21st Century Museum Professionals guidelines

2007
21st Century
Museum
Professionals
Grants
Grant Program Guidelines
CFDA No. 45.307

Application Deadline: March 15, 2007
Applicants must apply through Grants.gov
(see www.imls.gov/grantsgov for more information)

For more information, call or write:

21st Century Museum Professionals Program Staff
Christopher J. Reich, Senior Program Officer
Phone: 202/653-4685
E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Trio, Program Specialist
Phone: 202/653-4689
E-mail: [email protected]

Office of Museum Services
General phone number: 202/653-4789

Institute of Museum and Library Services
1800 M Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5802
General phone number:
202/653-IMLS (4657)
General e-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.imls.gov
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publication or any other grant publication upon request.

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or age. For further information, write to the Civil Rights Officer, Institute of Museum and Library
Services, 1800 M Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036-5802.

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gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Institute of Museum and
Library Services at the address above; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (3137-0060), Washington, DC 20503.
CFDA Number: 45.307
OMB Number: 3137‑0060; Expiration Date: 11/30/2008

DEAR COLLEAGUEs

I am pleased to present the 2007 guidelines for 21st Century Museum Professionals Grants.
Helping to train museum professionals is a top priority for the Institute of Museum and Library
Services. These grants are designed to build the knowledge, skills, and abilities of museum
professionals so that they will be better equipped to serve the needs of their communities.
The rapidly changing environment of the knowledge society, the possibilities provided by new
technologies, the increasing diversity of the population, and the need to demonstrate public
value and accountability require an expanding portfolio of skills for museum professionals at
every level. The Institute encourages proposals from museums, service organizations, and
universities that will build the capacities of the nation’s museums.
I invite you to read these guidelines, propse projects that help build a stronger community of
museum professionals for the 21st century.
Sincerely,

Anne-Imelda M. Radice, PhD
Director



Table of contents

Section 1: General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About 21st Century Museum Professionals grants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Institutional Eligibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Eligible Activities and Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),
and Employer Identification Number (EIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conditions of a Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Duration of a Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Project Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Amount of Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cost Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Use of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Copyright/Work Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Announcement of Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Payment, Accounting, Management, and Reporting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Application Review and Evaluation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 2: The Application Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Application Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grants.gov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SF-424s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Program Information Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 MP Narrative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Application Evaluation Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Partnership Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Text Responses Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Explanation of budget surplus/deficit, if applicable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Organizational profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of project activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Institutional financial statements, if applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule of completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Budget Justification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
List of Key Project Staff and Consultants and Resumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Section 2: The Application Package (cont’d)
Other Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proof of Nonprofit Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Letters of Commitment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Optional Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Submitting Grants.gov Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Section 3: Application Resources and Assurances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Application Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sample Schedule of Completion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IMLS Assurances and Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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General Information

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the
nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong
libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the
national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture,
and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development.
The Institute supports the full range of museums, including art, history, science and technology,
children’s, natural history, historic houses, nature centers, botanical gardens, and zoos; and all
types of libraries, including public, school, academic, research, and archival. Our robust capacity
for research, evaluation, policy analysis, grantmaking, and partnerships help make it possible for
libraries and museums to be leaders in their communities.
Museums and libraries are America’s leading public institutions, making knowledge available to
millions at little or no cost. As public institutions they must meet a very high threshold of mission
accountability and use resources wisely for public good.
Through grants and information resources, we annually reach thousands of museums and
libraries in myriad ways—from providing much needed technical assistance for small institutions
to establishing national and replicable models, strengthening state networks, and supporting
professional development. To aid institutions in program design, we also provide tools for
strategic planning and evaluation. Funding from the Institute helps museums and libraries
operate effectively and give value to their communities. It also leverages additional public and
private support.
Collecting and disseminating results from funded projects, engaging in research, and publishing
reports enables the Institute of Museum and Library Services to make a significant contribution
to library, museum, and information policy and practice in the United States.



About 21st Century Museum Professionals grants

The purpose of the 21st Century Museum Professionals (21MP) program is to increase the
capacity of museums to connect people to information and ideas by improving the knowledge
and skills of museum staff in the full range of museum operations.
Museums play a critical role in the education of the public in the United States by preserving the
world’s rich cultural heritage and helping to transmit it from one generation to the next. Museum
professionals need high levels of knowledge and expertise as they help to create public value for
the communities they serve. IMLS supports this purpose by providing grants that help museum
professionals acquire, improve, and maintain their knowledge and skills.
21st Century Museum Professionals grants are intended to reach broad groups of museum
professionals throughout a city, county, state, region, or the nation and increase their capacity to
serve their audiences. These projects should reach multiple institutions and diverse audiences.
“Museum professionals” include both paid and unpaid museum staff and both practicing and
future professionals. Applications from individual museums should demonstrate how the
proposed project will benefit multiple institutions and diverse audiences.
Successful proposals will reflect an understanding of museum service needs in the communities
to be served by the project and will explain why the proposed activity will be effective in meeting
those needs.
Funding will support projects involving core management skills such as planning, leadership,
finance, program design, partnership, and evaluation. Project focus areas may also include,
but not be limited to, collections care and management, interpretation, marketing and audience
development, visitor services, governance, and other areas of museum operations. Proposals
may also focus on projects that help museums attract and retain staff, and improve the capacity
of museums to address the rapidly changing demographics in many communities. Examples of
activities may include one or more of the following:
• development and implementation of classes, seminars or workshops that deliver information
on how to improve staff practices in the operation of museums;
• resources and activities to support the development of museum leaders;
• organizational support for the development of internship and fellowship programs;
• support for the enhancement of pre-professional training programs;
• collection, assessment or development of information that leads to better museum operations;
• dissemination of information to museum professionals through publications, Web sites or
other means;
• activities that increase and strengthen the use of contemporary technology tools to deliver
programs and services.



Institutional Eligibility

An applicant must
1. be either a unit of state or local
government or a private nonprofit
organization that has tax-exempt status
under the Internal Revenue Code;

b. An organization or association that
engages in activities designed to advance
the well-being of museums and the museum profession.4

2. be located in one of the 50 states of the
United States of America, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau;
and

c. An institution of higher education, including public and nonprofit universities.

3. qualify as one of the following three types
of organizations:
a. a museum1 that, using a professional
staff,2 (1) is organized on a permanent
basis for essentially educational or
aesthetic purposes; (2) owns or uses
tangible objects, either animate or
inanimate; (3) cares for these objects;
and (4) exhibits these objects to the general public on a regular basis through
facilities that it owns or operates.3

Museums include, but are not limited to, aquariums,
arboretums, art museums, botanical gardens,
children/youth museums, general museums (those
having two or more significant disciplines), historic
houses/sites, history museums, natural history/
anthropology museums, nature centers, planetariums, science/technology centers, specialized
museums (limited to a single distinct subject), and
zoological parks.
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An institution uses a professional staff if it employs
at least one professional staff member, or the fulltime equivalent, whether paid or unpaid, primarily
engaged in the acquisition, care, or exhibition to the
public of objects owned or used by the institution.
2

An institution exhibits objects to the general public
if such exhibition is a primary purpose of the institution. An institution that exhibits objects to the general
public for at least 120 days a year is deemed to
exhibit objects to the general public on a regular
basis.
3

An institution that exhibits objects by appointment may meet the requirement to exhibit objects
to the general public on a regular basis if it can
establish, in light of the facts under all the relevant
circumstances, that this method of exhibition does
not unreasonably restrict the accessibility of the
institution’s exhibits to the general public.
An institution that does not have as a primary
purpose the exhibition of objects to the general
public but that can demonstrate that it exhibits
objects to the general public on a regular basis
as a significant, separate, distinct, and continuing
portion of its activities, and that it otherwise
meets the museum eligibility requirements, may
be determined to be eligible as a museum under
these guidelines. For more information. please see
45 C.F.R. Chapter XI, Subchapter E (Institute of
Museum and Library Services).
For example, friends group associated with a
single museum is not an eligible applicant.
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Please note that a museum located within
a parent organization that is a state or local
government or multipurpose not-for-profit
entity, such as a municipality, university,
historical society, foundation, or cultural
center, may apply on its own behalf if the
museum: (1) is able to independently fulfill all
the eligibility requirements listed above; (2)
functions as a discrete unit within the parent
organization; (3) has its own fully segregated
and itemized operating budget; and (4) has
the authority to make the application on its
own. When any of the last three conditions
cannot be met, a museum may apply through
its parent organization, and the parent
organization may submit a single application
for one or more of its museums.



ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES AND COSTS

Eligible Costs
Eligible expenses include but are not limited to
the following:
• training and education;
• technical assistance or consultation with
museum and/or business professionals;
• program development and implementation;
• purchase of equipment, materials,
supplies, or services;
• research;
• publication;
• integration of technology into training
activities or programs;
• activities related to general museum
operations;
• internship stipends and support activities;
• costs associated with evaluation of grant
activities;
• staffing; and
• indirect or overhead costs (see 28).

Non-Eligible Activities and Costs
• general museum fundraising costs, such
as development office expenditures or
other staff time devoted to general fundraising;
• general advertising or public relations
costs designed solely for promotional
activities other than those related to the
specific project;
• contributions to endowment funds;
• acquisition of objects for the collection;
• costs of social activities, ceremonies, and
other entertainment;
• pre-award costs (costs incurred prior to
the effective date of the grant);
• construction and renovation of museum
facilities;



• collection conservation activities, including
the purchase of storage equipment such
as shelving, installation of collections,
HVAC systems, creation of collections
storage facilities, object treatment, collections surveys, or historic structure renovation (For these activities, please see IMLS
Conservation Project Support program
guidelines.)
• exhibit fabrication that includes creation of
large scale permanent structures for animals or objects that would involve contract
labor of the construction trades. (Exhibits
fabrication may be an allowable cost. If
you have a question about the eligibility
of the scope of your exhibition activities,
please call IMLS staff immediately.)

Cost Share
IMLS will provide up to one-half the cost of the
project. Your cost share may consist of
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cash contributions;
earned income;
in-kind contributions;
materials and supplies; and/or
equipment.

You may not use federal funds as your cost
share. In-kind contributions such as staff time,
donated services, supplies, and space may be
used as cost share if you can document that
donations relate specifically to your 21st Century Museum Professionals grant project.

Partnerships

Partnerships may strengthen applications
submitted to this program, if they are
appropriate to the project. Partnerships are
not required in this program, however.
If an applicant chooses to work in
partnership with other organizations, IMLS
encourages partnerships that are on a scale
sufficient to address the broadest possible
needs, including statewide and regional
collaborations. An application may include
one or more partners.
The lead applicant serves as the fiscal agent
for the project and must be an eligible entity.
All partners must complete a Partnership
Statement.
The members of the partnership shall either
designate one member of the partnership
to apply for the grant, or establish a
separate, eligible legal entity consisting of
the partnership members to apply for the
grant. Any group application must contain
a Partnership Statement that details the
activities that each member of the partnership
plans to perform and binds each member
of the partnership to every statement and
all assurances made by the applicant in the
application. The applicant shall submit the
Partnership Statement with its application.

version of the Partnership Statement to the
applicant, which will be available to IMLS if
requested by IMLS.
If IMLS makes a grant to a partnership, the
lead applicant for the partnership is the
grantee and is legally responsible for the use
of all grant funds and for ensuring that the
project is carried out by the partnership in
accordance with the terms of the grant and
applicable federal laws, regulations, and
requirements. The lead applicant must be the
fiscal agent but may subcontract with partners
for other specific activities or services.
Each member of the partnership is legally
responsible for carrying out the activities
it agrees to perform and using the funds it
receives in accordance with the terms of the
grant and applicable federal laws, regulations,
and requirements

By submitting the Partnership Statement with
the application, the applicant affirms that (1)
the partner(s) is available and has agreed to
participate, and (2) the Partnership Statement
is true, complete, and accurate to the best of
the applicant’s authorized representative’s
knowledge. The applicant will ensure that
the partner(s) also provides a signed original



Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS),
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and
Employer Identification Number (EIN)

To improve the statistical reporting of federal
grants and cooperative agreements, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
directed all federal agencies to require all
applicants for federal grants to provide a Dun
and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number when applying for
federal grants or cooperative agreements on
or after October 1, 2003. The DUNS number
is required whether an applicant is submitting
a paper application or using the governmentwide electronic portal (Grants.gov).
Organizations should verify that they have a
DUNS number or take steps to obtain one.
Organizations can receive a DUNS number at
no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS
number request line at 1-866-705-5711 or by
visiting www.dnb.com/us.



The Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) is
an identification number used by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) in the administration
of tax laws. It is issued either by the Social
Security Administration (SSA) or by the IRS.
A Social Security number is issued by the SSA,
whereas all other TINs are issued by the IRS.
An Employer Identification Number (EIN), also
known as a federal tax identification number,
is a nine-digit number that the IRS assigns to
business entities. The IRS uses this number
to identify taxpayers that are required to file
various business tax returns.
If an organization does not have DUNS and
TIN numbers, its application will be rejected.

Conditions of a Grant

Duration of a Grant
Project activities may be carried out for a
period of up to three years.

Project Start Date
Projects may begin no earlier than October 1,
2007 and no later than December 1, 2007.
Projects must begin on the first day of the
month and end on the last day of the month.

Amount of Grant
21st Century Museum Professionals Grants
range from $15,000 to $500,000. IMLS will
review and negotiate budgets as necessary.
Applicants may be granted an amount less
than requested. Please note that applicants
may submit only one application for funding
through 21MP for each application deadline.

Cost Sharing
Project cost must be matched 1:1 through the
cost share by the applicant. Applicants must
provide at least one-half of the total cost of
the project from non-federal sources. These
costs may be supported by the grantee’s cash
outlays including cash contributions from
third parties that are used to support project
costs, the value of the grantee’s contributions
of property and services to the project, and
third-party in-kind contributions that are used
to support project activities. IMLS encourages
applicants to contribute as cost sharing the
salaries of any existing permanent staff to
be employed on a project in proportion to the
amount of time they will spend on the project.
If IMLS funding is requested for salaries of
existing permanent staff, the proposal should
explain how their regular duties will be performed during the grant period. IMLS strongly
encourages applicants to seek third-party

donations of cash, equipment, and services. If
any funds are to be contributed as cost share
by sources other than the applicant or its
official partners, the applicant must identify
whether the commitment of funds is assured
or pending. If the funds are assured, the applicant should include a letter from the source
affirming its commitment. If the funds are not
assured, the applicant should describe the
plan for meeting the promised cost share from
other sources in the event that the pending
funds are not received.

Use of Funds
IMLS grant funds may be used only for allowable costs directly related to the project.
Grant funds may not be used for construction,
contributions to endowment funds, social activities, ceremonies, entertainment, collection
acquisition, or pre-grant costs.
Projects should be investments in the organization that will have long-term institutional
impact, not one-time activities. Any revenues
generated with project funds during the grant
period must be reported as program income
and should be applied to the grant recipient’s
cost sharing or as specified in applicable OMB
circulars. All listed expenses must be incurred
during the grant period. Government-wide uniform administration rules and requirements
apply, including appropriate OMB circulars.
For a list of allowable and unallowable costs,
please see page 6.



Conditions of a Grant

Copyright/Work Products
IMLS requires acknowledgment of IMLS assistance in all publications and other products
resulting from the project. Products should be
distributed for free or at cost unless the recipient has received written approval from IMLS
for another arrangement. With written permission, the recipient may copyright any work
that is subject to copyright and was developed under an award or for which ownership
was purchased. IMLS reserves, for federal
government purposes, a royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to
reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work
and authorize others to reproduce, publish,
or otherwise use the work. IMLS requires that
grantees provide three copies of any products
produced with IMLS funds to IMLS with final
reports.

Announcement of Award
No information about the status of an application will be released until all applications
have been reviewed and all negotiations are
concluded. IMLS will notify applicants of final
decisions in September 2007.

