Justification for Non-Substantive Change

Justification

Non-Substantive Change to an Existing Approved Information Collection

AmeriCorps Seniors Grant Applications, Progress Reporting,

Independent Living and Respite Surveys

OMB Control Number 3045-0035

Expiration September 30, 2026

AmeriCorps is requesting this non-substantive change to bring its form, Progress Report Supplement, into compliance with Executive Order (EO) 14168 of January 20, 2025, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, 90 Fed. Reg. 8615 (January 30, 2025).

Section 2(e) of EO 14168 on Defending Women requires:

Agencies shall remove all statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications, or other internal and external messages that promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology, and shall cease issuing such statements, policies, regulations, forms, communications or other messages. Agency forms that require an individual’s sex shall list male or female, and shall not request gender identity. Agencies shall take all necessary steps, as permitted by law, to end the Federal funding of gender ideology.

AmeriCorps is therefore requesting this non-substantive change to the Progress Report Supplement to replace the term “gender” with “sex,” list only “male” and “female” as the options, and remove the question on LGBTQIA+.