WhatAboutFOIA

IMLS · 2024 Annual Report

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Requests Received

176

176 processed

Grant Rate

11%

5 full + 14 partial

Simple / Complex

4.96d / N/A

avg days to respond

Backlog

0

was 0 last year

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Grant Rate

11%

5 full grants, 14 partial grants out of 176 total requests processed.

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Simple Request Speed

4.96 days avg

Median 3 days · Range 1 day–19 days for simple requests.

Good

Request Backlog

No backlog

Zero backlogged requests at end of 2024.

Good

Complex Request Speed

N/A

No complex request data reported.

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No Records Denial Rate

1%

1 of 176 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

176 received

+329% vs prior year (41 received last year).

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Processing Cost

$51,000

$290 per request processed. Staff: 0.75 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

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How to submit a request

Online submission

https://www.imls.gov/form/foia-request-form

Email

foia@imls.gov

Phone

2026534657

Mailing address

955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW
Suite 4000
Washington, DC 20024

Reading room

https://www.imls.gov/foia-electronic-reading-room

FOIA page

https://www.imls.gov/

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$51,000

Staff (FTE)

0.75

Fees Collected

N/A

Data from Institute of Museum and Library Services FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.