Description of document: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Case Log, 2009 – 2020 Requested date: 10-January-2021 Release date: 13-January-2021 Posted date: 01-February-2021 Source of document: Freedom of Information Act Officer Institute of Museum and Library Services 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW, Suite 4000 Washington, DC, 20024-2135 Fax: 202-653-4625 E-mail: [email protected] The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is a First Amendment free speech web site and is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Institute of Museum and Library Services FOIA Request Report FOIA # Received Date Mailed Information Requested Information Provided in OCG 2009-10 1/12/2009 1/28/2009 Grant Proposal for Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2008; California Partial Grants Academy of Sciences in San Francisco (2002 GOS & 2006 Museums for America); San Jose Museum of Art (2006); Childern's Discovery Museum 2009-11 1/12/2009 1/29/2009 Top scoring grant in the most recent discretionary competition (21 Century Total Grants Librarian) 2009-12 1/29/2009 2/20/2009 Previously funded 21 Century Museum Professional grants to use as models Partial Grants for rewite of proposal 2009-13 2/12/2009 3/3/2009 Enhancement Grant Sitka Tribe of Alaska NG-03-08-0228-08; and NG-03- Partial Grants 06-0242-06 Sitka tribe of Alaska Enhancement Grant 2009-14 2/17/2009 4/20/2009 Letters between DC Public Library and IMLS from 1 Jan 06 - 1 Janu 09 Total Grants regarding grants to the library. Placement of library on the IMLS "At Risk" list and copy of five year plan to address IMLS concerns 2009-15 3/4/2009 4/10/2009 Recently funded Connceting to Collections grant applications Total Grants Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Page 1 of 62 FOIA # Received Date Mailed Information Requested Information Provided in OCG 2009-16 3/16/2009 3/25/2009 Copies of all current promotional marketing (NAICS codes 541890, Other Reasons For NonDisclosure 453220) point of contact buyers for the agency 2009-17 3/20/2009 4/10/2009 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Partial Grants 2009-18 3/20/2009 4/10/2009 Application for Zoological Society of Buffalo for NLG for Museums - Total Grants Museums in the Community for 2004 and New York State Zoo of Watertown, NY for NLG Museums - Professional Practices Awards for 2004 2009-19 3/25/2009 7/10/2009 Panel data from the 2008 IMLS Museum Public Finance Survey and panel Total Grants data from the most accurate list of all museums in the US 2009-20 3/25/2009 5/16/2009 Information regarding positions, titles, locations of civilian employees Other Reasons For NonDisclosure designated as exempt from the FLSA, members of CBU of the AFGE from March 16, 2006 to present to include copies of PDs, evaluation plans, etc. 2009-21 4/8/2009 4/28/2009 Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens 2008 NLG Partial Grants 2009-22 4/10/2009 5/17/2009 Award CL-00-03-0031-03 (Union Springs Carnegie Public Library) Partial Grants 2009-23 4/30/2009 5/26/2009 Copies of grants provided to: Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, South Partial Grants Coast Railroad Museum, Detroit Institute of Art Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Page 2 of 62 FOIA # Received Date Mailed Information Requested Information Provided in OCG 2009-24 5/4/2009 5/17/2009 Copies of all documents regarding recorded arrivals and departures through Other Reasons For NonDisclosure US immigration for trips outside the US of longer than 24 hours from January 1992 to present 2009-25 5/18/2009 6/8/2009 Zotero grant documents - which were originally given to George Mason Partial Grants University in 2006/2007 2009-26 5/21/2009 6/8/2008 Montana State Library Helena, MT - Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Partial Grants Program 2005 2009-27 5/21/2009 6/8/2009 HR documents - Lead Contract