Many of the Institution/Agencies and Professional Organizations/Committees offer museum-related grants and mentorships. Check each listing for specific details.

Institutions/Agencies
ACA Arizona Commission on the Arts
ACIA Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs
AHC Arizona Humanities Council
AHS Arizona Historical Society
ASLA Arizona State Library and Archives
ASM Arizona State Museum
ASP Arizona State Parks
AZCA Arizona Citizens for the Arts
A&BC Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix
BLM Bureau of Land Management
IMLS Institute for Museum and Library Services
MNA Museum of Northern Arizona
MPAC Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture
NCPTT National Center for Preservation Training and Technology
NEH National Endowment for the Humanities
NHPRC National
Historical Publications and Records Commission
NPS National Park Service
NSF National Science Foundation
NTHP National Trust for Historic Preservation
PAC Phoenix Arts Commission
POAC Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
SAP Smithsonian Affiliate Program
SCENE Southwest Center for Environmental and Nature Education
SHM Sharlot Hall Museum
SHPO State Historic Preservation Office
SITES Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibits Service
SRP Salt River Project

Professional Organizations/Committees
AAA American Anthropological Association
AAC Arizona Archaelogical Council
AAHS Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
AAM American Association of Museums
AAS Arizona Archaeological Society
AASLH American Association for State and Local History
AIC American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
APPCG Arizona Paper and Photograph Conservation Group
ARMA-AZ Association of Records Managers & Administrators (Arizona Chapter)
ASTC Association of Science-Technology Centers
AZLA Arizona Library Association
CAMA Central Arizona Museum Association
CARE Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation of AAM
CAZMAL Consortium of Arizona Museum Anthropology Libraries
CCHA Coordinating Committee for History in Arizona
COMPT Committee on Museum Professional Training of AAM
DAM Development and Membership of AAM
EDCOM Committee on Education of AAM
FAZA Friends of Arizona Archives
ICOM International Council of Museums
MASC Museum Association Security Committee of AAM
MECA Museum Educators Council of Arizona
MMC Museum Management Committee of AAM
MSA Museum Store Association 55th Retail Conference and Expo will be held April 17-19, 2010 at the Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX
MTC Media and Technology Committee of AAM
NAI National Association for Interpretation
NAME National Association of Museum Exhibition
MOMS Museum on Main Street
NACHO Northern Arizona Council on Historical Organizations
NASMA National Alliance of State’s Museums (aka PLASMA)
PLACCMA Pretty Loose Association Cochise County Museum Association
PLASMA Pretty Loose Association of State’s Museums (aka NASMA)
PRMC Public Relations and Marketing Committee of AAM
RC-AAM Registrar’s Committee of AAM
RC-WR Registrar’s Committee - Western Region
SAA Society for American Archaeology
SAA Society for American Archivists
SMAC Small Museum Administrators Committee of AAM
SPNHC “Spinach” - Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
SSA Society of Southwest Archivists
TAM Tucson Association of Museums
VSA Visitors Studies Association
WMA Western Museums Association

Terms/Library Systems
Accreditation
AMIGOS Amigos Library Services
CAP Conservation Assessment Program
CPSG Conservation Project Support Grant
CRM Cultural Resource Management
CVB Convention and Visitors Bureau
ESM Emerging and Small Museums
LSTA Library Services Technology Act
MAP Museums Assessment Program
MARC Machine Readable Catalogue
NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
PIC Professional Interest Committee