Notice2021-14593
Notice To Announce Request for Information To Assist in the Development of the Institute of Museum and Library Services' 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
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Published
July 8, 2021
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National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesInstitute of Museum and Library Services
Abstract
This Request for Information (RFI) is intended to gather broad public input to assist the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in the strategic planning process and to ensure that Agency stakeholders are given an opportunity to comment on the Agency's strategic goals for fiscal years 2022-2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14593]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice To Announce Request for Information To Assist in the
Development of the Institute of Museum and Library Services' 2022-2026
Strategic Plan
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
for the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: This Request for Information (RFI) is intended to gather broad
public input to assist the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) in the strategic planning process and to ensure that Agency
stakeholders are given an opportunity to comment on the Agency's
strategic goals for fiscal years 2022-2026.
DATES: Submit comments on or before Friday, August 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef9c9b9d8e9b8a88868c9f838e8181868188af8682839cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91e2e5e3f0e5f4f6f8f2e1fdf0fffff8fff6d1f8fcfde2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS seeks stakeholder feedback on how it
can carry out its statutory responsibility ``to ensure the availability
of museum, library, and information services adequate to meet the
essential information, education, research, economic, cultural, and
civic needs of the people of the United States.'' IMLS is developing a
five-year strategic plan for FY 2022-FY 2026, as required by the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and GPRA Modernization
Act. The resulting IMLS Strategic Plan will be published in February
2022 after review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget.
Information Requested
IMLS invites input from stakeholders, experts, communities, and
members of the public, including but not limited to libraries,
archives, and museums; researchers in academia, industry, and
government; library and museum advocacy organizations; nongovernmental
and professional organizations; Federal agencies; and members of the
general public. Organizations are strongly encouraged to submit a
single response that reflects the views of their organization and
membership as a whole.
IMLS wants to leverage its programs, research and data collections,
resources, and relationships to:
1. Champion lifelong learning;
2. Strengthen community engagement;
3. Advance collections stewardship and access;
4. Demonstrate excellence in public service.
IMLS asks you to consider the following strategic questions to help
envision future services:
<bullet> How can museums and libraries broaden participation in
learning opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and needs?
<bullet> What essential skills will museum, library, and archives
professionals need over the next five years to address changes to their
work?
<bullet> How can museums, libraries, and archives better use
outreach and partnerships to serve their communities?
<bullet> What practices and tools in museum, library, and archives
collections management, care, and access need to be updated or
reinvented, and how?
<bullet> What research and data are needed to help museums and
libraries work more effectively for the benefit of the communities they
serve?
IMLS welcomes your general comments on these questions and any
other challenges, opportunities, needs, or trends that you find
relevant to the development of the IMLS Strategic Plan.
Responses
Responses to this RFI are voluntary. Please do not include any
personally identifiable information or any information that you do not
wish to make public. Proprietary, classified, confidential, or
sensitive information should not be included in your response. The
Government will use the information submitted in response to this RFI
at its discretion. The Government reserves the right to use any
submitted information on public websites, in reports, in any possible
resultant solicitation(s), grant(s), or cooperative agreement(s), or in
the development of future funding opportunity announcements.
This request is for information and planning purposes only and
should not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the
part of the United States Government. IMLS will not make any awards
based on responses to this RFI or pay for the preparation of any
information submitted or for the Government's use of such information.
Dated: July 2, 2021.
Kim Miller,
Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library
Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-14593 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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