The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is asking for public comments on a proposed change to their information collection process, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This change updates the burden estimates for NEH grant applications, adjusting the total estimated time required from 88,815 to 296,433 hours due to more precise calculations of the time needed to prepare applications, which has increased from 15 to 60 hours per proposal. The NEH invites comments on the necessity and effectiveness of these changes, and responses need to be submitted by March 29, 2021.
Simple Explanation
The National Endowment for the Humanities wants people to say what they think about a plan where filling out forms to ask for money might take more time than before, and they want to know if this extra time is really needed or if there’s a better way to do it.