Form 1 Our Town Evaluation Web Survey

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WEB SURVEY INSTRUMENT

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Study of the Our Town Program

Grantee Web Survey

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2M Research (2M) was contracted by NEA to conduct this survey as a part of the investigation called the “Study of the Our Town Program.” If your organization received more than one Our Town grant, please answer this survey thinking about the most current grant project you are working on. Many of the questions in this survey ask about your perception of how your Our Town project is working and the types of changes to which you think your project is contributing. NEA is very interested in your perception of how Our Town projects unfold in local communities. Please answer all questions honestly, responses provided will be used to improve the program. 2M will keep the information you provide in this survey private, to the extent provided by law. We will not attribute any data to specific survey respondents. We will redact any personally identifying information (such as names) and will provide data from this study to NEA. Your responses to this survey will in no way impact the outcome of any present or future NEA grant applications, contract proposals, or cooperative agreement proposals from your institution or institution’s partners.

Please note, if you cannot complete the survey in one sitting, you can save it and complete it at a later date. You may also share the login credentials with appropriate personnel as you deem necessary in order to report accurate information. The survey will take about 30-45 minutes to complete.

Please note that your participation in this study is completely voluntary, and you may stop at any time if necessary. We thank you for your participation and cooperation in this very important study.

Domain 1. Descriptive Information

Please review the following descriptive information for the primary awardee of the Our Town grant that this survey pertains to.

1-1. Please select “Yes” if the information is correct. Please select “No” if the information is incorrect and enter the correct information.

Descriptive information	Yes	No	Please enter correct information (if “No” selected)
Awardee organization name: [WEB SURVEY POPULATES]	☐	☐
Grant ID: [WEB SURVEY POPULATES]	☐	☐
Award year: [WEB SURVEY POPULATES]	☐	☐
5-digit zip code of the awardee organization: [WEB SURVEY POPULATES]	☐	☐

Domain 2: Project Activities and Strategies

Please answer the following questions about your Our Town project’s activities, including aspects of the events, programs, or other strategies you [will complete/completed] as a part of your Our Town intervention during the time that your project [is/was] funded by NEA.

NEA is very interested in your perception of how Our Town projects unfold in local communities. Please answer all questions honestly, responses provided will be used to improve the program. Your responses to this survey will in no way impact the outcome of any present or future NEA grant applications, contract proposals, or cooperative agreement proposals from your institution or institution’s partners.

Activities

2-1. Please select “Yes” if the category reflects activities your Our Town project [uses/used]. Please select “No” if the category does not reflect activities your Our Town project [uses/used].

[IN THE WEB VERSION DEFINITIONS OF THESE ITEMS APPEAR IF A USER HOVERS OVER THE ACTIVITY.]

Arts Engagement

2-1a. The activities that my Our Town project [uses/used] include…	Yes	No
Artist residency: A program designed to connect artists with the opportunity to bring their creative skillsets to non-arts institutions, including government offices, businesses, or other institutions	☐	☐
Arts festivals: Public events that gather people, often in public space or otherwise unexpected places, to showcase talent and exchange culture	☐	☐
Community co-creation of art: The process of engaging stakeholders to participate or collaborate with artists/designers in conceiving, designing, or fabricating work(s) of art	☐	☐
Performances: Presentations of a live art work (e.g., music, theater, dance, media)	☐	☐
Public art: A work of art that is conceived for a particular place or community, is broadly accessible, and often involves community members in the process of developing, selecting, or executing the work	☐	☐
Temporary public art: A work of art that is conceived for a particular place or community, is meant for display over a finite period of time, is broadly accessible, and often involves community members in developing, selecting, or executing the work	☐	☐

Cultural Planning

2-1b. The activities that my Our Town project [uses/used] include…	Yes	No
Cultural planning: The process of identifying and leveraging a community’s cultural resources and decision making (e.g., creating a cultural plan, or integrating plans and policies around arts and culture as part of a city master planning process)	☐	☐
Cultural district planning: The process of convening stakeholders to identify a specific geography with unique potential for community and/or economic development based on cultural assets (e.g., through designation, branding, policy, plans, or other means)	☐	☐
Creative asset mapping: The process of identifying the people, places, physical infrastructure, institutions, and customs that hold meaningful aesthetics and historical and/or economic value that make a place unique	☐	☐
Public art planning: The process of developing community-wide strategies and/or policies that guide and support commissioning, installing, and maintaining works of public art and/or temporary public art	☐	☐

Design

2-1c. The activities that my Our Town project [uses/used] include…	Yes	No
Artist-/designer-facilitated community planning: Artists/designers leading or partnering in the creative processes of visioning, and for solutions to community issues	☐	☐
Design of artist space: Design processes to support the creation of dedicated spaces for artists to live and/or to produce, exhibit, or sell their work	☐	☐
Design of cultural facilities: Design processes to support the creation of a dedicated building or space for creating and/or showcasing arts and culture	☐	☐
Public space design: The process of designing elements of public infrastructure, or spaces where people congregate (e.g., parks, plazas, landscapes, neighborhoods, districts, infrastructure, and artist-produced elements of streetscapes)	☐	☐

Artist and Creative Industry Support

2-1d. The activities that my Our Town project [uses/used] include…	Yes	No
Creative business development: Programs or services that support entrepreneurs and businesses in the creative industries, or help cultivate strong infrastructure for establishing and developing creative businesses	☐	☐
Professional artist development: Programs or services that support artists professionally, such as through skill development or accessing markets and capital	☐	☐

2-1e. Please describe any other arts, culture, or design activities that your Our Town project [uses/used].

