Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program Form and Instruction	Modified
omb83c - 1840-0114.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2013-04-04
031F NIA--OGC R2 edits made.docx Supplementary Document	2013-03-28
031F NIA--DRS, BS, OGC and IES edits made 3-14-13.docx Supplementary Document	2013-03-28
Att_Standard_Forms_3-2-2010.doc Supplementary Document	2010-04-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
21836	Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program Form and Instruction	Modified
206352	Strengthening Institutions Program 031F NIA Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1840-0114	ICR Reference No: 201304-1840-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201004-1840-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/OPE	Agency Tracking No: 1258.26
Title: Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/16/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/04/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	06/30/2013	06/30/2013
Responses	1,190	0	300
Time Burden (Hours)	77,375	0	12,025
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information is required of institutions of higher education that apply for new grants under SIP. Without the collection of this information, the Department cannot award gratns under Title III, Part A SIP authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The program staff and peer reviewers will use the information to evaluate applications and make funding decisions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 1051 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
  

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: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program	N/A	Application for Grants Under the Strengthening Institutions Program
Strengthening Institutions Program 031F NIA

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,190	300	0	890	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	77,375	12,025	0	65,350	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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: The purpose of this Change Worksheet is to include additional burden hours and respondents to the 84.031A Strengthening Institutions Program approved application booklet. The increases are the result of adding an absolute priority to the fiscal year (FY) 2013 competitions. A draft Notice Inviting Applications is attached for your information. It is estimated that the absolute priority will generate 1) and additional 300 respondents at 65 hours per response and 2) an annual burden hour increase of 25 hours per response for the 300 currently approved respondents. Therefore, the new total burden hours for this competition would be 39,025 total burden hours and 600 responses. This represents an increase of 27,000 hours over the currently approved 12,025 total annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,505,221

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 04/04/2013

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