Application guidelines, forms, and
requirements elicit relevant information from individuals,
non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies that apply for
funding to the National Endowment for the Arts' grant categories.
This information is necessary for the accurate, fair, and thorough
consideration of competing proposals in the review
process.
US Code:
20
USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965
When this information
collection was last cleared three years ago, it included all of the
Arts Endowment’s grantee final reporting forms and instructions in
addition to the agency’s application guidelines and requirements.
To better align with Arts Endowment’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan,
grantee final reporting requirements have been cleared with OMB on
a separate schedule since 2018. As a result, the overall decrease
in annual burden is primarily attributed to this submission’s focus
on application guidelines and requirements only. We also have
carefully examined all of our grant funding opportunities to see
where streamlining and consolidation might be desirable. As a
result, the application guidelines and requirements for nonprofit
organizations (approximately 4,500 applications per year) will see
respondents’ average time spent per application reduced by one
hour. The application instructions and requirements for only one
area (Individuals) will see a modest increase in annual applicant
burden from three years ago. This is because we have consolidated
all of the agency’s application materials and requirements into
this submission, incorporating two forms for individuals that OMB
has previously approved. See "Arts Endowment Supporting Statement A
2019" for more information.
$2,443,014
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jillian Miller 202-682-5504
millerj@arts.endow.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.