NHPRC Survey

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

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NHPRC Survey

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Draft: March 3, 2016

Survey for

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Applicants and Potential Applicants

Thank you for your willingness to provide feedback on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s application process. Your comments will help us make the process more effective and user friendly.



  1. How did you hear about NHPRC grant programs?

Subscriptions to Grants.gov announcements

Announcements on email listservs (if so, please indicate which one below__________________)

NHPRC website or Facebook Page

Other ____________(comment below)



  1. Applying for NHPRC grants is:

    Easy

    Somewhat Easy

    Neither Difficult or Easy

    Somewhat Difficult

    Difficult

    Don’t Know or No Opinion








  2. How did you find the following stages of applying for a NHPRC grant?


Easy

Somewhat Easy

Neither Difficult or Easy

Somewhat Difficult

Difficult

Don’t Know or No Opinion

Using Grants.gov







Understanding the grant announcement and requirements







Matching your project to NHPRC grant programs







Discussing the historical significance of the materials







Writing the work plan







Preparing the Budget







Identifying the supplemental materials and keeping them to the required length









  1. How clear are the grant announcements and the application directions?

Very clear

Somewhat clear

Neither clear or confusing

Somewhat confusing

Very Confusing

Don’t Know or No Opinion










  1. How would you compare applying for grants at other similar entities to those at the NHPRC?

Easier than NHPRC

About the same as NHPRC

More difficult than NHPRC

Don’t Know or No Opinion







  1. I/my institution would be more likely to apply for a NHPRC grant if:


Much more likely

Somewhat likely

No effect

Cost share was not required




Initial proposal was three pages and only finalists submitted 20-page narrative




NHPRC funded more local historical records projects




The NHPRC budget was more certain each year




NHPRC had more funds for grants






  1. How much do you value these parts of the current application process?


    Very Much

    Somewhat

    Neutral

    A Little

    Not at all

    Don’t Know or No Opinion

    Webinars discussing how to apply for a specific program







    Meetings or phone calls with program officers







    State Historical Records Advisory Board advice or comments on drafts







    NHPRC staff review of draft applications







    Ability to respond to peer reviews & staff questions during application review







    Feedback after grant decisions are made







  2. Demographic Information

  1. I work at a:

College/University

Historical Society

Museum

State Archives

Local Government Archives

Non-Profit Organization

Other _________________________ (write-in) (comment box)

  1. My parent institution employs

0-25 people

26-100

101-500

501-2,000

2,000+

  1. I am primarily a:

Documentary Editor

Curator

Librarian

Archivist

Grant Administrator

Historian

Other __________________ (write in) (comment box)

  1. What professional associations do identify with and read announcements from? (select all that apply)

American Association for State and Local History

American Historical Association

Association for Documentary Editing

Digital Humanists

National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators

Organization of American Historians

Society of American Archivists

Other Archival Group: ________________________ (comment box)

Other: ___________________________ (comment box)

  1. My institution and NHPRC grants (select all that apply):

The institution has applied for but not received

The institution has applied for and received

The institution has never applied

  1. My institution has received grants from other Federal agencies (select all that apply)

NEH

IMLS

National Park Service

Library of Congress

National Science Foundation

Department of Education

Other ___________ (Please comment below)

  1. Do you have any other comments for the NHPRC?

[open ended box]

We appreciate you completing the survey! If you need more information about the NHPRC, please visit our website at: www.archives.gov/nhprc or send us an email at [email protected].



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