Form 6 FY19 FDR Poetry Out Loud

OMB No. 3135-0112 Expires xx/xx/xxxx

National Endowment for the Arts

FY19 & Later FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT – Poetry Out Loud
[November 2018]

Submit the completed Poetry Out Loud Final Report by the last Friday in June to [email protected].
FDRs must be completed in Adobe Reader, version 9 or newer, and saved as a PDF to upload to our final
reports database. Please follow the instructions carefully; improperly formatted reports cannot be accepted.
Additionally, please attach your Poetry Out Loud project budget for the most recent period of support.
Budgets should be attached in a separate Excel spreadsheet.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:
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Period of Performance (month/day/year):

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Contact (First, Last Name):
Title:
Email:

Phone:

Website:

PART I: PROJECT NARRATIVE
In this section, please respond to each narrative question in the text fields provided below. You may cut and paste the answer
into the form from another document, but please limit your response to the posted character limits.
Please 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 relevant web links.
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Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? (Yes/No check box) Describe the activities supported by this
award. (3,000 character limit)
What did this project accomplish and who benefited? List and describe key accomplishments of this project. Please
include any direct and indirect benefits/impacts that resulted from this grant. Where possible, identify beneficiaries of the
project (e.g., types of individuals, organizations, disciplines/fields, or communities). Include in your response a discussion
of the impacts or benefits of your project’s activities on the POL student participants, participating schools, your
organization, and your local arts/poetry community. (3,000 character limit)
A. Did the project encounter any events and/or circumstances that impeded your ability to conduct the project as
planned? (Yes/No check box)
B. If yes, then please describe the nature of the challenge(s) and how you addressed them. (2,000 character limit)
Please complete the following tables regarding the involvement of key partners, funders (besides the Arts
Endowment), and key artists. (Actual tables with project narrative question #4)
Is your Poetry Out Loud project implemented by the state arts agency and its staff? (Yes/No)
If not, please identify the organization that implements Poetry Out Loud in your state, and describe the
state agency’s relationship to the implementing organization. (1,000 character limit)

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1. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? Yes

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No

Describe the activities supported by this award. (3,000 character limit)

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Grant #:

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What did this project accomplish and who benefited? List and describe key accomplishments of this
project. Please include any direct and indirect benefits/impacts that resulted from this grant. Where
possible, identify beneficiaries of the project (e.g., types of individuals, organizations,
disciplines/fields, or communities). Include in your response a discussion of the impacts or benefits
of your project’s activities on the POL student participants, participating schools, your organization,
and your local arts/poetry community. (3,000 character limit)

[EXPANDABLE TEXT FIELD – 3,000 CHARACTER LIMIT]

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3A. Did the project encounter any events and/or circumstances that impeded your ability to conduct the
project as planned?
Yes

No

3B. If yes, then please describe the nature of the challenge(s) and how you addressed them. (2,000
character limit)

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4. Please complete the following tables regarding the involvement of key partners, funders (besides the
Arts Endowment), and key artists.
Name of Key Partner /
Funder
(text field)

Type of Entity

Nature of Involvement

Contributed Match?

(drop down menu)
 Nonprofit Arts
Organization
 Nonprofit Community
Organization
 Private Foundation
 School or School
District (K-12)
 Local Government
Agency
 State Government
Agency
 Federal Government
Agency*
 College/University
 Library
 Religious Organization
 Media Organization
 For-profit Company
 Nonprofit organization
other than those
identified above
 Tribal Government
Agency
 Other

(text field – 700
character limit per field)

(Yes/No)

(text field)
(drop down menu)
(text field – 700 char.)
(Yes/No)
(text field)
(drop down menu)
(text field – 700 char.)
(Yes/No)
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*Please note that funding from other Federal Government Agencies CANNOT be counted as match.

