Generic Clearance for
2024-2026 IMLS Grant Application Forms
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
10/03/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2026
05/31/2026
1,720
1,720
1,290
1,290
39,697
39,697
To facilitate the administration of
the IMLS application and review processes for its discretionary
grants and cooperative agreements, IMLS uses standardized
application forms for eligible libraries, museums, and other
organizations to apply for its funding. The forms submitted for
public review in this Notice are the IMLS Library-Discretionary
Program Information Form, the IMLS Museum Program Information Form,
and the IMLS Supplementary Information Form. Beginning in FY2020,
IMLS implemented the eGMS (Electronic Grants Management System)
originally developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities
and now used also by the National Endowment for the Arts and IMLS.
The IMLS Library-Discretionary Program Information Form, the IMLS
Museum Program Information Form, and the IMLS Supplementary
Information Form are each included in one or more of the Grants.gov
application packages associated with IMLS grant programs, and they
automatically transmit data into eGMS through a system-to-system
interface. In this clearance submission (3137-0092) and
justification, IMLS requests approval of non-substantive changes to
a previously approved clearance for the Grant Application Forms.
The changes consist of: • Minor copy-edits to reflect updated goals
and objectives and related conditional logic in the forms.
The change in burden for
respondents reflects a more accurate assessment of the time
required to prepare each form, the integration of information
formerly requested via two forms into a single but more detailed
form, and increases in the mean hourly wage for library staff and
museum curators.
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:
(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;
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.