s recommendations (costs as yet undetermined)
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