3135-0112 Standard Final Report for FY 12 and Later

National Endowment for the Arts
Final Descriptive Report

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Submit your completed Final Report within 90 days after the award period end date. This report has three parts; the first
two are included on this fillable form, which may be emailed to [email protected] OR, if necessary, faxed to
202/682-5609 or 5610; please do NOT email and fax. PART III of the Final Report is an online reporting system for the
geographic location of project activities; consult your Reporting Requirements for guidance on completing your report.

RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Recipient Organization:
Award Number:

Contact Person:

Email Address:

Phone:

Website:

Fax:

Period of Support:

MM/DD/YYYY

to

MM/DD/YYYY

PART I: PROJECT NARRATIVE
In the space provided below (plus no more than one additional page), respond to and number each item in order:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

What activities did the award support and what did the project accomplish during the period of support?
Were you able to carry out the approved project activities? If not, please explain.
Who were the key artists and partnering organizations, and what was the nature of their involvement?
Discuss the extent to which you achieved the NEA primary outcome identified in your application.
Describe specific tools used to measure outcome achievement.
Beyond the project’s direct accomplishments, what was the impact on – or benefit to – your organization,
your discipline/field, and/or community?

If you attach an extra page (no less than 12 point font), please note the recipient organization and award number
at the top of the page.
Note: We encourage you to include "human interest" stories or other anecdotal information about the project.
You may include programs, reviews, relevant news clippings, playbills, or other evidence of your accomplishments,
including evidence of your acknowledgement of Arts Endowment support, as attachments. You may also provide
high-resolution images (300dpi or higher) of your project for our use. Refer to the Reporting Requirements
document or, if a cooperative agreement, refer to your award document to determine if you must submit work
products in addition to your narrative.

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PART II.A: PROJECT ACTIVITY
Provide data for activities supported with this award during the project period of support. Indicate the number of
activities delivered. Leave blank any items that are not applicable or for which actual figures/supportable
estimates do not exist.

Project Activity:

Number

# of original works of art created
(include literary, performing, visual, multidisciplinary, & interdisciplinary works. Do not include student
works, adaptations, recreations, or restaging of existing works.)

# of concerts/ performances / readings
# of lectures / demonstrations / workshops / symposiums
# of exhibitions curated / presented
(include visual arts, media arts, film, film festivals, and design. Count each curated film festival as a
single exhibition.)

# of hours that artists were in residence
(artists’ activities in schools or other settings)

# of fairs/festivals

PART II.B: INDIVIDUALS BENEFITED
Provide data for individuals who directly benefited during the period of support. Leave blank any items that are
not applicable or for which supportable estimates do not exist.
Individuals Directly Involved in Implementing the Project
Enter the number of individuals; these individuals must be included in the project
budget. Do not double-count. Audience/ Attendees/ Participants/ Learners should
be accounted for in the next table.

Number

#

Artists

#

Teachers
Others

#

TOTAL

#

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Audiences/Attendees/ Participants/Learners
Enter the number of people reached through each method as applicable.
Do not double-count.
“Live” Arts
Experience
(where people visit a
venue – whether
alone or in a group to view or participate
in an arts activity.
Include exhibits,
performances, and
film screenings
before an audience;
exclude audiences
that viewed or
participated through
transmission.)
Adults

#

Children/Youth
(younger than 18)

#

TOTALS

#

Broadcast
(TV, radio,
cable)

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If you used social and/or other
new media to reach people,
please check the appropriate
column below.

Distribution of Social Media Other New Media
Physical
(e.g.,
(e.g., websites,
Materials
Facebook,
webcasts, eBooks
(e.g., CDs, Twitter, wikis)
and other
DVDs, books)
downloads,
streaming, mobile
phone apps)

#

#

√

√

PART II.C: POPULATION DESCRIPTORS
From each section, select the descriptor that best describes the primary population that benefited from the
project during the period of support. These responses should refer to populations reached directly, rather than
through broadcasts or online programming.

Race / Ethnicity:

Age (Range):

N

American Indian / Alaska Native

01A

Pre-Kindergarten (0-5 years)

A

Asian

01D

K-12 (6-17 years)

B

Black / African American

01C

Young Adults (18-24 years)

H

Hispanic / Latino

01B

Adults (25-64 years)

P

Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander

01

Older Adults (65+ years)

W

White

99

No Single Group

99

No Single Group

Geography:

Communities:

09I

International

TBD

Multiple States

09D

Rural

Statewide

TBD

Suburban

City / County

99

No Single Group

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From the section below, select all of the descriptors that best describe the primary population that benefited
from the project during the period of support. These responses should refer to populations reached directly,
rather than through broadcasts or Internet programming.

Underserved / Distinct Groups:
TBD

Individuals with Disabilities

TBD

Individuals in Institutions (include people living in hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, assisted care
facilities, correctional facilities, and homeless shelters)

TBD

Individuals with Low Income

TBD

Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

TBD

Military Veterans/Active Personnel

PART II.D: ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
Provide data for the organizational partners involved in the project during the period of support. An
organizational partner is an outside entity that provided resources (more than money) that supported the project.
Because all NEA projects require matching resources from non-NEA sources, organizations that only provided
money are not considered partners. Funders are not excluded from being partners, but they must have supplied
human resources or information capital, or actively participated in another way.
In the boxes below, provide the number of each type of partner involved in the project:

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□
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□
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□

Non-profit arts organization
Non-profit community organization
School/School district
Local government agency
(count each department engaged)

State government agency
(count each department engaged)

Federal government agency1
(count each department engaged; see footnote below)

□
□
□
□
□
□

College/University
Foundation
Religious organization
For-profit commercial organization
Media organization
Other type: ______________________________

PART II.E: ARTS EDUCATION STANDARDS-BASED PROJECT IMPACT
For arts education standards-based projects only (funded through the Arts Education discipline with “Americans of
All Ages Acquire Knowledge or Skills in the Arts” as the intended outcome), please provide the information below.
Only teachers/teaching artists and/or children/youth engaged in your project as learners should be counted in this
section.

1

# of teachers/teaching artists directly
engaged as learners in the project

# of teachers/teaching artists who
demonstrated learning in arts education
standards-based projects

# of children/youth directly engaged as
learners in the project

# of children/youth who demonstrated learning
in arts education standards-based projects

Contributions from other Federal agencies must not be included in the project budget.

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In the space provided below, respond to and number each of the following items in order:
1)
2)
3)

Identify the participants’ specific learning outcomes assessed during the project.
Describe the assessment method (e.g., performance rubric, pre- and post-testing) and tools used to
measure your project participants’ achievement of the learning outcomes identified in #1 above.
Discuss the degree to which learners achieved your identified learning outcomes. Cite evidence to
support the numbers (presented above) of teachers/teaching artists and/or children/youth who have
demonstrated learning.

PART III: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITY
For your Final Report submission to be complete, you must report the locations of specific project activity using the
Geographic Location of Project Activity online reporting tool at www.arts/gov/manageaward. For further guidance,
please go to the site and/or refer to the Reporting Requirements applicable to your award.

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