Specialist (Contracting Officer) - No. Other Reasons For NonDisclosure IMLS -DE-08-019 (08/26/2008 - 09/19/2008) 2009-28 6/4/2009 6/4/2009 List of IMLS IMPAC card holders and contact information Other Reasons For NonDisclosure 2009-29 6/4/2009 6/13/2009 Contract between IMLS & Security Contractors in DC, MD & VA & any Other Reasons For NonDisclosure Collective Bargaining Agreements made between unions representing security personnel, contractors and IMLS 2009-30 6/4/2009 6/30/2009 Any and all record of communications between IMLS and Robert (Bob) F. Other Reasons For NonDisclosure McDonnell or his offices during 2006 - March 1, 2009 (Attorney General of Virginia), 1992-2005 (Virginia House of Delegates), 1989-1992 Attorney for City of Virginia Beach & all FOIA requests 2009-31 6/4/2009 7/15/2009 Request for auditor reports and associated financial statements (595 Total Grants organizations, OMB A-133 Audits) Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Page 3 of 62 FOIA # Received Date Mailed Information Requested Information Provided in OCG 2009-32 7/6/2009 7/15/2009 Project description and evaluation report submitted by The Cleveland Partial Grants Museum of Art - 2004 NLG for Libraries - a collaboration between Cuyahoga County Public Library 2009-33 7/29/2009 7/30/2009 Successful grants awarded for Build a Zero Net-Energy Home; subsidize Other Reasons For NonDisclosure new construction and/or retrofit exisiting low-income housing; subsidize cost of certified energy audit for USDA loan/grant program 2009-34 8/17/2009 9/14/2009 All IMLS-related documents regarding all grants to the North Carolina Other Reasons For NonDisclosure Aquarium Society, North Carolina Aquariums of Roanoke Island, Pine Knoll Shores and Fort Fisher 2009-35 8/17/2009 8/25/2009 Information on movement to New York on 2 September 1927 or documents Other Reasons For NonDisclosure from passenger lists following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake 2009-36 8/17/2009 9/9/2009 Full list of 2009 Basic Grant recepients and mailing addresses Total Grants 2009-37 9/14/2009 10/1/2009 2008 Museums for America winning proposal for Albrecht-Kemper Partial Grants Museum of Art 2009-38 9/15/2009 10/2/2009 All records, guidance, directives, memoranda, training materials, or legal Total Grants analysis concerning implementation of Pres. Obama's Jan 21, 2009 memo on FOIA and/or Attorney General Eric Holder's memo of Mar 19, 2009 on FOIA 2009-39 9/28/2009 10/7/2009 Three separate FOIA Requests: Museums for America Grants for Brevard Partial Grants Zoo, Melbourne, FL (2007); Bramble Park Zoo, Waterown, SD (2005); and Oregon Zoo, Portland, OR (2008) Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Page 4 of 62 FOIA # Received Date Mailed Information Requested Information Provided in OCG 2009-40 9/28/2009 10/9/2009 Grant proposal for the University of Maryland at College Park, College Partial Grants Park, MD 2009-41 9/28/2009 10/2/2009 Request for information regarding trip to Canada Other Reasons For NonDisclosure 2010-01 10/7/2009 10/22/2009 Copy of grant application, reviewer comments, grant award documents and Partial Grants other related documents pertaining to the 2009 NLG for Libraries, Demonstration award made to King County Library Systems, Issaquah, WA $998,556 2010-02 10/7/2009 12/2/2009 Winning Proposal for Museum Data Collection Partial Grants Solicitation #IMLS-REP-09-0002 Contract Award # IMLS-2009-062 2010-03 10/7/2009 10/30/2009 National Leadership Grant - 2009, Advancing Digital Resources, Gelman Partial Grants Library System Grant, Document #LG-05-09-0197-09 2010-04 10/8/2009 10/14/2009 Copy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Technology Plan Certification Total Grants and Approval Letter for the plan that covers years 2003 to 2007 2010-05 10/21/2009 11/5/2009 Copy of 2009 Museums for America Grant application frome the Great Partial Grants Explorations in St.