CFR > Title 45 - Public Welfare > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare > CHAPTER XI—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES (parts 1100 to 1186) > SUBCHAPTER E—INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (parts 1180 to 1186) > PART 1180—GRANTS REGULATIONS > SUBPART A—Definitions and Eligibility (§1180.1 to §1180.6) > 1180.5—Related Institutions.

1180.5—Related Institutions.

(a) If two or more institutions are under the common control of one agency or institution or are otherwise organizationally related and apply for assistance under the Act, the Director determines under all the relevant circumstances whether they are separate museums for the purpose of establishing eligibility for assistance under these regulations. See § 1180.4.
(b) IMLS regards the following factors, among others, as showing that a related institution is a separate museum:
(1) The institution has its own governing body;
(2) The institution has budgetary autonomy; and
(3) The institution has administrative autonomy.