News & Announcements
New Opportunities to Amplify Your Museum Through VISIT FLORIDA
VISIT FLORIDA is actively seeking compelling museum stories, visuals, and visitor experiences to feature across multiple channels, including public relations, digital marketing, social media, and earned media placements. This creates meaningful opportunities for FAM...
2026 Scholarship Opportunity for Museum Professionals
Each year, the Society of Florida Archivists Judith Beale Scholarship Committee provides funds for students and early career professionals in the Archives, Library, and Museum fields, to attend their annual conference for free. Florida Association of Museum members...
HELPFUL LINKS
American Alliance of Museums’: Financial Relief and Resources CARES Act: Full Bill Text Canadian Conservation Institute: Caring for Heritage Collections during the COVID-19 Pandemic Florida Department of Emergency Management: COVID-19 Information, Dashboard and...
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
Miami/Dade— The Community Recovery Fund for Nonprofit Organizations — for information, visit miamifoundation.org/covid19response. Miami Pandemic Response Fund — for information, visit United Way of Miami Dade Duval County— The First Coast Relief Fund. Details...
PARTNER OFFERS
ThinkProxi’s “Helping Hand-le Covid-19 Program”: ThinkProxi has initiated a donation program called “Helping Hand-le Covid-19” by creating a mobile app linked directly to Non-Profit donation systems enabling the general public to view content from your museum and...
HUMAN RESOURCE PROVISIONS
Nonprofits that Self-Fund Unemployment:Nonprofits that self-fund unemployment benefits could get reimbursed for up to half the costs of benefits provided to their laid-off employees. See this article from National Council of Nonprofits for more information. Expanded...
TAX INCENTIVES
Charitable Giving Incentive:Includes a new deduction for total charitable contributions, as well as other incentives. More information can be found at AFP, Foundation for Philanthropy. Employee Retention Payroll Tax Credit:Creates a refundable payroll tax credit of up...
LOANS
Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program — Nonprofits with 500 or fewer paid employees (counting all full-time and part-time employees equally) will be eligible for SBA emergency loans of 2.5 times monthly payroll expenses. Loan...
GRANTS & RELIEF FUNDS
National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH)— The CARES Act provided $75 million in emergency funding to assist eligible nonprofits affected by the coronavirus. Approximately 40 percent of the appropriation will go directly to the 56 state and jurisdictional humanities...
SURVEYS & TOOLS
Business Damage Assessment Survey: Please complete the Business Damage Assessment Survey to help the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity evaluate the economic impact of COVID-19 and implement relief programs for recovery. Americans for the Arts Impact Survey:...