Justification for Nonsubstantive Changes AAHC_NANH FY23 NOFO

Justification for Change

FY2022-2024 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture and Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program Notices of Funding Opportunity (3137-0095)

IMLS is requesting approval for non-substantive changes in the FY2022-2024 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture and Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program NOFOs to update key calendar dates and to clarify and simplify instructions. The current OMB approval expiration date is 7/31/2024.

Request abstract:

In this clearance submission (3137-0095) and justification, IMLS is requesting approval of non-substantive changes to a previously approved clearance for the FY2022-2024 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture and Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program, both discretionary grant programs that support the Nation’s museums. The changes consist of:

• Updating the application due dates, dates of notification of award decisions, and beginning dates of periods of performance

• Updating the numbers of anticipated awards and average amounts of funding to reflect the actuals of FY2022 (Section B)

• Making minor copyedits and formatting enhancements to clarify project expectations and instructions for producing a complete application (Section A2, Appendix Three), SAM requirements (Appendix Two), use of the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate (Appendix Three), and guidance for conservation surveys (Appendix Five, Museum Grants for African American History and Culture)

• Replacing references to the DUNS number with references to the UEI (Section D4, Appendix Two)

• Adding a list of options from which applicants choose keywords for their Abstracts (Appendix Seven). This brings applications into alignment with the OMB-approved Final Performance Report Forms (3137-0100, expiration date 3/31/2025).

Burden Estimate:

The respondent burden remains the same.