Payment, Accounting, Management and
Reporting Procedures
A federal accounting office handles the payment for 21st Century Museum Professionals
grant recipients, and grantees may request
cash advances or reimbursements as needed
during the project period. Payments are made
electronically. IMLS requires grant recipients
to maintain a restricted account for funds received during the project period. Grantees do
not need to maintain a separate bank account
for IMLS grant funds; however, they must
establish and maintain a separate accounting

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category within an internal accounting system
to show that the funds have been used for
project costs only. This restricted accounting
record must be adequate to satisfy normal
auditing procedures. Grants are subject to the
provisions of Office of Management and Budget audit requirements. In addition, government-wide uniform grant administrative rules
and requirements apply, including appropriate
OMB circulars.
Grant recipients are required to submit interim
performance reports every six months during
the grant period as well as annual financial reports. They are also required to submit a final
performance report and a final financial report
at the end of the grant period.

Application Review and evaluation

IMLS staff determines whether an applicant
is eligible and whether an application is
complete. IMLS staff may contact applicants
for information needed to make an eligibility
determination. If an applicant is determined to
be ineligible as an official applicant, the application will be rejected without evaluation (see
“Institutional Eligibility,” page 4). Incomplete
applications are subject to rejection without
evaluation. If an application is rejected, the
applicant will be notified by mail.
All eligible applications for 21MP grants will
be evaluated by individual field review and/or
panel review. Reviewers will have professional
experience in either museums or professional
service organizations that serve museums,
or institutions of higher education. The IMLS
Director makes the final funding decisions
on the basis of the evaluations by reviewers
and panels, the types of projects encouraged
by IMLS, and the overall goals of the 21MP
program and of IMLS.
Reviewers provide their evaluation applying
the review criteria listed with the narrative
questions on pages 24-25. For examples of
funded projects, search the Awarded Grants
database at www.imls.gov/search.asp.

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The Application
Package

Application Components

An application requesting funding from the 21st Century Museum Professionals program should
include the following materials:
1. Face Sheet: the Application for Federal Domestic Assistance/Short Organizational Form
(SF‑424s) on Grants.gov
2. Program Information Sheet: the three-page form available as a fill-in PDF form or Word
document in the Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site
3. Narrative: not to exceed 7 pages
4. Detailed Budget: a three-page form available as a fill-in PDF form or Word document in the
Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site, replicated for each year of the project
5. Summary Budget: a one-page form available as a fill-in PDF form or Word document in the
Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site
6. Partnership Statement form, if applicable: a one-page form available as a fill-in PDF form
or Word document in the Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site, replicated for each
individual partner
7. Text Responses documents, which will include the following:
a. Explanation of budget surplus/deficit, if applicable
b. Organizational profile
c. Institutional financial statements, if applicable
d. Summary of project activities
e. Schedule of completion
f. Budget Justification
g. List of key project staff and consultants
h. Resumes for key project staff and consultants
8. Other attachments:
a. Proof of nonprofit status, if applicable
b. Current, federally negotiated rate for indirect costs, if applicable
c. Letters of commitment, if applicable
d. Optional attachments (not to exceed 20 pages)

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Grants.gov

Organizations that are applying under the
March 15, 2007, deadline for the 21st
Century Museum Professionals program must
submit their applications through Grants.gov,
the federal government’s online application
system. The Grants.gov system will accept
applications through 11:59 P.M. eastern time
on March 15.
The application instructions contained
within these guidelines are designed to
accommodate the online application process.
Applicants should feel free to contact program
staff at any time with questions about an
application component.
While the deadline is March 15, IMLS
recommends strongly that applicants
REGISTER EARLY (see “Grants.gov
Registration” section below) and COMPLETE
AND SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION EARLY.
Applicants are urged to not wait until the last
day to submit their applications. Grants.gov
can slow down during periods of high usage,
which most often occur between 12:00 noon
and 5:00 P.M. eastern time, particularly on
days near a deadline. Applicants will have
a better experience if they submit their
application outside of these hours and in
advance of the deadline.

Grants.gov Registration
All applicants who are using Grants.gov must
register with Grants.gov before submitting
their application. The multistep registration
process generally cannot be completed in a
single day. Applicants who are not already
registered should allow at least two weeks
to complete this one-time process. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL THE DAY OF THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE TO REGISTER.
Step-by-step instructions for registering are
available at www.grants.gov/GetStarted. In
addition, IMLS has created an easy-to-follow
checklist for registering at www.imls.gov/
applicants/grantsgov/checklist.shtm.
Applicants who have problems registering
should call the Grants.gov help desk at
1-800-518-4726; e-mail support@grants.
gov; or consult the information posted on the
Grants.gov Web site at www.grants.gov/
CustomerSupport. The Grants.gov customer
service hours are 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Applicants do not need to complete the
registration process to download the
application package and begin to prepare their
material (see below). However, they will need
their Grants.gov UserID and password, which
are obtained during the registration process,
to submit their completed application.

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Grants.gov

Obtaining Application Packages

budget, program information, and any
others related to this specific program.

Electronic application packages are obtained
directly from www.Grants.gov. Organizations
applying through Grants.gov will need to locate
the 21MP program package on the site. To
locate the package:
1. Go to www.Grants.gov to obtain the
electronic application package for the
21MP program.
2. In the left-hand column, click on “Apply for
Grants,” then click on “Download a Grant
Application Package and Instructions.”
Under “Find,” click “Download Grant
Application Packages.”
3. This will take applicants to the “Download
Application Package” screen. On this
screen, enter one of the numbers found
in the box below to locate the 21MP
program application package, then click on
“Download Package.”
Applicants will need to know one of the
following to locate the package:

(2) Download Application Package—This
package has the face sheet (SF-424s,
“Application for Federal Domestic
Assistance/Short Organizational Form”)
and the Attachments form.
Applicants need to download both of these
packages to have all of the materials and
forms necessary to complete the application.
5. To access, complete, and submit the
application package, applicants need
to have PureEdge Viewer, a small,
free software program, installed on
their computer. Applicants who do not
already have this software can follow the
instructions on Grants.gov for installing
this program.

Please note that the PureEdge viewer is
compatible with computers running the
Windows operating system. Non-Windows
users will be able to download and
complete the PureEdge forms by taking
advantage of the free Citrix server. See
www.grants.gov/MacSupport for more
information.

The application package will download in
a Zipped file (.zip). Applicants need to have
software that un-Zips files to open them.
Numerous freeware packages are available
on the Internet. The .zip contents are also
available on the IMLS Web site at www.
imls.gov/grantsgov.

CFDA No: 45.307
Funding Opportunity Number: 21MP-FY07
4. When an applicant starts to download
an application, two items need to be
downloaded:
(1) Download Application Instructions—
This package contains the grant
application guidelines (which include
instructions for completing the
application) and the IMLS forms for

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Working on an Application Package
1. When opening the application package that
is saved on the applicant’s computer, the
Grants.gov “Grant Application Package”
screen will appear. In the “Application Filing
Name” field, applicants should enter their
organization’s legal name.
2. The forms needed to complete the
21MP program application appear in the
“Mandatory Documents” box. To open
an item, click on it to select it, and then
click on the “Open Form” button that is
beneath the “Mandatory Documents”
box. Forms cannot be opened by doubleclicking. When a form is more than one
page, navigate between pages by using the
“Next” or “Previous” buttons at the top of
the screen.
3. After working on a form, click the “Close
Form” button at the top of the screen to
capture entered information and return to
the “Grant Application Package” screen.
Before closing the “Grant Application
Package” screen, click on the “Save”
button. Until all of the required fields in all
of the mandatory forms are completed,
clicking on the “Save” button will generate
an invalid values message. Click “Yes” to
proceed. Grants.gov will also ask: “File
Already Exists. OVERWRITE?” Clicking “Yes”
will save the most recent changes to the
existing file.

4. When a form is completed, click on the
form name in the “Mandatory Documents”
box to select it, and then click the “=>”
button. This will move the form to the
“Mandatory Completed Documents for
Submission” box. All forms must be in the
“Mandatory Completed Documents for
Submission” box before an applicant will be
able to submit the application. Forms can
be worked on from either the “Mandatory
Documents” or “Mandatory Completed
Documents for Submission” box.
There are two forms in the “Mandatory
Documents” box that every applicant must fill
out before submitting the application:
1. Application for Federal Domestic
Assistance/Short Organizational Form
(SF‑424s): This form asks for basic
information on the applicant’s organization
and project. It is equivalent to the IMLS
Face Sheet in the application package of
previous years.
2. Attachments Form: This is not a form
in the conventional sense, but rather
a place to attach the other forms and
additional items that must be included for
a Grants.gov application package to be
considered complete.
Note: The Program Information Sheet, the
Detailed Budget form, and the Summary
Budget form are also mandatory components
of the application. The Partnership Statement
is an optional form, depending on the nature
of the project being proposed, that may also
be a component of the application.

