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Date posted: May 25, 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.149
Questions?
Contact the staff of NEH's Division of Preservation and Access at 202-606-8570 and preservation@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.
These grants support projects that create reference works and research tools.
Eligible projects include:
- databases and electronic archives that codify and integrate humanities materials, or provide bibliographical control of a subject or field;
- print and online encyclopedias about various fields in the humanities or about a particular area or subject;
- historical, etymological, and bilingual dictionaries for undocumented languages, as well as reference grammars and other linguistic tools (separate funding is available for endangered language projects in partnership with the National Science Foundation);
- descriptive catalogs that provide detailed information about humanities materials;
- tools for spatial analysis and representation of humanities data, such as atlases and geographical information systems (GIS); and
- digital tools specifically designed to develop or use humanities online resources.
Reference materials grants may not be used for:
- tools and works designed solely for classroom instruction;
- print publication costs that should be the responsibility of the publisher;
- scholarly editions, including digital compilations of texts and documents with critical commentary and textual apparatus (e.g., contextual introductions and annotations as well as textual variants) and links to related resources. A separate NEH grant program supports Scholarly Editions); and
- GIS projects for resource management.
Previously funded projects
An institution whose project has received NEH support may apply for a grant for a new or subsequent stage of that project. These proposals receive no special consideration and will be judged by the same criteria as others in the grant competition. In addition, these proposals must be substantially updated, including a description of the new activities and a justification of the new budget. The applicant must also describe how the previously funded project met its goals.
We the People Grant Initiative
To help Americans make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH has launched an initiative: We the People. To learn more about We the People, visit the initiative's Web site. The Division of Preservation and Access encourages applications for projects that create reference works and to preserve and provide access to collections that provide a basis for the exploration of significant events and themes in our nation's history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America. Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration.
Rediscovering Afghanistan
NEH invites applications for projects that focus on Afghanistan's history and culture. The special initiative is designed to promote research, education, and public programs about Afghanistan and to encourage United States institutions to assist Afghanistan in efforts to preserve and document its cultural resources. Learn more about the initiative.
Digital Humanities Initiative
NEH is interested in receiving applications for projects that utilize or study the impact of digital technology. Digital technologies offer humanists new methods of conducting research, conceptualizing relationships, and presenting scholarship. Digital humanities projects deploy these technologies and methods to enhance our understanding of a topic or issue. NEH is also interested in projects that study the impact of digital technology on the humanities--exploring the ways in which it changes how we read, write, think, and learn. Proposals will be evaluated through NEH's established review process and will not receive special consideration.
Awards normally are for two years and typically range from $50,000 to a maximum of $350,000. In special circumstances, awards may exceed this amount, depending on the scope and complexity of the project. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, federal matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant's preference and the availability of NEH funds. Matching funds are released when a grantee secures gift funds from eligible third parties.
Cost Sharing
Cost sharing consists of the cash contributions made to the project by the applicant, third parties and other federal agencies, as well as third party in-kind contributions, such as donated services and goods. Cost sharing includes gift money that will be raised to release federal matching funds. Cost sharing is not required. NEH, however, is rarely able to support the full costs of projects approved for funding. In most cases, NEH grants cover no more than 67% of project costs.
(Learn more about different types of grant funding.)
Any U.S. nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 tax exempt status is eligible, as are state and local governmental agencies and tribal governments. Grants are not awarded to individuals.
NEH generally does not award grants to other federal entities or to applicants whose projects are so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity’s own authorized activities. This does not preclude applicants from using grant funds from, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in their projects.
Ineligible applications will not be reviewed.
Application advice and proposal drafts
Prior to submitting a proposal, you are encouraged to contact program officers, who can offer advice about preparing the proposal and review preliminary proposal drafts if they are submitted well before the deadline (usually at least six weeks). These staff comments are not part of the formal review process and have no bearing on the final outcome of the proposal, but previous applicants have found them helpful in strengthening their applications. A list of sample projects is also available, along with sample narratives: The Huntington Library (20-page PDF), YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (26-page PDF), and The Walt Whitman Archive (41-page PDF).
