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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 168 / Thursday, September 2, 2021 / Notices
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agencys estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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.

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I. Background The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of Federal support for the Nations libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower Americas museums, libraries, and related organizations through grant making, research, and policy development. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.
II. Current Actions The Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program is designed to assist Native American tribes in improving core library services for their communities. The program goals are 1 to improve digital services to support needs for education, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy skills; 2 to improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users; and 3 to enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultures and languages.
This action is to modify the eligibility criteria and to update performance measurement requirements for Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants. If approved, the program would no longer require applicants to first submit an application to the Native American Library Services Basic Grants program in the same year.
This would reduce unnecessary administrative burden for applicants and awardees and allow applicants to choose the grant programs best suited to their needs. Updating performance measurement requirements will bring this program into better alignment with other IMLS grant programs and make it easier for applicants to comply.
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Title: 20222024 IMLS Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity.
OMB Control Number: 31370110.
Agency Number: 3137.
Respondents: Federally recognized Native American Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 40.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average Hours per Response: 40
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
Cost Burden dollars: $47,632.
Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMBs clearance of this information collection.
Dated: August 27, 2021.
Kim Miller, Senior Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Institute of Museum and Library Services Notice To Announce Request for Information for the Modification of the Eligibility Requirements for the Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants Program Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities .
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:

This Request for Information RFI is intended to gather broad input to assist the Institute of Museum and Library Services IMLS in making a determination whether or not to modify the eligibility requirements for the Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants program Enhancement Grant. Currently, to be eligible for Enhancement Grant funding, an applicant is required to first submit a Native American Library Services Basic Grant Basic Grant application in the same year. IMLS is considering the elimination of this specific eligibility requirement to reduce application and administrative burdens for applicants and awardees and to allow applicants to choose the grant programs best suited to their needs.
DATES: Submit comments on or before Friday, October 29, 2021.
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Comments must be submitted to imls-librarygrants@
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ADDRESSES:

Both the Enhancement Grants program and the Basic Grants program are designed to assist federally recognized Indian tribes in improving core library services for their communities. See https
www.imls.gov/grants/available/nativeamerican-library-services-enhancementgrants and https www.imls.gov/grants/
available/native-american-libraryservices-basic-grants for details. IMLS is committed to the continuous improvement of all its grant programs and to minimizing grant-related application and administrative burdens for its applicants and awardees. The current structure requires every applicant for an Enhancement Grant program to also apply for a Basic Grant in the same year.
The Basic Grant program is designed to support library operations and core services, including library workforce training. The Enhancement Grant program is designed to support larger and more complex library projects, including preservation. For the Basic Grant program in Fiscal Year 2021, IMLS expects to award a total of $1,900,000, consisting of 192 individual awards ranging from $6,000 to $10,000.
For the Enhancement Grant program, IMLS expects to award a total of $1,200,000, consisting of 20 individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $150,000.
The Basic Grant program is less competitive than the Enhancement Grant program because essentially every eligible Basic Grant applicant receives a grant; whereas Enhancement Grant applications compete against each other and not all applications receive an award. The two programs are also financially interdependent: Funding that is not awarded from the Basic Program pool is then added to the funding available for the Enhancement Program pool. For example, if not all of the FY21 $1,900,000 funding is awarded because IMLS receives fewer Basic Grant applications than anticipated, the balance of unawarded Basic Grant funds will then be made available to the Enhancement Grant funding pool i.e., whatever is not awarded from the $1,900,000 Basic Grants pool is added to the $1,200,000 Enhancement Grant pool.
The original reason to have a Basic Grant before applying for an Enhancement Grant was to help ensure that all Tribes received at least a basic level of funding before larger, more complex projects were supported.

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