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Grants.gov

All of these mandatory and optional forms are
included in the downloaded Zip file in both
Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word formats, and
are also available on the IMLS Web site. They
can be saved in either PDF or Word format,
then attached to the application using the
Attachments Form.
Before completing the required forms,
applicants may want to activate the Help tool
by clicking on the help button (looks like a
question mark) in the tool bar. Applicants can
then find instructions by positioning the cursor
over each item or, where relevant, over the
radio button for an item. Detailed instructions
for certain items are provided in the next
section.

Application Attachments
The Attachments Form is not a form in the
conventional sense. Rather, it is a place to
attach documents/files that are completed
and saved elsewhere on the applicant’s
computer. The forms and documents that
must be attached to the Attachments Form
are listed in their correct sequence below:
1. Program Information Sheet
2. Narrative
3. Detailed Budget form
4. Summary Budget form
5. Partnership Statement
6. Text Responses documents
7. Any remaining attachments

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Several important points about the forms and
documents to attach:
1. On the Attachments Form, there are 15
attachment buttons, labeled “Attachment
1” through “Attachment 15.” By clicking
on a button, applicants will be able to
choose the file from their computer that
they wish to attach. Applicants should
attach only one copy of each item.
Applicants are encouraged to create
multipaged documents that consolidate
multiple attachments into one document, if
possible.
2. Applicants must submit all attachments
in one of the following formats: Microsoft
Word (.doc), Adobe Portable Document
Format (.pdf), Microsoft Excel (.xls), JPEG
(.jpg), rich text (.rtf), or plain text (.txt).

To save the PDF versions of the Program
Information Sheet, Budget forms, or
Partnership Statement as PDFs, applicants
must use Adobe Acrobat Approval or the
full Acrobat Standard or Professional
Programs. (Acrobat Approval is no longer
available for purchase, but existing
versions will work.) Caution: Applicants
using the free version of the Reader
software cannot save the filled-out forms.

Nonform documents, such as the narrative
and Text Responses document(s), can be
created with any software, but must be
saved and submitted in one of the formats
listed above. Applicants who do not have
the software needed to convert files to PDF
can use one of the many low-cost or free
software packages available. To learn more,
go to www.imls.gov/pdf/PDFConversion.pdf.
Documents not available in an electronic
format should be scanned and submitted
as a PDF or JPEG file.

3. For documents that are not forms,
applicants should make sure that pages
are clearly labeled with the organization’s
legal name and the name of the item
(e.g., application narrative) and numbered
sequentially.
4. Forms and document files should be
labeled clearly and attached in the proper
order so that IMLS can correctly identify
attachments.

6. If unable to view an attachment by clicking
the “View Attachment” button on the
Attachments Form, applicants should
check the bottom of the screen for the
message “Pop-ups were blocked on this
page.” If this message is present, pressing
“Ctrl” and “View Attachment” will enable
the applicant to see the attachment.

Grants.gov Help
For help on how to use Grants.gov, please
see the help material on the Grants.gov Web
site at www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport.
Applicants can also e-mail the Grants.gov help
desk at [email protected] or call them at
1-800-518-4726 from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
eastern time, Monday through Friday.
The Grants.gov help desk will assign a case
number to each inquiry. This number only
documents the inquiry to the help desk, and is
in no way related to the tracking number that
Grants.gov will assign an application once it
has been successfully submitted.

5. Applicants do not have to fill in all 15
Attachments Form buttons.

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SF-424s

Note: Questions 1 through 4 will auto-fill in
Grants.gov.

applicants are not eligible to receive 21MP
grants:

5. Applicant Information

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•
•
•
•

a. Legal Name: Enter the legal name of the
organization that is making the application.
Please see page 4 (Institutional Eligibility) for
eligibility details. If the eligible entity does not
have the authority to apply directly to IMLS
for funding, enter the name of the parent
organization that is submitting the application
on behalf of the eligible entity. Enter the name
of the eligible entity in the space provided
for “Organizational Unit” on the Program
Information Form, Item 1b.
b. Address: Use Street1 for the organization’s
street address or post office box number,
whichever is used for its U.S. Postal Service
mailing address. Street2 is not a required field
and should be used only when a suite or room
number or other similar information is part of
the address.
In the Zip+4/Postal Code box, enter the full
nine-digit Zip code assigned by the U.S. Postal
Service. An organization’s full Zip code can be
retrieved at www.usps.com/zip4.
c. Web Address: Enter the Web address of the
legal applicant.
d. Type of Applicant: Select the one code that
best characterizes the applicant organization
from the menu in the first drop-down box. Leave
the other boxes blank. The following types of

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Public/Indian Housing Authority
Individual
For-profit organization
Small business
Nondomestic (non-U.S.) entity

e. EIN/TIN: Enter the nine-digit number
assigned by the IRS; do not use a Social
Security number.
f. Organizational DUNS: All organizational
applicants for federal funds must have a
DUNS number. Ensure that the number
entered here agrees with the number (either
9 or 13 digits) that was used with the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR) as part of the
Grants.gov registration.
g. Congressional District: Enter the number
of the congressional district in which the
applicant organization is located. Use the
following format: two-letter state abbreviation,
followed by a hyphen, followed by the
three-digit district number. For example,
if the organization is located in the 5th
Congressional District of California, enter
“CA‑005.” For the 12th district of North
Carolina, enter “NC-012.” If an applicant
does not have a congressional district (e.g.,
it is located in a U.S. territory that does not
have districts), enter 00-000. To determine
an institution’s district, visit the House of
Representatives Web site at www.house.gov
and use the “Find Your Representative” tool.

6. Project Information
a. Project Title: Provide a brief descriptive title.
b. Project Description: Briefly describe the
specific project, not the applicant organization.
Use clear language that can be understood
readily by readers who may not be familiar
with the discipline or subject area.
c. Proposed Project Start Date/End Date:
Enter the beginning and ending dates for the
requested period of support—that is, the span
of time necessary to plan, execute, and close
out the proposed project. Projects must begin
between October 1, 2007 and December 1,
2007. Start dates must be the first day of a
month and end dates must be the last day of
a month.

7. Project Director
Provide the requested information for the
project director, who will be responsible for
carrying out the project and who will serve as
the key contact person with IMLS regarding
the progress achieved under the grant. Leave
the Social Security number blank. Select a
prefix (even though this field is not required on
Grants.gov).

8. Primary Contact/Grants Administrator
Provide the requested information for the
individual who should be contacted on all
matters involving this application and the
administration of any grant that may be
awarded. For colleges and universities,
this person is often a sponsored research,
sponsored programs, or contracts and grants
officer. Leave the Social Security number

blank. Select the appropriate prefix (even
though this field is not required on Grants.gov).
In some organizations, particularly smaller
ones, this individual may be the same as the
project director. If this is the case, check the
“Same as Project Director” box. (If the primary
contact/grants administrator is the same as
the authorizing official, please complete all
items under both 8 and 9 even though there
will be some repetition.)

9. Authorized Representative
Enter the name and contact information
of the person who has the authority to
apply for federal support of the applicant’s
activities and enter into legal agreements in
the name of the applicant. The Authorized
Representative should not be the same
person as the Project Director. By checking
the “I Agree” box at the top of Item 9 and
signing the application, this individual
certifies the applicant’s compliance with
relevant federal requirements (see the “IMLS
Assurances and Certification” section, pp.
40-45). All written correspondence will be
addressed to the Authorized Representative.
The “Signature of Authorized Representative”
and “Date Signed” boxes will be populated
on submission of the application. Submission
of the application by the Authorized
Representative certifies compliance with
relevant federal requirements, and that the
statements in the application (including, but
not limited to, the Partnership Statement) are
true, complete, and accurate to the best of
the applicant’s Authorized Representative’s
knowledge.

