Form 4 FY12-14 FDR - Livability

NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later

FY12-14 FDR - Livability

NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports FY2019 and Later

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National Endowment for the Arts

FY 12 to FY 14 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - LIVABILITY

Oct. 2012

Submit your Final Descriptive Report (FDR) within 90 days after the award period end date. The FDR
must be emailed as a PDF to [email protected]. The name of the PDF file should be FDR
followed by the award number (e.g., FDR 12-3100-7923.pdf). In the subject line of the email include
FDR, the grant number, and the organization name (e.g., FDR 12-3100-7923 ABC Arts Organization).
NO scans will be accepted. The FDR has three parts; the first two are included on this fillable form.
PART III of the FDR is an online reporting system for the geographic location of project activities.
Consult your Reporting Requirements document for any additional final reporting requirements.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:
Organization:
Grant #:
Contact:

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OR Cooperative Agreement #:

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First Name:

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Last Name:

Email:

Phone:

Web Site:
Period of Support:

Fax:
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PART I A: PROJECT STRATEGIES

In your application, you identified the strategies you expected to employ to strengthen communities
through the arts. Please check below all the strategies that were actually used in your project. You
will discuss these strategies in Part I B.
Strategies (check as many as apply):
1. Develop Plan(s) for Cultural and/or Creative Sector Growth. Includes activities
such as planning for arts/cultural districts and creative industry hubs/districts/clusters,
cultural asset mapping, and other cultural planning activities.
2. Use Design to Enhance/Revitalize Public Space(s). Includes design activities such
as charrettes and competitions, development of design specifications, and other design
activities.
3. Commission and/or Install New Art to Improve Public Space(s). Includes
commissioning of permanent and/or temporary site-specific public art (e.g., murals
and sculptures, sculpture gardens, and waterfront art).
4. Plan and/or Conduct Arts Activities to Foster Interaction Among Community Members.
Includes arts activities (e.g., arts festivals, outdoor exhibitions, and performances)
intended to engage community members in public spaces.
5. Engage Artists and/or Arts Organizations. Includes e.g., involvement of
artists and/or arts organizations in cultural planning, design, and community
engagement activities.
6. Other Strategies to Improve Livability through Arts and Design. Includes
other strategies to improve community livability through the arts and design
(provide additional information in Part I B).

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Grant #:

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PART I B: PROJECT NARRATIVE
Part I B consists of 6 questions. A text field is provided to answer each question individually.
You may cut and paste the answer into the form from another document, but must limit your
response to the allotted space.
Note: You may include "human interest" stories or other anecdotal information about the
project within the narrative as appropriate. On occasion you may be contacted for copies of
programs, reviews, relevant news clippings, playbills, or other evidence of your
accomplishments, including evidence of your acknowledgement of Arts Endowment support.
Feel free to include Web links.
Refer to the Reporting Requirements document or, if a cooperative agreement, refer to your
award document to determine if you must submit a final product in addition to your FDR and
Federal Financial Report.
1) What activities did the award support and what did the project accomplish during the
period of support? Also elaborate on your use of the strategies identified in Part I A
above.
2) Were you able to carry out the approved project activities? If not, please explain.
3) Discuss the extent to which you achieved the Livability primary outcome. Describe
specific tools used to measure outcome achievement.
4) Tell us which sectors of your community were involved in this project (e.g., public,
commercial, nonprofit, community, and/or arts sectors), and how. If you had
organizational partners (see Part II D), please describe the nature of those partnerships.
5) Discuss anticipated long-term impacts that may not have been measurable within the
period of support (e.g., changes in migration patterns; job and/or revenue growth for the
community; and growth in overall levels of social and civic engagement). Please be as
specific as possible.
6) Discuss any actual or expected changes in policies, laws, and/or regulations that could
strengthen communities through the arts as a result of your project.

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1) What activities did the award support and what did the project accomplish during the period of
support? Also elaborate on your use of the strategies identified in Part I A above.

