NHPRC Survey

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)

2. Applying for NHPRC grants is:

   Easy	Somewhat Easy	Neither Difficult or Easy	Somewhat Difficult	Difficult	Don’t Know or No Opinion

3. 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

2. 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

2. 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

2. 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

2. 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

3. 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)

2. My parent institution employs

☐ 0-25 people

☐ 26-100

☐ 101-500

☐ 501-2,000

☐ 2,000+

3. I am primarily a:

☐ Documentary Editor

☐ Curator

☐ Librarian

☐ Archivist

☐ Grant Administrator

☐ Historian

☐ Other __________________ (write in) (comment box)

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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)

2. 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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