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Program Information Sheet

1. Applicant Information
a. Legal Name: Enter the legal name of the
applicant.
b. and c. Organizational Unit and Address:
If the eligible entity cannot apply for grants
on its own behalf, then enter the name and
address of the entity in these spaces. For
example, if a museum or library that is part
of a parent organization, such as a university,
is applying, the university would be the legal
applicant, and the museum or library would
be entered as the organizational unit. Be
sure to include the four-digit extension on the
Zip code.
d. Web Address: If an organizational unit is
listed, enter its Web address here. If not, enter
the Web site of the entity listed at Legal Name.
e. Type of Institution: Select the one that
most accurately describes the applicant.

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2. Grant Program or Grant Program
Category
Select one of the categories listed under
a. 21st Century Museum Professionals

3. Request Information
a. IMLS Funds Requested: Enter the amount
sought from IMLS.
b. Cost Share Amount: Enter the amount
here. Applicants must provide cost sharing of
at least one half of the total project cost. See
“Conditions of a Grant” on page 9 for further
information.

4. Museum Profile (Museum Applicants
only)
Museum applicants must answer all questions
in this section.

5–8.
Applicants for 21st Century Museum
Professionals grants should skip these
sections.

21mp Narrative

The application narrative must
• answer each section in the order listed
below, labeled and numbered;
• have the applicant organization’s name at
the top of each page;
• have each page numbered;
• be no more than seven single-spaced, onesided pages in length;
• have a margin of at least 0.5 inch on all
sides;
• use no smaller than a 12-point typeface
with no more than six lines per vertical
inch and standard spacing between letters;
condensed fonts are not acceptable;
handwritten applications are not
acceptable.
• not include detailed budget discussions.
These should be included in the “Budget
Justification” section (see page 33).

must be labeled with number and section title
to guide reviewers in their evaluation of the
proposal.
Review criteria are listed with each section of
the narrative. These criteria describe what
the reviewers are instructed to consider as
they evaluate the proposal. A well-designed
proposal narrative is thorough and succinct
while addressing the bullet points under each
section as well as the review criteria.

Grants.gov applicants should use the Attachments Form to attach the narrative to the
application. Attachments will be accepted
only in one of the following formats: Microsoft
Word (.doc), Adobe Portable Document Format
(.pdf), Microsoft Excel (.xls), JPEG (.jpg), rich
text (.rtf), or plain text (.txt).
IMLS reviewers base their evaluations only on
the information presented in the application.
This makes it very important for applicants to
prepare a clear, concise, well organized document. Applicants must address each question
separately, and in the same order in which
they are listed below. The following pages provide guidance in preparing the narrative component of the 21MP grant application. There
are four sections to the narrative. Each section
must be addressed in the order presented and

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Application Evaluation Criteria

IMLS reviewers base their evaluations only on
the information presented in the application.
This makes it very important for applicants
to prepare a clear, concise, well organized
document. Applicants must address each
section separately, and in the same order in
which they are listed below.

1. Audience Needs Assessment
Discuss the development of the project
concept. Include information such as:
• the intended audience for the project;
• the methodology for identifying the needs
of the targeted audience;
• how the project design will benefit this
audience of museum professionals;
• how it will improve the abilities of museum
professionals to deliver services to their
communities.
Review Criteria: Evidence that the applicant
has identified an audience, performed a
formal or informal assessment of its needs,
and designed this project as the best solution
to address those needs. Evidence that the
project addresses issues that concern the
museum field and will positively impact
museum professionals.

2. Project Design
Describe the scope of the project. Include
information such as:
• the project goals and objectives;
• action steps and activities to implement
the project;
• project management;
• how the project will be promoted to the
intended audience;
• the design, integration, and
implementation of an evaluation plan
that will measure the achievement of the
project goals and objectives;
• (for proposals that involve partnerships)
the role and commitment of the partnering
organization(s).
Note: Grant activities are expected to have
quantifiable and measurable outcomes
and grantees will be expected to evaluate the success of the project against the
established outcomes. IMLS provides
a two-day course on Outcomes Based
Evaluation (OBE) for recipients of 21st
Century Museum Professionals grants.
Applicants are required to request travel
funds to attend this training and should
budget $2,000 per project for this IMLSdesignated travel, or $4,000 per project
for partnership projects.
Review Criteria: Extent to which the project
proposes efficient, effective, and successful
approaches to accomplish clear goals and
objectives. Evidence that the project activities
will successfully reach the targeted audience.
Identification of specific outcomes that will be
used to measure the impact and success of
the project.

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3. Project Resources: Time, Personnel,
Budget
Summarize the timeline for the project and its
justification. Describe the personnel who will
coordinate the project, and their qualifications.
Explain the budget allocated to accomplish
project activities. Include information such as:
• the timeline for specific activities to
implement the project;
• the key project personnel and their
qualifications and commitment to the
project along with their other, ongoing
responsibilities;
• information about consultants involved
in project activities and the associated
selection process;
• integration of necessary facilities,
equipment and supplies to support the
project;
• source and use of revenues to be derived
from the project, if applicable;
• qualifications of personnel assigned to
manage project finances;
• source(s) of matching funds and/or in-kind
contributions;
• (for proposals that involve partnerships)
contributions to and benefits from the
project for both the applicant and the
partner organization(s).

Review Criteria: Evidence that the applicant
is capable of completing the project in
the time allocated and with the personnel
selected to manage project activities.
Evidence that the project personnel
demonstrate suitable experience and
expertise and can commit adequate time to
accomplish project activities. Evidence that
the project is supported by a cost-efficient
budget that uses appropriate resources to
fulfill the matching requirement. Evidence of
sound financial management. Note: Reviewer
evaluation will include Resumes, Budget
Forms and Budget Justification.

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4. Impact and Sustainability
Discuss the extent to which the project
will have a lasting impact on the targeted
audience of museum professionals. Include
information such as:
• benefits from the project for professional
development in multiple institutions;
• specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that
will impact practicing or future museum
professionals and their institutions;
• methods to ensure that project benefits will
continue beyond the grant period;
• dissemination of project products or
findings, if applicable.
Review Criteria: Evidence that the project will
result in increased staff capacities, leading
to improved practice. Extent to which the
project will continue to benefit the targeted
museum professionals after the grant period
ends. Extent to which the project is likely
to contribute to results or products that will
benefit multiple institutions and diverse
constituencies.

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Budget

The application requires three elements to
describe the costs of a proposed project.
The Detailed Budget for each year of the
project and the Summary Budget that
describes costs for the entire project are
both available as fill-in PDF forms or Word
documents in the Grants.gov Zip file or on
the IMLS Web site. The third element is the
Budget Justification, which is referenced below
and further explained in the “Text Responses
Document” section (p. 31).
Applicants for funding from the 21MP program
must provide cost sharing of at least one half
of the total project cost.

Section A: Detailed Budget
Applicants need to fill out a copy of the
Detailed Budget Form for each year of the
project. The first copy of the Budget Form
should begin on the project start date and
end 12 months later. Applicants using the
PDF or Word fill-in forms can fill out the form
for one year, save it, then fill it out again for
the remaining years. Applicants using the PDF
fill-in forms will notice that the columns total
automatically, whereas applicants using the
Word forms will have to total their columns
manually.
The budget should include the project
costs that will be charged to grant funds as
well as those that will be supported by the
applicant or third-party in-kind contributions
(cost sharing). In-kind contributions include
the value of services or equipment that is
donated to the project free of charge. All of
the items listed, whether supported by grant
funds or cost-sharing contributions, must be

reasonably necessary to accomplish project
objectives, allowable in terms of the applicable
federal cost principles, auditable, and incurred
during the grant period. Charges to the project
for items such as salaries, fringe benefits,
travel, and contractual services must conform
to the written policies and established
practices of the applicant organization. When
indirect costs are charged to the project, care
should be taken to ensure that expenses
included in the organization’s indirect cost
pool (see “Indirect Costs” below) are not
charged to the project as direct costs.
“Method of Cost Computation” can refer to a
percentage of a person’s time devoted to the
project, a number of days, a quantity of items,
and so on. This column should clarify how the
applicant arrived at the costs indicated.
1. Salaries and Wages: Indicate both
temporary and permanent staff by noting
“temp” or “perm” in parentheses after each
staff member listed.
2. Fringe Benefits: Fringe benefits may
include contributions for Social Security,
employee insurance, pension plans, and so
on. Only those benefits not included in an
organization’s indirect cost pool may be shown
as direct costs.
3. Consultant Fees: List the individuals or
groups who will provide consultative services
on the grant and their fees, and explain the
method of computation for the fees.
4. Travel: The lowest available commercial
fares for coach or equivalent accommodations
must be used, and foreign travel must be

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BUDGET

undertaken on U.S. flag carriers when such
services are available. Applicants must include
$2,000 per year for travel to attend IMLSdesignated meetings. For partnership projects,
include $4,000 per year for such travel.
5. Supplies and Materials: In general, list the
costs of material purchased specifically for the
proposed project. Permanent equipment is
defined as nonexpendable personal property
having a useful life of more than one year and
an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.
6. Services: List the costs of project activities
to be undertaken by a third-party contractor,
including a partner, under this budget category
as a single line item that shows the amount
that will be charged to IMLS grant funds and
the cost sharing that will be contributed by the
third party. Attach a complete itemization of
these costs to the IMLS Budget Form. If there
is more than one contractor, list the cost of
each contract separately on the IMLS Budget
Form and include an attached itemization.
7. Student Support: Applicants for 21MP
grants should skip this section.

