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OMB Control No: 3145-0058	ICR Reference No: 202610-3145-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202310-3145-001
Agency/Subagency: NSF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Science Foundation Guidance on Financial Assistance
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/28/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	182,000	196,000
Time Burden (Hours)	5,805,833	6,278,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	182,000	196,000	-14,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,805,833	6,278,333	-472,500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Changes in the total burden associated with NSF's information collections may result from variations in proposal volume, changes in the types and complexity of proposals submitted, revisions to information requirements, or improvements in electronic systems and administrative processes. The number of proposals submitted to NSF may fluctuate annually based on available funding opportunities, research community participation, and other factors outside the agency's direct control.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Suzanne Plimpton

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