REGISTER OR VERIFY REGISTRATION WITH GRANTS.GOV
Applications for this program must be submitted via Grants.Gov. Before using Grants.gov for the first time, each organization must register with the Web site to create an institutional profile. Once registered, your organization can then apply for any government grant on the Grants.gov Web site.
If your organization has already registered, you may skip this step. If not, please see our handy checklist to guide you through the registration process. We recommend you complete your registration at least two weeks before the application deadline, as it takes time for your registration to be processed. If you have problems registering with Grants.gov, call the Grants.gov help desk at 1-800-518-4726.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE PUREEDGE VIEWER SOFTWARE
In order to fill out a Grants.gov application package, you will need to download and install the free PureEdge Viewer software. This software is available at no charge from the Grants.Gov Web site at: http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#pureedge. Once installed, this software will allow you to view and fill out Grants.Gov application packages for any federal agency.
If you have a problem installing PureEdge Viewer, it may be because you do not have permission to install a new program on your computer. Many organizations have rules about installing new programs. If you encounter a problem, contact your system administrator.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PACKAGE
To submit your application, you will need to download the application package from the Grants.gov Web site. You can download the application package at any time. (You do not have to wait for your Grants.gov registration to be complete.) Click the button at the right to download the package.
Save the application package to your computer's hard drive. To open the application package, select the file and double click. You do not have to be online to work on it.
You can save your application package at any time by clicking the "Save" button at the top of your screen. Tip: If you choose to save your application package before you have completed it, you may receive an error message indicating that your application is not valid if all of the forms have not been completed. Click "OK" to save your work and complete the package another time. You can also use e-mail to share the application package with members of your organization or project team.
The application package contains three forms that you must complete in order to submit your application:
- Application for Federal Domestic Assistance - Short Organizational (SF-424 Short) -- this form asks for basic information about the project, the project director, and the institution.
- Supplementary Cover Sheet for NEH Grant Programs -- this form asks for additional information about the project director, the institution, and the budget.
- NEH Attachment Form -- this form allows you to attach your narrative, budget, and the other parts of your application.
HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE SF-424 SHORT FORM
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please provide the following information:
- Name of Federal Agency: This will be filled in automatically with "National Endowment for the Humanities."
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: This will be filled in automatically with the CFDA number and title of the NEH program to which you are applying.
- Date Received: Please leave blank.
- Funding Opportunity Number: This will be filled in automatically.
- Applicant Information: In this section, please supply the name, address, employer/taxpayer identification number (EIN/TIN), DUNS number, Web site address, and congressional district of the institution. Also choose the "type" that best describes your institution (you only need to select one).
If your institution is located in the 5th Congressional District of California, put a "5." If your institution doesn't have a congressional district (e.g. it is in a state or U.S. territory that doesn't have districts or is in a foreign country), put a "0" (zero).
All institutions applying to federal grant programs are required to provide a DUNS number, issued by Dun & Bradstreet, as part of their application. Project directors should contact their institution’s grant administrator or chief financial officer to obtain their institution’s DUNS number. Federal grant applicants can obtain a DUNS number free of charge by calling 1-866-705-5711. (Learn more about the requirement.
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- Project Information: Provide the title of your project. Your title should be brief, descriptive, and substantive. It should also be informative to a non-specialist audience. Provide a brief description of your project. The description should be written for a non-specialist audience and clearly state the importance of the proposed work and its relation to larger issues in the humanities. List the starting and ending dates for your project.
- Project Director: Provide the Social Security Number, name, title, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers for the project director.
Disclosure of Social Security Numbers is optional. NEH uses them for internal application processing only.
- Primary Contact/Grants Administrator: Provide the contact information for the official responsible for the administration of the grant (e.g., negotiating the project budget and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the award). This person is often a grants or research officer, or a sponsored programs official. Normally, the Institutional Grants Administrator is not the same person as the Project Director. If the project director and the grant administrator are the same person, skip to item 9.