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8. Other Costs: Please do not use the “Other
Costs” section to list items that did not fit
in the number of lines allotted for another
section. If more lines are needed, the
information should be summarized in the
Detailed Budget Form and further explained in
the Budget Justification.
10. Indirect Costs: Indirect costs are project
costs that an organization incurs that
cannot be easily assigned to an individual
project. They are also called “overhead” or
“administrative costs.” Examples of indirectcost type items are charges for utilities,
insurance, use of office space and equipment
owned by the applicant, local telephone
service, and the salaries of the management
and administrative personnel of the
organization.
Organizations that do not have a federally
negotiated indirect cost rate and do not wish
to negotiate one may charge an administrative
fee to the project of up to 15 percent. IMLS
will pay this administrative fee only on
that portion of direct project costs that are
supported by IMLS funds. This fee may also be
applied to the direct project costs that will be
supported by the applicant and may therefore
be counted as part of the applicant’s cost
sharing. If an applicant chooses this option,
it must be careful to exclude all indirect-cost
type items from the budget and the fee may
not be applied to more than the first $5,000 of
distorting costs such as equipment purchases
or subcontracts.

If an organization has a federally negotiated
indirect cost rate that will be current on
the date of award, as cited on the award
notification, this rate may be used to determine
total project costs, as long as the rate is
applied in accordance with the negotiated
agreement and a copy of the negotiation
is forwarded to IMLS with the application.
However, IMLS will pay indirect costs only
on the portion of the direct costs that are
supported by IMLS funds. Indirect costs that
are related to the direct project costs that
will be supported by the applicant may be
included in the budget only as a part of the
applicant’s cost sharing. IMLS will not accept
an indirect cost rate that is scheduled to expire
before the award is issued. Institutions must
use a federally negotiated indirect cost rate
appropriate to the type of project proposed. For
example, a rate for research may be used only
for research projects.
An organization that is in the process of
negotiating an indirect cost rate with a
federal agency may apply the proposed rate
to estimate total project costs as long as
it follows the instructions in the previous
paragraph in applying the rate and includes
the indirect cost proposal in the application
material. IMLS will not pay any indirect costs
until a rate is negotiated and a copy of the
final agreement is submitted to the IMLS
Office of Grants Administration. It is possible
that the amount of the award will be reduced
if the final negotiated rate is less than the
rate that was used in the application budget.
However, the amount of the award will not
be increased if the negotiated indirect cost
rate is higher than the rate proposed in the
application.

Once an indirect cost rate is accepted by
IMLS, the rate shall be considered fixed for
the duration of the award even if, during the
course of the award, the grantee negotiates a
new indirect cost rate.
If a grantee has one or more predetermined
rates negotiated at the time of the award,
e.g., 30 percent the first year and 32 percent
the second year, these rates may be used in
the project budget. However, in the example
given above, if the grant period ran more than
two years, the last predetermined rate would
apply not only to the second year of the grant
but also to any subsequent years.
The cost of student scholarships, fellowships,
other stipends, and/or tuition may not be
included in the amount on which indirect
costs are requested.
These instructions also apply to an
organization that will function as a partner in
undertaking grant activities.

Section B: Summary Budget
The Summary Budget should clearly identify
the amount requested from IMLS and the
amount provided as in-kind contributions by
the applicant, by any partners, and from any
other sources.

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Partnership Statement

Complete a Partnership Statement for each
formal partner involved in the proposed
project.

6. Governing Control of Partner

Applicants should save each Partnership
Statement with a distinct file name that
includes the word “Partner” and a short form
of the partner’s name—e.g., Partner Cornell or
Partner NOMA. Then add each document to
the Attachments form, following the sequence
in the Application Checklist.

7–9

At the top of the Partnership Statement, enter
the legal name of the applicant organization.
This information should match that provided
on the SF-424s and the Program Information
Form.

1–5
Provide all of the information requested
for the partner organization. If the partner
organization does not have a DUNS number,
refer the partner to page 8 within these
guidelines for information and instructions
on how to secure one. To obtain a full Zip+4
postal code, visit www.usps.com/zip4.

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Check one box to indicate the partner’s
governing control.

Provide the information requested for each of
these items. The limits on the amount of text
allowed are given in the item statement on the
form.
The applicant must ensure that each partner
also provides a signed original version of the
Partnership Statement to the applicant, and
that the applicant will make this form available
to IMLS if requested by IMLS.

Text Responses Document

For the following application items, create a
single document that includes all of the items
below, in the order listed below. When it is
finished, please run spell check (if available).
The Text Responses Document must

Explanation of Budget Surplus or Deficit

• supply information in the order requested;
• include the title (e.g., Schedule of
Completion) for each item;
• have the applicant organization’s name at
the top of each page;
• have a margin of at least .5 inch on all
sides;
• have each page numbered;
• use no smaller than a 12-point typeface
with no more than six lines per vertical inch
and standard spacing between letters; not
use condensed fonts; not be handwritten.

Organizational Profile

Grants.gov applicants should save the document with the file name “TextResponses.” Applicants will use the Attachments Form to add
this document to their applications. Attachments will be accepted only in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc), Adobe
Portable Document Format (.pdf), Microsoft
Excel (.xls), JPEG (.jpg), rich text (.rtf), or plain
text (.txt).

Applicants who indicate a budget surplus or
deficit for the two previous fiscal years on
question 4g of the Program Information Sheet
must include a one-page explanation.

Provide an organizational profile of no
more than one page. Include the following
information: (1) the organization’s mission
and (2) the organization’s service area
(audience served, including size, demographic
characteristics, and geographic area).
This information will give the reviewers an
understanding of the applicant organization.

Summary of Project Activities
A summary of project activities not exceeding one single-spaced (2000-word maximum)
page must be provided. Information in the
summary should cover the following areas as
related to the proposed project:
• Who is the lead applicant and who are the
formal partners, if applicable?
• What is the time frame for the project?
• What will be the project’s activities, outcomes, and tangible products?
This summary may be used by IMLS for public
information purposes, so it should be informative to other persons working in the same or
related fields and understandable to a technically literate lay reader. The summary must not
include any proprietary or confidential information.

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Text Responses Document

Institutional Financial Statements

Schedule of Completion

(Museum and service organization applicants
only).

The applicant must provide a Schedule of
Completion that shows when each major project task will be undertaken, marks the milestones for each grant activity, and designates
how grant funds are to be spent throughout
the project. The Schedule of Completion must
also correspond to the activities described
in the narrative and the project dates on the
Face Sheet and Budget pages. One way to
plot this information is in a graph or chart that
lists project activities and the corresponding
months when these activities will take place
during the project. This document may be
created as a narrative or spreadsheet, and
should be no longer than one page per year.
See page 39 for an example.

• Include the organization’s financial
statements for the past two complete fiscal
years. If at the time of application your
fiscal year is complete, but not yet audited,
please submit these unaudited figures and
label as such.
• If the applicant is part of a larger
organization (municipal government,
university, etc.), do not include financial
statements for those parent organizations,
only for the applicant.
• Financial statements may be in the form
of statement of activities, internal balance
sheets, audit summary pages, or federal
tax returns.
• Do not include copies of full audits. (Full
audits may be included in the attachments
section if desired.)
• Do not include audits of the value of the
collection used for insurance purposes.

