Burden Estimate

21st Century Museum Professionals Program Estimated Burden Hours and Costs
Preparing/submitting grant application	Number of Respondents	Time per response (in hours)	Total Burden Hours	Cost (per hour)*
Narrative**	40	45	1,800	$52,704.00
TOTALS	40	45	1,800	$52,704.00
* Based on estimated mean hourly wage for Archivists, Curators and Museum Technicians, BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, 2022
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
Archivists, Curators and Museum Technicians	$29.28
Average	$29.28
** The burden estimates for completing the IMLS Budget Form and the Supplementary Information Form are included in the clearance requests for 3137-0092.
Federal Costs
Process	OMS/OLS Average Time to Process One Form (hours)	Number of Responses	Hour Burden to IMLS	Mean Hourly Wage	$ Burden to IMLS
Reviewing applications	1	40	40	$43.59	$1,743.60