- Authorized Representative: Provide the contact information for the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) who is submitting the application on behalf of the institution. This person, often called an "Authorizing Official," is typically the president, vice president, executive director, provost, or chancellor. In order to become an AOR, the person must be designated by the institution's E-Business Point of Contact. For more information, please consult the Grants.Gov user guide, which is available at: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp.
HOW TO FILL OUT THE SUPPLEMENTARY COVER SHEET FOR NEH GRANT PROGRAMS
Select the form from the menu and double click to open it. Please provide the following information:
- Project Director: Use the pull down menu to select the major field of study for the project director.
- Institution Information: Use the pull down menu to select your type of institution.
- Project Funding: Enter your project funding information. Note that applicants for Challenge Grants should use the right column only; applicants to all other programs should use the left column only.
- Application Information: Indicate whether the proposal will be submitted to other NEH grant programs, government agencies, or private entities for funding. If so, please indicate where and when. NEH frequently cosponsors projects with other funding sources. Providing this information will not prejudice the review of your application.
For Type of Application, check "new" if the application requests a new period of funding, whether for a new project or the next phase of a project previously funded by NEH. Check "supplement" if the application requests additional funding for a current NEH grant. If requesting a supplement, provide the current grant number (applicants should discuss their request with a NEH program officer before submitting such an application).
For Project Field Code, use the pull down menu to select the humanities field of the project. If the project is multidisciplinary, choose the field that corresponds to the project's predominant discipline.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION
You will prepare your application for submission via Grants.gov just as you would a paper application. Your application should consist of the following parts:
- Description of the project and its significance
Provide a one-page abstract written for a non-specialist audience, clearly explaining the project's importance to the humanities, its principal activities, and its expected results.
- Table of contents
List all parts of the application and, beginning with the narrative, number all pages consecutively.
- Narrative
Limit the narrative to twenty-five single-sided and single-spaced pages. All pages should have one-inch margins and the font size should be no smaller than eleven point. Use appendices to provide supplementary material.
Individuals with a variety of professional backgrounds will read these applications and advise NEH on their merits. Project narratives should, therefore, be written so that they can be understood by persons who may not have the same technical awareness as the applicant.
Keep the application review criteria (see below) in mind when writing the narrative, which consists of the following sections:
- Significance
Describe the project's importance, justifying its need and priority on the basis of its value for research, education, or public programming in the humanities. Describe the relation of the proposed reference work or research tool to any similar ones that already exist, indicating what new information or approach it will provide. Define the potential audience and estimate the number of probable users, subscribers, or purchasers.
Applicants preparing linguistic reference materials must discuss the distinctive importance of the language and how these materials will contribute to humanities studies in addition to supporting scientific research on human language.
- History, scope, and duration
Provide a concise history of the project, including information about preliminary research or planning, financial support already received, and resources or research facilities available. If a project will take more than two years to complete, describe the scope and duration of the entire project, as well as the specific accomplishments or products intended for this grant period for which funding is requested.
For longer-term or digital projects, describe the plan for future financial sustainability. Explain how the project intends to broaden its base of support to allow updates and maintenance without additional NEH grants.
If the project has been previously supported by NEH, compare the accomplishments in the current or past grant period with the intended goals for this grant. List any publications, in print or electronic form, already produced. When appropriate, indicate print runs, sales, and royalties relating to these publications. In the case of online projects, include the URL for the online project, and provide Web site use statistics and other relevant information. Include copies of any reviews of the project's results in an appendix.
- Methodology and standards
Discuss how the materials or information will be organized and presented in a manner that reflects accepted professional practices and national standards. If the methodology departs from accepted standards and procedures, explain why the project's goals require this approach and whether the results would be compatible with other resources that follow existing standards.
All proposals must contain sample materials (i.e., entries, records, or database results to specific queries) that illustrate the content and presentation of the final product. Applicants should be aware that the quality of the sample materials is a major factor in the evaluation of projects. From these samples, evaluators will draw conclusions about the significance of the proposed work or resource, the accuracy of the information presented, and the care given to editorial work.