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Budget Justification
The Budget Justification should explain all
elements of the Detailed Budget. For example,
the Budget Justification should explain the role
that each person listed in the project budget
will play. It should also provide justification
for all proposed equipment, supplies, travel,
services, and other expenses. The application
should provide specifications for all hardware and
software for which IMLS funding is requested.
IMLS encourages applicants to contribute as
cost share the salaries of permanent staff to
be employed on a project in proportion to the
amount of time they will spend on the project.
If IMLS funding is requested for salaries of
permanent staff, the proposal should explain
why funds are requested for this purpose and
how the regular duties of these individuals
will be performed during the grant period. The
Budget Justification should explain the role of
any outside consultants and third-party vendors to be employed on the project and how
each was identified and selected. Costs for
third-party service providers should be documented by bids or otherwise justified.

List of Key Project Staff and Consultants
and Resumes
1. Provide a list of the key project staff and
the consultants who will be directly involved in the program.
2. Add resumes or curriculum vitae of no
more than two pages each for all key
project staff and consultants. Add a page
break at the end of the list of personnel,
then add page breaks at the end of each
of the resumes/vitae.
3. If the key project staff and consultants
have not been selected by the application deadline date, then submit position
descriptions instead of resumes.

The cost of project activities to be undertaken
by a third-party contractor, or a partner, should
be listed under “Services” on the Detailed
Budget as a single line item that shows the
amount that will be charged to IMLS grant
funds and the cost sharing that will be provided by the third party. A complete itemization
of these costs should be included as part of
the Budget Justification. If there is more than
one contractor, the cost of each contract must
be listed separately on the IMLS Budget Form
and an itemization must be included as part
of the Budget Justification.

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Other Attachments

Proof of Nonprofit Status
If the applicant’s organization is a private, nonprofit organization (for those who answered
“Private Nonprofit” or “Other” on question 5d
of the Face Sheet):
• The applicant must submit a copy of the
IRS letter indicating the organization’s
eligibility for nonprofit status under the
applicable provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.
• IMLS will not accept a letter of state sales
tax exemption as proof of nonprofit status.

Letters of Commitment
Applicants must submit a letter of commitment for each project consultant. The letter
should include
• confirmation that the consultant will work
on the project if funded
• dates of service, scope of work, and fee
structure
The information in this letter must correspond
to the information in the application narrative.

Optional Attachments
These optional documents specifically relate
to the justification for the project.
• IMLS encourages applicants to include
only information that will supplement the
narrative and support the information
provided in the application. Applicants
should not use attachments to answer
narrative questions.
• IMLS strongly encourages inclusion of
needs assessments (formal or informal
documentation used to evaluate and

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plan projects, which can include surveys,
reports, etc.); reports from planning
activities; products or evaluations from
previously completed or ongoing projects
of a similar nature; or other documents for
the evaluation of the proposal.
• Other attachments could include letters of
support from partners or other groups that
the applicant works closely with on this
project, collections, technology, or other
departmental plans for the institution as
applicable to the proposed project.
• Total attachments are limited to 20 one- or
two-sided pages. This includes any books.
If they are over 20 pages in length, they
will not be included in your application and
cannot be returned.
• IMLS will remove any supplemental
materials above the 20-page limit. They
will not be sent to field reviewers as part of
your application and cannot be returned.

Submitting Grants.gov Applications

1. In the top left corner of the Grants.gov
menu screen, applicants will see “Submit,”
“Save,” “Print,” “Cancel,” and “Check
Package for Errors” buttons.
2. Once applicants have completed the
application (i.e., all of the Mandatory
Documents have been completed and
moved to the “Completed Documents”
box), they should click the “Check Package
for Errors” button to double-check that they
have provided all required information.
3. Applicants should then click the “Save”
button one last time to make sure that all
of the most current information is saved.
(At this point, the invalid values message
should not pop up.)

5. The authorized official will click the
“Submit” button. The “Submit” button will
not become active until the application is
saved with all required fields completed.
Clicking this button will reconnect the user
to Grants.gov and the Internet. The
authorized official will be prompted to
provide the Grants.gov UserID and
password that were obtained during the
Grants.gov registration process. Applicants
should be certain that they are satisfied
with their application before clicking the
“Submit” button. No changes or revisions
are possible once the application is
submitted.

Grants.gov will put a date/time stamp
on each application after it is fully
uploaded. The time it takes to upload
an application will vary depending on
a  number of factors, including the size
of the application, the speed of the
applicant’s Internet connection, and
the number of other applications (for
grants from a variety of federal
agencies) being sent to Grants.gov at
the same time.

Applications can be submitted until
11:59 P.M. (eastern time) on March 15.
However, applicants are strongly
encouraged to submit applications early, in
case of delays resulting from heavy online
traffic or to deal with any last-minute
problems that may be encountered.

4. Applicants should print out a hard copy of
the completed application for their files.
Clicking the “Print” button will print out all
of the forms in the “Mandatory Completed
Documents for Submission” box.
Applicants who desire a hard copy of the
items attached to the Attachments Form
will have to print those out on their own.

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Submitting Grants.gov Applications

6. Upon submission of the application to
Grants.gov, the Grants.gov tracking number
assigned to the application will display on
the screen. Applicants should print out a
copy of this notification number for their
records. The tracking number also will be
e-mailed to the authorized organization
representative.
7. After the program deadline, applicants
will receive a notification via e-mail from
Grants.gov when IMLS retrieves their
applications from Grants.gov.

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8. Within 30 working days after the
application deadline, IMLS will e-mail
applicants an acknowledgment form with
an application log number. Applicants who
do not receive this form in the stated time
should contact IMLS to ensure that their
application was successfully logged.

Application
Resources and
Assurances

application checklist

An application requesting 21st Century Museum Professionals grant funding should include the
following materials:
 Face Sheet: the Application for Federal Domestic Assistance/Short Organizational Form
(SF‑424s) on Grants.gov.
 Program Information Sheet: a three-page form available as a fill-in PDF form or Word
document in the Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site.
 Narrative (not to exceed 7 pages).
 Detailed Budget: a three-page form available as a fill-in PDF form or Word document in the
Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site, replicated for each year of the project.
 Summary Budget: a one-page form available as a fill-in PDF form or Word document in the
Grants.gov Zip file or on the IMLS Web site.
 Partnership Statement, if applicable.
 Text Responses document(s), which will include the following:
 Explanation of budget surplus/deficit, if applicable
 Organizational profile
 Summary of project activities
 Institutional financial statements
 Schedule of Completion
 Budget Justification
 List of key project staff and consultants
 Resumes for key project staff and consultants (no more than 2 pages per person)
 Other attachments:
 Proof of Nonprofit Status, if applicable
 Current, federally negotiated rate for indirect costs, if applicable
 Letters of commitment, if applicable
 Optional attachments (not to exceed 20 pages)

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Activity Eleven

Activity Ten

Activity Nine

Activity Eight

Activity Seven

Activity Six

Activity Five

Activity Four

Activity Three

Activity Two

Activity One

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

This is a sample format for a Schedule of Completion (see p. 32). Applicants may prepare theirs in a similar
manner, but this format is not required. Whatever format is selected, be sure to list each major project activity
addressed in the application narrative and the date each activity begins and ends. It is critical that the dates
on the Schedule of Completion correspond to the project dates on the Application for Federal Domestic
Assistance/Short Organizational Form (SF-424s; also known as the Face Sheet). If the proposed activity is
part of a larger project, make sure the IMLS-funded portion is clearly identified.

sample schedule of completion

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IMLS Assurances and Certification

IMLS is required to obtain from all
applicants certifications regarding federal
debt status, debarment and suspension,
nondiscrimination, and a drug-free workplace.
Applicants requesting more than $100,000
in grant funds must also certify regarding
lobbying activities and may be required to
submit a “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities”
(Standard Form LLL). Some applicants will be
required to certify that they will comply with
other federal statutes that pertain to their
particular situation. These requirements are
incorporated in the Assurances Statement
below. The authorized representative must
review the statement and provide the
certification in item 9 on the Application
for Federal Domestic Assistance/Short
Organizational Form (SF-424s).

