Assistance listing (financial assistance)

National Leadership Grants

Assistance Listing 45.312

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$22.3M
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
45
Recipients
Assistance Listing 45.312
Code

CFDA 45.312 (National Leadership Grants) accounted for $22.3M in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, across 45 recipients. Its largest recipient on record was National Park Foundation, with 45%. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$36.9M
FY20
$26.9M
FY21
$34.5M
FY22
$26.2M
FY25
$22.3M
FY26 partial
▼ 29%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • National Leadership Grants (Assistance Listing 45.312) accounted for $22.3M in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $26.2M in FY2025.
  • The Institute of Museum and Library Services provided 100% of it.
  • Its largest recipient was National Park Foundation, with 45%.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 70% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 82%.

National Park Foundation$10.1M
University of Illinois$1.7M
Trustees of Indiana University$1.7M
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$1.3M
University of North Texas$918.6K
Mississippi State University$679.3K
University of Alabama$676.4K
Michigan State University$455.1K
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the$448K
The Johns Hopkins University$425.7K

Recipient breakdown available for 90% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Institute of Museum and Library Services$22.3M

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