[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected].

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:
     How can museums and libraries broaden participation in 
learning opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and needs?
     What essential skills will museum, library, and archives 
professionals need over the next five years to address changes to their 
work?
     How can museums, libraries, and archives better use 
outreach and partnerships to serve their communities?
     What practices and tools in museum, library, and archives 
collections management, care, and access need to be updated or 
reinvented, and how?
     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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