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2) Were you able to carry out the approved project activities? If not, please explain.

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Grant #:

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3) Discuss the extent to which you achieved the Livability primary outcome. Describe specific
tools used to measure outcome achievement.

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

4) Tell us which sectors of your community were involved in this project (e.g., public, commercial,
nonprofit, community, and/or arts sectors), and how. If you had organizational partners (see
Part II D), please describe the nature of those partnerships.

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

5) Discuss anticipated long-term impacts that may not have been measurable within the period of
support (e.g., changes in migration patterns; job and/or revenue growth for the community; and
growth in overall levels of social and civic engagement). Please be as specific as possible.

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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6) Discuss any actual or expected changes in policies, laws, and/or regulations that could strengthen
communities through the arts as a result of your project.

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or DCA #:

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PART II A: PROJECT ACTIVITY

Provide data for activities supported with this award (NEA and matching funds) 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, and
interdisciplinary works. Do not include student works, adaptations,
recreations, or restaging of existing works.)
# of fairs/festivals
(do not include media arts or film festivals. Report those activities below
under "# of exhibitions curated/presented.")
# 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 community action plans developed and approved that support community
livability through the arts
(include plans for arts/cultural districts and creative industry hubs/districts/
clusters)
# of design plans produced
(include feasibility, predevelopment, and other design plans produced to
enhance and/or revitalize public spaces)
# of works of art installed in public spaces
(include works of art permanently or temporarily installed in a public space)

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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 Compensated from the Project Budget
Enter the number of individuals (employees or contractors) who
were paid, in whole or in part, with NEA or matching funds from
the final project budget. Do not double-count. Audience,
Attendees, Participants, or Learners are entered in the next table.

Number

Artists
Teachers
Others (includes employees and temporary staff)
TOTAL
Audiences/Attendees/Participants/Learners
Enter the number of people reached through each method for this project. Do not double count.
"Live" Arts Experience
Number of individuals who visited a
venue to engage with the arts,
whether through attendance at arts
events or participation in arts
learning or other types of activities
that involved people directly with
artists or the arts. Do not count
individuals primarily reached through
TV, radio or cable broadcast, the
Internet, or other media.

Adults

Children/Youth
(younger than 18)

Total

Broadcast - TV, radio, cable
Distribution of Physical Materials
e.g., CDs, DVDs, books
If you used social and/or other new media to reach people for this project, check the appropriate box.
Social Media - (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, wikis)
Other New Media - (e.g., web sites, webcasts, eBooks and other downloads,
streaming, cell phone apps)
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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

2

Pre-Kindergarten (0-5 years)

A

Asian

3

K-12 (6-17 years)

B

Black/African American

4

Young Adults (18-24 years)

H

Hispanic/Latino

5

Adults (25-64 years)

O

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

6

Older Adults (65+ years)

W

White

1

No Single Group

G

No Single Group

Geographic Area:

Community Type:

I (2)

International

2

Urban

M (3)

Multiple States (whether contiguous or not)

3

Rural

W (4)

Statewide (multiple counties within state)

4

Suburban

B (5)

City/County

1

No Single Group

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.
Underserved/Distinct Groups:
09R

Individuals with Disabilities

09S

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

09T
09U
09V
099

Individuals with Low Income
Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
Military Veterans/Active Personnel
None of the Above
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PART II D: ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

Provide the numbers of 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:
Non-profit arts organization

College/University

Non-profit community organization

Foundation

School/School district

Religious organization

Local government agency
(count each department engaged)

For-profit commercial organization

State government agency
(count each department engaged)

Media organization

Federal government agency
(count each department engaged)

Other type:

PART III: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITY
For your Final Descriptive Report to be complete, you must report the locations of specific
project activity using the Geographic Location of Project Activity online reporting tool at
http://apps.nea.gov/GEO/Default.aspx.
REMEMBER: Parts I & II of the FDR must be emailed as a PDF to [email protected].

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