Notice2026-01990
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2027-2029 IMLS Grant Application Forms
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Published
February 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesInstitute of Museum and Library Services
Abstract
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This pre-clearance consultation program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments concerning the three-year approval of the forms necessary to submit an application to any IMLS grant program. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4638-4639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01990]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests: 2027-2029
IMLS Grant Application Forms
AGENCY: Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general
public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This pre-clearance consultation program helps
to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The
purpose of this Notice is to solicit comments concerning the three-year
approval of the forms necessary to submit an application to any IMLS
grant program. A copy of the proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before April 04, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sandra Narva, Acting Director of Grants
Management, Office of Grants Management, Institute of Museum and
Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington,
DC 20024-2135. Ms. Narva can be reached by telephone: 202-653-4634 or
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d6e737c6f6b7c5d7470716e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196a77786b6f78597074756a377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Narva, Acting Director of
Grants Management, Office of Grants Management, Institute of Museum and
Library Services, 955 L'Enfant Plaza North SW, Suite 4000, Washington,
DC 20024-2135. Ms. Narva can be reached by telephone at 202-653-4634,
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0839e91828691b0999d9c83de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1829f90838790b1989c9d82df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IMLS is particularly interested in public
comments that help the agency to:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity
of the methodology and assumptions used;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques, or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
I. Background
IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the Nation's
libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America's
museums, libraries, and related organizations through grant making,
research, and policy
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development. To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.imls.gov">www.imls.gov</a>.
II. Current Actions
The purpose of this collection is 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 Budget Form, IMLS Museum Program Information Form, IMLS
Library-Discretionary Program Information Form, IMLS Native American
and Native Hawaiian Library Services Program Information Form, and IMLS
Supplementary Information Form, each of which is included in one or
more of the <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> packages associated with IMLS grant programs.
This action is to review the content, forms, and instructions for
the next three years.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Title: 2027-2029 IMLS Grant Application Forms.
OMB Control Number: 3137-0092.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents/Affected Public: Library and museum grant applicants.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents:2,800 IMLS Program
Information Forms and 2,800 IMLS Budget Forms.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes per response for
the IMLS Program Information Forms and three hours per response for the
IMLS Budget Form.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,800.
Total Annual Cost Burden: $328,551.
Total Annual Federal Costs: $85,015.
Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this
Notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
Dated: January 28, 2026.
Suzanne Mbollo,
Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-01990 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
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