When relevant, applicants should:
- define the criteria that will determine the selection of materials, as well as the content, form, and length of entries or citations. For encyclopedias or biographical dictionaries, include in an appendix a preliminary list of entries, organized by subject areas or topics.
- discuss the lexicographical principles for compiling a language dictionary.
- describe the editorial procedures for writing entries and for verifying the information, including who will review the information and who will exercise the final editorial control over the completed product. In the case of projects with multiple contributors, include in an appendix the instructions provided to contributors.
- explain the provisions made for content updating in the case of online projects.
- discuss any intellectual property or privacy issues that might affect the availability of the materials and whether permissions and informed consents have been obtained.
- indicate whether the project's staff will examine the materials to be covered in a bibliography or guide and whether the final product will specify the location of copies. Justify the inclusion or omission of abstracts, annotations, or essays.
Projects using digital technology should describe in detail the criteria for selecting the hardware and software for preparing, processing, or disseminating materials. Justify the storage media and digital formats selected. Refer to standards and best practices that will be followed to ensure interoperability with other resources and longevity of the data. (If a project requires participation in a standards development effort, the costs related to this work are allowable.) Provide specific information about the following:
- Preparation and processing of material
Describe how the material will be prepared for processing and how it will be processed, e.g. digital capture, keyboarding, optical character recognition, or conversion from another electronic format. Discuss the methods for formatting the material and ensuring quality control. Where appropriate, indicate the levels of resolution, compression, image enhancement, and accuracy of textual conversion or transcription required to achieve the project's goals. For text with markup, justify the choice of tagging scheme and the level of the markup.
- Organization of and access to material
Explain the organization of the digitized material or database, including file structure, system capabilities, user access, and documentation. Indicate whether the project's design will allow for updating individual components. When appropriate, indicate the metadata scheme(s) that will be used to describe the materials (e.g., MARC, Dublin Core, EAD, METS), and explain the rationale for the choice(s). Provide information about metadata creation and controlled vocabularies (if applicable), and use an appendix to display sample data entry sheets, records, and screen displays. When appropriate, discuss the compatibility of the proposed technical framework with the practices of the user community.
- Storage, maintenance, and protection of data
Describe the institution's plans for storing, maintaining, and protecting the data, and, where applicable, for the preservation or other disposition of the original source material. Indicate the methods used to ensure that accidental or unauthorized changes or replacements do not occur in the electronic files. Discuss both the technical and the administrative provisions for ensuring preservation of and long-term access to the information. Explain how the data will be archived (independent of the processing or delivery software and interface) to migrate them to future media and formats, and report on the institution's capability and commitment to provide long-term access to the materials.
- Work plan
Describe the work plan in detail, including a schedule indicating benchmarks of accomplishment during each stage of the project.
- Staff
Identify the project's staff, including consultants. Describe their duties and their qualifications for those duties. Indicate the amount of time that the principal members of the project's staff will devote to the project. All people directly involved in the conduct of the project, whether paid for by NEH or cost sharing, must be named in the budget along with their anticipated time commitments. If the project has an advisory board, list their names and affiliations, and explain the board's function. Provide two page résumés for major project staff and all consultants in the appendices.
- Dissemination
Explain how the results of the project will be disseminated and why these means are appropriate to the subject matter and the intended audiences. If relevant, discuss publishing arrangements, publicity plans, estimated prices, and user costs. Applicants preparing software tools will be expected to report to the scholarly community on the approach to software development and the assumptions in the design of the tool.
- Significance
- Budget
Using the instructions, complete the budget form (PDF). While all items should be justified by the narrative, further explanation may be included in brief budget notes.
For any outsourced work, third-party contractor costs should be included in the budget category "Services." Attach a complete itemization of these costs to the budget form. If there is more than one contractor, each one must be listed on the budget form and the costs itemized separately.
