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.
$35,432
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Juliette Balutis 202 653-4546 jbalutis@imls.gov
No
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.