Indirect cost rates on NEH grants
| Tracking # |
22-43 |
| Submitted | July 29, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | Oct. 1, 2022 |
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From: Quinn Dombrowski
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- the Database Schema for the eGMS grants management system used by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the schema for any other databases that track amounts in NEH grants.
For Preservation/Access Projects, Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants, and Digital Humanities Advancement Grants awarded 2010-2022:
- Indirect cost rates in the budgets for funded ODH grants, along with the standard grant identifier
- Any available descriptions of the grant rate included in the budget (such as "research," "other sponsored projects," "off campus research," etc.).
- Accepted indirect cost rates for funded ODH grants, along with the standard grant identifier, where the indirect cost rate was changed form the initial budget
If it is not possible to extract the data about indirect costs rates, please send proposed and accepted budgets for awarded grants from 2010-2022.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Quinn Dombrowski
From: National Endowment for the Humanities
Dear Ms. Dombrowski,
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on July 29, 2022. NEH will process your request consistent with FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552) and NEH's FOIA regulations (45 C.F.R. 1171).
However, NEH needs more information from you before we can begin processing your request and provide an estimated response date. Please call us at your convenience so we can discuss your request. If you are not able to call, please let us know and we will follow up with you by email.
Please note that the tracking number for your request is 22-43. You may use this tracking number to obtain information from NEH's FOIA Requestor Service Center about the status of your request, or to ask other questions about your request. The Center's contact information is as follows: 202-606-8322; gencounsel@neh.gov<mailto:gencounsel@neh.gov>.
Thank you for your interest in NEH.
Sincerely,
Jessica Graves
Legal Administrative Specialist
Office of the General Counsel
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20506
Email: gencounsel@neh.gov<mailto:gencounsel@neh.gov>
Phone: (202) 606-8322
This message (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged and confidential and/or attorney work product. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please do not read, copy or forward the message. Please permanently delete all copies and any attachments and notify the NEH Office of the General Counsel immediately by reply e-mail or by calling (202) 606-8322.
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From: National Endowment for the Humanities
Hello Ms. Dombrowski,
Thank you for speaking with me earlier today. Apologies, we have a follow-up clarifying question before we can process your request and we were unable to reach you through your initial contact number. Could you please call us at your convenience so we can discuss your request?
Thank you,
Jessica
Jessica Graves
Legal Administrative Specialist
Office of the General Counsel
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20506
Email: gencounsel@neh.gov<mailto:gencounsel@neh.gov>
Phone: (202) 606-8322
This message (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged and confidential and/or attorney work product. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please do not read, copy or forward the message. Please permanently delete all copies and any attachments and notify the NEH Office of the General Counsel immediately by reply e-mail or by calling (202) 606-8322.
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From: National Endowment for the Humanities
Hello Ms. Dombrowski,
I am following up on our August 5, 2022 phone conversation regarding your FOIA request 22-43.
NEH received your initial email on July 29, 2022, wherein you requested "[f]or Preservation/Access Projects, Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants, and Digital Humanities Advancement Grants awarded 2010-2022: Indirect cost rates in the budgets for funded ODH grants, along with the standard grant identifier. Any available descriptions of the grant rate included in the budget (such as "research," "other sponsored projects," "off campus research," etc.). Accepted indirect cost rates for funded ODH grants, along with the standard grant identifier, where the indirect cost rate was changed form the initial budget. If it is not possible to extract the data about indirect costs rates, please send proposed and accepted budgets for awarded grants from 2010-2022."
During our phone conversation on August 5, 2022, you modified your request to prioritize the indirect cost rate information (as described above) of 10 grants awarded in 2010 from each of the following five programs: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants, Digital Humanities Start Up Grants, Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections, Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions, and Research and Development. You further specified that you would provide NEH a list of the fifty grant applications you are interested in so that we may begin processing your request.
Because we did not receive the list form you, we assume you are no longer interested in the records you requested. Per federal regulations, if we do not hear from you by October 1, 2022, we will close out your FOIA request. After the close-out date, if you wish to request any additional records under the Freedom of Information Act, you may submit a new request.
For further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your FOIA request, you may contact the analyst who processed your request or our FOIA Public Liaison, at 202-606-8322 or gencounsel@neh.gov<mailto:gencounsel@neh.gov>. If you contact NEH about this request, please reference the request tracking number, which is 22-43.
Sincerely,
Jessica Graves
Legal Administrative Specialist
Office of the General Counsel
National Endowment for the Humanities
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20506
Email: gencounsel@neh.gov<mailto:gencounsel@neh.gov>
Phone: (202) 606-8322
This message (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged and confidential and/or attorney work product. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please do not read, copy or forward the message. Please permanently delete all copies and any attachments and notify the NEH Office of the General Counsel immediately by reply e-mail or by calling (202) 606-8322.
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