To the maximum extent practical, all procurement contracts must be made through an open and free competition. They are to be awarded to the bidder/offeror whose bid/offer is most advantageous, considering price, quality and other factors. Applicants must justify procurement contracts in excess of $100,000 that are not awarded by competitive bids or offers.
Permanent equipment may be purchased for a project if an analysis demonstrates that it is the most economical and practical alternative to leasing. Permanent equipment is defined as nonexpendable personal property costing $5000 or more and having a useful life of more than one year.
Consistent with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-c and Public Law 105-277), grantees and subrecipients who purchase equipment and products with grant funds should purchase only American-made equipment and products.
- Appendices
Use appendices to provide:
- representative samples of the final or anticipated form of the work, prefaced with explanatory notes (if applicable);
- brief résumés (no longer than two pages) for staff with major responsibilities for the project;
- job descriptions for any additional staff who will be hired specifically to work on the project;
- letters of commitment from outside participants and cooperating institutions; and
- letters of support. Such letters (preferably no more than three) are encouraged. They should address the project's significance and be written by experts in the project's subject area, the proposed methodology, or the technical plan. Authors of letters of support will not participate in the NEH review process.
- History of grants
If the project has received previous support from any federal or nonfederal sources, including NEH, list on one page the sources, dates, and amounts of these funds. If the project has a long history of support, the sources and contributions may be grouped and summarized.
- Consultants and advisory board members
List consultants to the project, members of the project's advisory board (if there is one), and authors of letters of support (if provided).
HOW TO USE THE NEH ATTACHMENT FORM
You will use this form to attach the various files that make up your application.
Your attachments must be in Portable Document Format (.pdf). We cannot accept attachments in their original word processing or spreadsheet formats. If you don't already have software to convert your files into PDFs, there are many low-cost and free software packages available. To learn more, go to http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsgov/pdf.html.
When you open the NEH Attachment Form, you will find 15 attachment buttons, labeled "Attachment 1" through "Attachment 15." By clicking on a button, you will be able to choose the file from your computer that you wish to attach. You must name and attach your files in the proper order so that we can identify them. Please attach the proper file to the proper button as listed below:
ATTACHMENT 1: To this button, please attach your description of the project and its significance. Please name the file "projectdescription.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 2: To this button, please attach your table of contents. Please name the file "contents.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 3: To this button, please attach your narrative. Please name the file "narrative.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 4: To this button, please attach your budget. Please name the file "budget.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 5: To this button, please attach your appendices. Please name the file "appendices.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 6: To this button, please attach your history of grants. Please name the file "granthistory.pdf".
ATTACHMENT 7: To this button, please attach your list of project consultants and advisory board members. Please name the file "consultants.pdf".
Use the remaining buttons to attach any additional materials (if appropriate). Please give these attachments meaningful file names and ensure that they are PDFs.
UPLOADING YOUR APPLICATION TO GRANTS.GOV
When you have completed all three forms, use the right-facing arrow to move each of them to the "Mandatory Documents for Submission" column. Once they have been moved over, the "Submit" button will activate. You are now ready to upload your application package to Grants.gov.
During the registration process, your institution designated one or more AORs (Authorized Organization Representatives). These AORs typically work in your institution's Sponsored Research Office or Grants Office. When you have completed your application, you must ask your AOR to submit the application, using the special username and password that was assigned to him or her during the registration process.
To submit your application, your computer must have an active connection to the Internet. To begin the submission process, click the "submit" button. A page will appear asking you to sign and submit your application. At this point, your AOR will enter his or her username and password. When you click the "sign and submit application" button, your application package will be uploaded to Grants.gov. Please note that it may take some time to upload your application package depending on the size of your files and the speed of your Internet connection.
After the upload is complete, a confirmation page, which includes a tracking number, will appear indicating that you have submitted your application to Grants.gov. Please print this page for your records. The AOR will also receive a confirmation e-mail.