Name of Key Artist

Nature of Involvement

(text field)
(text field)
(text field)
(text field)
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5. Is your Poetry Out Loud project implemented by the state arts agency and its staff?
Yes
No
If not, please identify the organization that implements Poetry Out Loud in your state, and describe the
state agency’s relationship to the implementing organization. (1,000 character limit)

[EXPANDABLE TEXT FIELD – 1,000 CHARACTER LIMIT]

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PART IIA: PROJECT ACTIVITY
Provide data for activities supported with this award (NEA and matching funds) during the period of
performance. 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

Number of Professional Original Works of Art Created
 Do not include student works, adaptations, re-creations, or restaging of existing works.
Number of Concerts/Performances/Readings
Number of Arts Instruction Activities
 Include classes, demonstrations, lectures, and other means used to teach knowledge of
and/or skills in the arts.
 A class taught over multiple sessions should be counted as one class.
 A class repeated for multiple audiences should be counted per audience.
Number of schools that actively participated in the Poetry Out Loud project (Those schools that
were involved actively in your project, not those to which material simply was distributed.)
Number of artists' residencies (Artists' activities in schools or other community settings over an
extended period of time.)
Number of hours broadcast on radio, television, cable, podcasts, and/or webcasts. For series,
include hours for all broadcasts. Include broadcasts that occurred after the end date of the project
only if they were a direct result of the funding of this award. Do NOT include public service
announcements, advertising, or other promotional activities.
Number of staff members who work regularly (20+ hours per week) on Poetry Out Loud
1. Does your Poetry Out Loud project include regional competitions? Yes

No

2. Does your Poetry Out Loud programming include workshops for:
Students? Yes
No
Teachers? Yes
No
3. Do you provide honorariums or stipends to your Poetry Out Loud judges? Yes
4. Do you provide travel stipends for Poetry Out Loud:
Students? Yes
No
Teachers? Yes

No

No

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PART IIB: INDIVIDUALS BENEFITED
Provide data for individuals who directly benefited during the period of performance. Leave blank any items
that are not applicable or for which actual figures/supportable estimates do not exist.
Individuals Compensated from the Project Budget
Enter the number of individuals who were paid, in whole or in
part, with project funds reported on your Federal Financial
Report (both the NEA and the Recipient Share). Please refer to
the Final Report Tips on the Manage Your Award page of our
website for additional guidance in making this calculation.

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B

Number of
individuals

Of the number reported
in column A, how many
were hired (as
employees, not
contractors) during the
project period as a
result of this award?

Artists
Others (includes employees, temporary staff, and contractors
who did not work as artists on this project)
Total
Teachers

Number

Enter the number of teachers who actively participated in the project.

"In-Person" Arts Experience

Number

Enter the number of people that engaged with Poetry Out Loud. Do not count individuals who were
primarily reached through television, radio, the Internet, or other media. Avoid inflated numbers, and do
not double-count repeat attendees. Where exact numbers are unavailable, please provide estimates.
Adults. Enter the total number of teachers and guest artists who participated in the POL
project, as well as parents who attended POL competitions.
Children/Youth. Enter the total number of students who actively participated in at least one POL
competition, at least at the classroom level.
School Enrollment. Enter the total number of enrolled students at all schools participating in
POL.

Virtual Arts Experience
If your project used online or mobile components to engage audiences (e.g., podcasts,
live web streaming, mobile applications, online videos/audio/games, e-book or e-reader
downloads, distance learning, internet-based artworks, online collections/ exhibitions,
etc.), then please enter an estimate of the total number of unique visitors who accessed
these components during the grant period. Do not include people who visited a website
for unrelated content.

Total Number of
Unique Visitors

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If your project used online or mobile components to engage audiences, then please select the “type” that
best describes the form of technology used. (Select all that apply.)
Podcasts
Live web streaming
Mobile applications
Online videos/audio/games
E-book or e-reader downloads
Distance learning
Internet-based artworks
Online collections/exhibitions
Other. Please enter the type of other technology: [Text box]

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