NEA American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Grants to Organizations and Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting Programs NOFOs and Reporting Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3135-0098 NEA Rescue Plan Grants to Organizations & Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting NOFOs and Instructions Form and Instruction	New
Form 3135-0098 NEA Rescue Plan FDR for Locals Arts Agency Subawardees Form and Instruction	New
Form 3135-0098 NEA Rescue Plan FDR Grants to Locals for Subgranting Form and Instruction	New
Form 3135-0098 NEA Rescue Plan FDR Grants to Organizations Form and Instruction	New
NEA Supporting Statement A.pdf Supporting Statement A	2021-05-15
NEA Emergency PRA Justification.docx Supplementary Document	2021-05-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247393	NEA Rescue Plan Grants to Organizations & Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting NOFOs and Instructions Form and Instruction	New
247392	NEA Rescue Plan FDR for Locals Arts Agency Subawardees Form and Instruction	New
247391	NEA Rescue Plan FDR Grants to Locals for Subgranting Form and Instruction	New
247390	NEA Rescue Plan FDR Grants to Organizations Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202104-3135-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NEA American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Grants to Organizations and Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting Programs NOFOs and Reporting Requirements
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/04/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/21/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	11,200	0
Time Burden (Hours)	72,500	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,776,250	0

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Abstract: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 authorizes the NEA Chairman to carry out a program of grants-in-aid for proposals that focus on COVID-19 pandemic relief as follows: 2021. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as follows: (1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and relevant administrative expenses, to State arts agencies and regional arts organizations that support organizations’ programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. (2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and relevant administrative expenses, that support organizations’ programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. Permission to submit an emergency clearance for NEA’s Rescue Plan NOFOs and reporting requirements was requested by the NEA and approved by OMB on 3/30/2021. Emergency clearance of these materials is needed to conform with the expedited nature of the Rescue Plan. Rescue Plan funds will help to fuel the nation’s recovery from the devastating economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the arts sector, these funds are intended to help support jobs and keep the doors open to thousands of arts organizations nationwide. The NEA is requesting OMB approval of our materials within 14 days of submission of this ICR. Likewise, recipients of federal funds are also required to report on project activities and expenditures via the reporting requirements submitted with this request. This is necessary to ensure that federal Rescue Plan funds are expended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant award.

Emergency Justfication: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) requests an emergency clearance for the agency’s upcoming American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) and related final reporting requirements to conform with the expedited nature of the Rescue Plan. Rescue Plan funds will help to fuel the nation’s recovery from the devastating economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the arts sector, these funds are intended to help save jobs and keep the doors open to thousands of arts organizations nationwide. The Rescue Plan authorizes the NEA Chairman to carry out a program of grants-in-aid for proposals that focus on COVID-19 pandemic relief as follows: 2021. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as follows: (1) Forty percent shall be for grants, and relevant administrative expenses, to State arts agencies and regional arts organizations that support organizations’ programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. (2) Sixty percent shall be for direct grants, and relevant administrative expenses, that support organizations’ programming and general operating expenses to cover up to 100 percent of the costs of the programs which the grants support, to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the coronavirus. In response to our Rescue Plan NOFOs, we anticipate receiving approximately 8,500 applications for direct grant funds. Our plan is to issue NOFOs for funding Rescue Plan funding opportunities in late spring/early summer to allow for the commitment of funds no later than the end of Calendar Year 2021. In order to save jobs and support arts organizations, we must move in an expedited manner to receive and process grant applications, and ultimately make grant awards. This program will be administered in accordance with the agency’s enabling legislation (20 U.S.C. §954), which requires grant application review by advisory panelists and the National Council on the Arts. The information that is collected through the Rescue Plan NOFOs is necessary to review grant applications and eventually award, administer, and report out on grants. Given the Administration’s and Congress’s desire to award these funds quickly, the normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance process and Federal Register notice requirements would impede our ability to provide COVID-19 relief to arts organizations through this grant program in an expedient manner.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NEA Rescue Plan FDR Grants to Locals for Subgranting	3135-0098	FY 22 FDR Locals for Subgranting
NEA Rescue Plan FDR Grants to Organizations	3135-0098	FY 19-22 FDR Grants to Organizations
NEA Rescue Plan FDR for Locals Arts Agency Subawardees	3135-0098	FY 22 LAA Subgrant Spreadsheet
NEA Rescue Plan Grants to Organizations & Grants to Local Arts Agencies for Subgranting NOFOs and Instructions	3135-0098, 3135-0098	NEA Rescue Plan Grants to Orgs Form & Instructions ,   NEA Rescue Plan Grants to Locals Form & Instructions

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	11,200	0	0	11,200	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	72,500	0	0	72,500	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,776,250	0	0	1,776,250	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,666,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/21/2021

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