NEH suggests that you submit your application no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline. That way, should you encounter a technical problem of some kind, you will still have time to contact the Grants.Gov helpdesk for support. The Grants.gov Help Desk is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST at 1-800-518-4726. You can also send an e-mail to support@grants.gov.
HOW TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
If you are sending materials that cannot be submitted electronically, please send 8 copies of each item and include a list of the materials to be mailed separately in your Grants.gov submission. Mail the materials to:
Preservation and Access Reference Material Grants
Division of Preservation and Access
Room 411
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
NEH continues to experience lengthy delays in the delivery of mail by the U.S. Postal Service, and in some cases materials are damaged by the irradiation process. We recommend that supplementary materials be sent by a commercial delivery service to ensure that they arrive intact by the receipt deadline.
DEADLINES
Applications: Must be received by Grants.gov by July 25, 2006. Grants.gov will date/time stamp your application after it is fully uploaded. Applications submitted after that date will not be accepted. Supplementary materials must also arrive at NEH by July 25, 2006, to be considered as part of the application.
Evaluators are asked to apply the following criteria in assessing applications:
- the project's intellectual significance, including how the proposed research tool or reference work will increase understanding of a humanities field or topic;
- the project's methodological soundness, including its adherence to accepted professional and technical standards of practice, and whether the sample materials demonstrate an appropriate implementation of the proposed methodology;
- the viability, efficiency, and productivity of the work plan;
- the qualifications, expertise, and levels of commitment of the project director and key project staff or contributors; and
- the appropriateness of the project's budget.
Late applications will not be reviewed.
Review and Selection Process
Knowledgeable persons outside NEH will read each application and advise the agency about its merits. The Endowment’s staff comments on matters of fact or on significant issues that otherwise would be missing from these reviews, then makes recommendations to the National Council on the Humanities. The National Council meets at various times during the year to advise the NEH chairman on grants. The chairman takes into account the advice provided by the review process and, by law, makes all funding decisions.
Award notices
Applicants will be notified by mail in May 2007 of the decision. Institutional grants administrators and project directors of successful applications will also receive at that time award documents by mail. Applicants may obtain the reasons for funding decisions on their applications by sending a letter or e-mail to NEH, Division of Preservation and Access, Room 411, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506 or preservation@neh.gov.
Administrative requirements
Before submitting an application, applicants should review their responsibilities as an award recipient and the lobbying certification requirement.
Award conditions
The requirements for awards are contained in the General Terms and Conditions for Awards to Organizations, any specific terms and conditions contained in the award document, and the applicable OMB circulars governing federal grants management.
Reporting requirements
A schedule of report due dates will be included with the award document.
Interim and final performance reports will be required. Further details can be found in Enclosure 2, Performance Reporting Requirements.
A Federal Cash Transactions Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter. A final Financial Status Report (2-page PDF) will be due within 90 days after the completion date of the award period. Further details can be found in Financial Reporting Requirements (formerly Enclosure 1).
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Preservation and Access Reference Material Grants
Division of Preservation and Access
Room 411
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8570
If you need help using Grants.gov, contact:
Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov
Grants.gov Helpdesk: support@grants.gov
Grants.gov Customer Support Tutorials and Manuals: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp
Grant.gov Support Line: 1-800-518-GRANTS (4726)
Privacy Policy
Information in these guidelines is solicited under the authority of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 956. The principal purpose for which the information will be used is to process the grant application. The information may also be used for statistical research, analysis of trends, and Congressional oversight. Failure to provide the information may result in the delay or rejection of the application.
Application Completion Time
The Office of Management and Budget requires federal agencies to supply information on the time needed to complete forms and also to invite comments on the paperwork burden. NEH estimates the average time to complete this application is fifteen hours per response. This estimate includes time for reviewing instructions, researching, gathering, and maintaining the information needed, and completing and reviewing the application.
Please send any comments regarding the estimated completion time or any other aspect of this application, including suggestions for reducing the completion time, to the Office of Publications, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. 20506; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3136-0134), Washington, D.C. 20503. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number.