Creative Placemaking Strategies

2-2a. Please rank the following statements in terms of how well the statement describes the intention of your Our Town project.

My Our Town project is best described as an initiative that [is/was] intended to…	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Illuminate: Bring new attention to or elevate key community assets and issues, voices of residents, local history, or cultural infrastructure	☐	☐	☐	☐
Energize: Inject new or additional energy, resources, activity, people, or enthusiasm into a place, community issue, or local economy	☐	☐	☐	☐
Imagine: Envision new possibilities for a community or place—a new future, a new way of overcoming a challenge, or a new way of approaching problem-solving	☐	☐	☐	☐
Connect: Bring together communities, people, places, and economic opportunity via physical spaces or new relationships	☐	☐	☐	☐

Domain 3: Project Inputs

Please answer the following questions about your Our Town project’s inputs, or the resources you [use/used] to carry out your Our Town intervention, during the time that your project [is/was] funded by NEA.

NEA is very interested in your perception of how Our Town projects unfold in local communities. Please answer all questions honestly, responses provided will be used to improve the program. Your responses to this survey will in no way impact the outcome of any present or future NEA grant applications, contract proposals, or cooperative agreement proposals from your institution or institution’s partners.

3-1. Please name up to five partners that [will have/had] a critical role in your Our Town project. Please provide the name of the partner organization rather than a specific individual unless the partner is an individual that is not affiliated with an organization (e.g., an individual artist or a community resident).

Partner 1 Name: _____

Partner 2 Name: _____

Partner 3 Name: _____

Partner 4 Name: _____

Partner 5 Name: _____

3-2. Please select the category that best describes each partner you named in item 3-1.

[NOTE: WEB SURVEY WILL POPULATE THE NAME OF EACH PARTNER IN THE COLUMNS OF THE TABLE]

	Partners
Description	[Partner 1 NAME]	[Partner 2 NAME]	[Partner 3 NAME]	[Partner 4 NAME]	[Partner 5 NAME]
The Mayor, County Commissioner, Town Manager, or Tribal Leader	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Artist	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Resident	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
City/Town Government Agency	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
County Government Agency	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Federal Government Agency (other than NEA)	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Private Foundation	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
School or School District (K-12)	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
College/University	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Library	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Museum	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Nonprofit Arts Organization	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Nonprofit Community Organization	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Religious Organization	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Media Organization	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Nonprofit Organization other than those identified	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
For-profit Company	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other (please specify)

3-3. Please select the role or roles that best fit each partner you named in item 3-1.

[NOTE: WEB SURVEY WILL POPULATE THE NAME OF EACH PARTNER IN THE COLUMNS OF THE TABLE]

	Partners
Project Roles	[Partner 1 NAME]	[Partner 2 NAME]	[Partner 3 NAME]	[Partner 4 NAME]	[Partner 5 NAME]
Establish Vision of the Project	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Implement Project Activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Advocate for Project	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Communicate Successes of the Project	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Provide Access to Important Networks	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Fund Project by Cash Donation	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Provide Physical Space for Project Activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Provide Subject Matter Expertise or Training	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Navigate Local Ordinances or Other Regulations	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other (please specify)

3-4. Please estimate the number of additional partners involved in your project. By “partner” we mean any individual or organization with a role in your project.

Estimated number of additional partners: _______

Domain 4. Project Community Context

Please answer the following questions about your Our Town project’s target community. By “target community” we mean the geographic region or area where you [implement/implemented] your Our Town intervention during the time that your project [is/was] funded by NEA.

NEA is very interested in your perception of how Our Town projects unfold in local communities. Please answer all questions honestly, responses provided will be used to improve the program. Your responses to this survey will in no way impact the outcome of any present or future NEA grant applications, contract proposals, or cooperative agreement proposals from your institution or institution’s partners.

4-1. Please indicate which category best describes your perception of your Our Town project’s target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant. (SELECT ONE)

☐ A region that spans multiple counties, cities, or towns

☐ A county

☐ A city or town

☐ Multiple neighborhoods within a city or town

☐ A neighborhood

☐ A Tribal reservation area

☐ Other (please specify):

4-2. Please indicate which category best describes your perception of the density of the target community of your Our Town project at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant. (SELECT ONE)

☐ Urban

☐ Suburban

☐ Rural

☐ Mixed, the target community includes some combination of urban, suburban, and/or rural areas

☐ Other (please specify):

4-3. Please indicate which category best describes your perception of the dynamic of change in the target community of your Our Town project (1) at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant and (2) now.

