Museum champions in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate are circulating bipartisan letters in support of “robust” funding for OMS in the coming fiscal year. In the House, the letter is led by Reps. Paul Tonko (D-NY), Michael Grimm (R-NY), and Arts Caucus co-Chairs Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Leonard Lance (R-NJ). In the Senate, it is led by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Roy Blunt (R-MO).

OMS awards grants to museums of all types for educational programming, technology upgrades, and preservation of treasured collections. It is the primary federal office supporting our nation's 17,500+ museums. The deadline for members to sign the House letter is Friday, March 28; the deadline to sign the Senate letter is March 25.