Office of Museum and Library Services: Grants and Administration

B1: Line 1000DA: This is the discretionary amount of unobligated balances brought forward into FY2022 for the administrative and grant programs. Pursuant to the authority in OMB Circular A-11 section 120.21, one or more lines on the apportionment (including lines above line 1920) may have been rounded up and as such, those rounded lines will not match the actuals reported on the SF-133. Agency will ensure that its funds control system will only allot actuals.

B2: Line 1000MA: This is the mandatory amount of unobligated balances brought forward into FY2022 for the administrative and grant programs. Pursuant to the authority in OMB Circular A-11 section 120.21, one or more lines on the apportionment (including lines above line 1920) may have been rounded up and as such, those rounded lines will not match the actuals reported on the SF-133. Agency will ensure that its funds control system will only allot actuals.

A1: Line 6001: Administration - The discretionary carryover balance of $467,412 is the unobligated balance brought forward into FY2022. IMLS requests the use of these funds for the Financial Management Line of Business consortium initiative (previously GMLOB). Funds from this account will be awarded for IT support costs related to the funding for information technology modernization, infrastructure, and associated support. The mandatory carryover balance from ARPA of $2,000,000 is to provide funding for research and evaluation projects related to the impact of the virus, and administrative operations related to COVID-19 response including grant management, recordkeeping, and reporting.

A2: Line 6012: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians - The discretionary carryover balance of $245,049 is the result of grantee refunds and the de-obligation of amounts remaining on closed grants. We anticipate these funds to be awarded in FY2022 through special initiatives at the Director's discretion and/or through additional grants.

A3: Line 6014: National Leadership Grants: Libraries - The discretionary carryover balance of $165,551 is the result of grantee refunds and the de-obligation of amounts remaining on closed grants. We anticipate these funds to be awarded in FY2022 through special initiatives at the Director's discretion and/or through additional grants. The mandatory carryover balance from ARPA of $3,643,398 is to provide funding to address digital divide and access issues so disadvantaged communities have access to health care, government and job focused information to respond to issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A4: Line 6016: National Leadership Grants - Museums: The mandatory carryover balance from ARPA of $10,405,447 is to address digital divide and access issues so disadvantaged communities have access to health care, government and job focused information to respond to issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

A5: Line 6017: Native American / Native Hawaiian Museum Services : The mandatory carryover balance from ARPA of $1,306,888 is to provide funding to address ongoing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.