Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; AmeriCorps Application Questions

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is proposing to revise an information collection for AmeriCorps' grant application package.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68497-68498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22216]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
AmeriCorps Application Questions

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (operating as 
AmeriCorps) is proposing to revise an information collection for 
AmeriCorps' grant application package.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by December 29, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods:
    (1) Electronically through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (preferred method).
    (2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, Attention: Katie Kane, AmeriCorps, 
250 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20525.
    (3) By hand delivery or by courier to the AmeriCorps mailroom at 
the mail address given in paragraph (2) above, between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send 
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this 
public comment request containing any routine notice about the 
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comment 
that may be made available to the public, notwithstanding the inclusion 
of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Kane, Office of Regional 
Operations, 202-606-6826, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b30301a151e3b1a161e09121814090b08551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="571c1c36393217363a32253e343825272479303821">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title of Collection: AmeriCorps Application Questions.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0187.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Organizations, and State, local, or 
Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 79,200.
    Abstract: This information collection consists of generic 
application questions to which applicants for AmeriCorps funding 
respond. The application is completed electronically using the Agency's 
web-based grants management system or submitted via email. Revisions to 
the form including replacing the field for a DUNS number with a field 
for the UEI number; adding a question about whether the applicant is 
required to have a single audit in the fiscal year; adding affirmations 
that the applicant will complete all required

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criminal history checks, comply with AmeriCorps branding requirements, 
provide any requested health care and liability coverage, and include 
any volunteer recognition activities; adding questions about how many 
documents are being submitted with the application; adding options 
under the narratives section for types of need, project management, and 
volunteer management; adding a category for ``youth and young adults 
(14-21) in the target population list of options; adding options for 
``Characteristics and Priorities''; adding a field to enter or revise 
projected totals of other revenue funds, number of volunteers generated 
by AmeriCorps members, and percent of disadvantaged youth enrolled; 
adding options for type of service location and station type; replacing 
``Senior Corps'' with ``AmeriCorps Seniors'' to reflect current 
terminology; and adding a field in the budget for Senior Demonstration 
Programs. The currently approved information collection is due to 
expire on January 31, 2027.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. All written comments will be available for 
public inspection on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.

Erin McGrath,
Director, Office of Regional Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-22216 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
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