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Assurances Statement
By signing the application form, the authorized
representative, on behalf of the applicant,
assures and certifies that, should a grant be
awarded, the applicant will comply with the
statutes outlined below and all related IMLS
regulations, which are found in 45 C.F.R.
Chapter XI, Subchapter E (Institute of Museum
and Library Services). These assurances are
given in connection with any and all financial
assistance from IMLS after the date this form
is signed, but may include payments after this
date for financial assistance approved prior
to this date. These assurances shall obligate
the applicant for the period during which the
federal financial assistance is extended. The
applicant recognizes and agrees that any such
assistance will be extended in reliance on
the representations and agreements made in
these assurances, and that the United States
government has the right to seek judicial
enforcement of these assurances, which
are binding on the applicant, its successors,
transferees, and assignees, and on the
authorized official whose signature appears
on the application form.

Certifications Required of All Applicants
Financial, Administrative, and Legal
Accountability
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the applicant has
legal authority to apply for federal assistance
and the institutional, managerial, and financial
capability (including funds sufficient to pay
the nonfederal share of project costs) to
ensure proper planning, management, and
completion of the project described in this
application.
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the applicant will
cause to be performed the required financial
and compliance audits in accordance with
the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996
(31 U.S.C. § 7501 et seq.) and OMB
Circular No. A-133, “Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.”
The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, certifies that the applicant
will comply with the provisions of applicable
OMB Circulars.

Federal Debt Status
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies to the best of his or
her knowledge and belief that the applicant
is not delinquent in the repayment of any
federal debt.
Suspension, Debarment, and Other
Responsibility Matters
1. The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, certifies to the best of
his or her knowledge and belief that the
applicant and its principals:
(a) are not presently excluded or
disqualified;
(b) have not been convicted within
the preceding three years of any
of the offenses listed in 45 C.F.R.
1185.800(a) or had a civil judgment
rendered against the applicant or its
principals for one of those offenses
within that time period;
(c) are not presently indicted for or
otherwise criminally or civilly charged
by a governmental entity (federal,
state, or local) with commission of
any of the offenses listed in 45 C.F.R.
1185.800(a); and
(d) have not had one or more public
transactions (federal, state, or local)
terminated within the preceding three
years for cause or default.

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IMLS Assurances and Certification

2. The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, further certifies that the
applicant and its principals will comply
with 45 C.F.R. Part 1185 Subpart C
(Responsibilities of Participants Regarding
Transactions) and will require similar
compliance with Subpart C by persons
at the next lower tier with whom the
primary tier participant enters into covered
transactions.
Nondiscrimination
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the applicant will
comply with the following nondiscrimination
statutes and their implementing regulations:
(a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq.),
which prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, or national origin;
(b) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 701 et
seq.), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of disability;
(c) Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. §§
1681–83, 1685–86), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of sex in
education programs; and
(d) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 6101
et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of age.

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Drug-Free Workplace
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies, as a condition of the
award, that the applicant will or will continue
to provide a drug-free workplace by complying
with the requirements in Subpart B of 45
C.F.R. Part 1186.
This includes: making a good faith effort, on
a continuing basis, to maintain a drug-free
workplace; publishing a drug-free workplace
statement; establishing a drug-free awareness
program for its employees; taking actions
concerning employees who are convicted of
violating drug statutes in the workplace; and
identifying (either with this application or upon
award, or in documents kept on file in the
applicant’s office) all known workplaces under
the award.

Certification Regarding Lobbying Activities
(Applies to Applicants Requesting Funds in
Excess of $100,000)
The authorized representative certifies, to the
best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(a) no federal appropriated funds have been
paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the
authorized representative to any person
for influencing or attempting to influence
an officer or employee of any agency,
a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee
of a Member of Congress in connection
with the awarding of a federal contract,
the making of a federal grant, the making
of a federal loan, the entering into of a
cooperative agreement, or the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of a federal contract, grant,
loan, or cooperative agreement;
(b) if any funds other than appropriated
federal funds have been paid or will be
paid to any person (other than a regularly
employed officer or employee of the
applicant) for influencing or attempting
to influence an officer or employee of
any agency, a Member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an
employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with this federal contract,
grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the
authorized representative shall request,
complete, and submit Standard Form LLL,
“Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” in
accordance with its instructions; and

(c) the authorized representative shall require
that the language of this certification
be included in the award documents
for all subawards at all tiers (including
subcontracts, and contracts under grants,
loans, and cooperative agreements) and
that all subrecipients shall certify and
disclose accordingly.
General Certification
The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, certifies that the applicant
will comply with all applicable requirements
of all other federal laws, executive orders,
regulations, and policies governing the
program. IMLS grant regulations may be found
at 45 C.F.R. Chapter XI, Subchapter E (Institute
of Museum and Library Services).

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IMLS Assurances and Certification

Certifications Required of Some
Applicants
The following certifications are required
if applicable to the project for which an
application is being submitted. Applicants
should be aware that additional federal
certifications, not listed below, might apply to
a particular project.
Subcontracts
A grantee may not make a subgrant (for more
details, see 45 C.F.R. Chapter XI, Subchapter
E [Institute of Museum and Library Services]).
Applicants who plan to use awards to fund
contracts and subcontracts should be
aware that they must receive the following
certifications from those who bid on contracts:
1. certification of compliance with the
nondiscrimination statutes from
institutional applicants and contractors,
and
2. certification regarding debarment and
suspension from potential contractors and
subcontractors who will receive $100,000
or more in grant funds. Applicants are also
required to include without modification
the following wording in solicitations for
contracts that are expected to equal or
exceed $100,000:
(a) The prospective lower tier participant
certifies, by submission of this
proposal, that neither it nor its
principals are presently debarred,
suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this
transaction by any federal department
or agency.

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(b) Where the prospective lower tier
participant is unable to certify to any
of the statements in this certification,
such prospective participant shall
attach an explanation to this proposal.
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects
The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, certifies that the applicant
will comply with the provisions of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq.), which
applies to any organization that controls or
possesses Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects, and which
receives federal funding, even for a purpose
unrelated to the Act.
Historic Properties
The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, certifies that the applicant
will assist the awarding agency in ensuring
compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as
amended (16 U.S.C. § 470f), Executive Order
(E.O.) 11593, and the Archaeological and
Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
§ 469 et seq.).

Environmental Protections
The authorized representative, on behalf
of the applicant, certifies that the project
will comply with environmental standards,
including the following:
(a) institution of environmental quality
control measures under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) and
E.O. 11514;
(b) notification of violating facilities pursuant
to E.O. 11738;
(c) protection of wetlands pursuant to E.O.
11990, as amended by E.O. 12608;
(d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains
in accordance with E.O. 11988, as
amended;
(e) assurance of project consistency with the
approved state management program
developed under the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972, as amended
(16 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq.);
(f ) conformity of federal actions to State
(Clean Air) Implementation Plans under
section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act of
1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 7401
et seq.);
(g) protection of underground sources of
drinking water under the Safe Drinking
Water Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C.
§ 300f et seq.); and
(h) protection of endangered species under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1543).

The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the project will
comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of
1968, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 1271 et seq.),
related to protecting components or potential
components of the national wild and scenic
rivers system.
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the applicant will
comply with the flood insurance requirements
of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
as amended (42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq.),
which requires recipients in a special flood
hazard area to participate in the program and
to purchase flood insurance if the total cost
of insurable construction and acquisition is
$10,000 or more.
Research on Human and Animal Subjects
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the project will
comply with 45 C.F.R. Part 46 regarding the
protection of human subjects involved in
research, development, and related activities
supported by this award of assistance.
The authorized representative, on behalf of
the applicant, certifies that the project will
comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare
Act of 1966, as amended (7 U.S.C. § 2131
et seq.) pertaining to the care, handling, and
treatment of warm-blooded animals held
for research, teaching, or other activities
supported by this award of assistance.
For further information on these certifications,
contact IMLS, 1800 M Street, NW, 9th Floor,
Washington, DC 20036. Or call 202/653-IMLS
(4657).

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