2025-2027 IMLS Museums Empowered - Notice of Funding Opportunity

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
PRA Burden Estimate Museums Empowered 20240614.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-06-21	Repair queued
Justification for Nonsubstantive Changes ME NOFO 20230712 to OMB.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-06-21	Repair queued
Justification for Nonsubstantive Changes ME NOFO 20220701.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2023-07-13	Repair queued
Justification A Museums Empowered 20210521.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-07-01	Repair queued
Grant App justification A Museums Empowered 2020_20200514.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-21	Repair queued
Museums Empowered - Special NOFO burden estimate - 20200514.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-21	Available
Justification A Museums Empowered 20240614.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-06-21	Repair queued
Grant App justification A Museums Empowered 2017_revised_Final.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-05-15	Repair queued
Justification for deadline change - Museums Empowered 3-3-17.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2017-03-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
268908	Museums Empowered NOFO	Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3137-0107	ICR Reference No: 202406-3137-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-3137-002
Agency/Subagency: IMLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2025-2027 IMLS Museums Empowered - Notice of Funding Opportunity
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/13/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/21/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2024
Responses	65	0	75
Time Burden (Hours)	2,925	0	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	94,916	0	88,920

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Abstract: Museums Empowered: Professional Development Opportunities for Museum Staff is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program with the goal of strengthening the ability of an individual museum to serve its public through professional development activities that cut across various departments to generate systemic change within the museum. IMLS requests a renewal clearance for the 2025-2027 IMLS Museums Empowered initiative under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection in this package consists of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with instructions necessary to apply for IMLS support as part of the agency’s grant programs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 19890	03/20/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 52102	06/21/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Museums Empowered NOFO

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	65	75	0	-10	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,925	3,000	0	-75	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	94,916	88,920	0	5,996	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The change in burden is due to salary increases and change in application completion time based on recent experience.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,087

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.     No

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? No

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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: 06/21/2024

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