	My perception of the target community
Dynamic of Change Category	1. At the time my organization applied for the Our Town grant (SELECT ONE)	2. Now (SELECT ONE)
Displacing: Influx of population causing concerns that the current population would be forced to leave the target community	☐	☐
Growing: Influx of population without displacement concerns	☐	☐
Stable: No change in population	☐	☐
Declining: Loss of population	☐	☐

Domain 5. Systems Change

Please answer the following questions about the sustained impacts of your Our Town project. Please answer the following questions with as much detail as possible.

NEA is very interested in your perception of how Our Town projects unfold in local communities. Please answer all questions honestly, responses provided will be used to improve the program. Your responses to this survey will in no way impact the outcome of any present or future NEA grant applications, contract proposals, or cooperative agreement proposals from your institution or institution’s partners.

5-1. Please describe any evidence you [expect to have/have] that others [will be/have been] replicating a model established by this project.

5-2. Please describe the evidence that you [expect to have/have] that tells you your project will produce change that will last beyond the Our Town grant period. For example, your project may [forge/have forged] partnerships that increase the capacity for work beyond the project; utilize arts, culture, and design to address community challenges in a way that is scalable or that can be replicated by others; or [create/have created] long-term funding streams, policies, and practices that have become organizational norms. These are just examples. We are interested in what you think is relevant.

5-3a. Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements regarding how the following laws, policies, or regulations [impact/impacted] the implementation of your Our Town project’s activities in the target community. Please select “N/A” if the law, policy, or regulation did not exist at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant.

At the time my organization applied for the Our Town grant…	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	N/A	Specific Examples or Description (optional)
Local development regulations existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local funding or incentives existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local public space regulations existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local zoning ordinances and/or property codes, including fire code, existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Planning and design activities involving resident participation existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social policies benefiting or giving voice to underrepresented constituencies in the target community existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Tax laws existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Transportation policies existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other laws, policies, or regulations existed that [enable/enabled] implementation of my project’s arts, culture, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify:

5-3b. Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements regarding the evidence you have now that your Our Town project’s activities [contribute/contributed] to improvements in the following laws, policies, or regulations that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities in the target community. Please select “N/A” if policy did not exist in the grantee’s project target community.

I have evidence now that my Our Town project’s activities [contribute/contributed] to improvements in…	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	N/A	Specific examples or description (optional)
Local development regulations that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local funding or incentives that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local public space regulations that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local zoning ordinances and/or property codes, including fire code, that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Planning and design activities involving resident participation that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social policies benefiting or giving voice to underrepresented constituencies in the target community that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Tax laws that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Transportation policies that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other laws, policies, or regulations that can enable future arts, cultural, and design activities	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify:

Domain 6: Local Community Change

Please answer the following questions about the impacts of the Our Town activities you [implement/implemented] on the target community’s economic, physical, and/or social environments. By “target community” we mean the geographic region or area where you [implement/implemented] your Our Town intervention during the time that your project [is/was] funded by NEA.

NEA is very interested in your perception of how Our Town projects unfold in local communities. Please answer all questions honestly, responses provided will be used to improve the program. Your responses to this survey will in no way impact the outcome of any present or future NEA grant applications, contract proposals, or cooperative agreement proposals from your institution or institution’s partners.

6-1. Have you completed most of your project activities?

☐ Yes

☐ No [WEB SURVEY WILL SKIP 6-1d, 6-2d, and 6-3d]

[NOTE: THE WEB SURVEY RANDOMIZES THE ORDER OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL CHANGE]

Social Change

The items in this section are all social changes, which include improvements to social relationships, civic engagement and community empowerment, and/or amplifying community identity.

6-1a. [Are/Were] your Our Town project’s activities designed to contribute to social changes?

☐ Yes

☐ No [WEB SURVEY WILL SKIP TO 6-2b.]

6-1b. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements regarding the social changes your Our Town project’s activities [are/were] designed to contribute to.

My Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to contribute to…	Yes	No
Civic Engagement: Increases in active participation in efforts that impact public life and the community, not only one’s own self-interests.	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Increases in the level of working trust and mutual support within a community that facilitates collective action	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Increases in pride, interest, and satisfaction with the physical and social/cultural aspects of one’s neighborhood	☐	☐
Other Social Change	☐	☐
Other-Please specify:

[WEB SURVEY SKIPS TO 6-2 IF RESPONDENT DID NOT ANSWER “YES” TO ANY OF THE SOCIAL CHANGE ITEMS IN 6-1b, EXCLUDING THE “OTHER” CATEGORY.]

6-1c. You indicated “Yes” in 6-1b that your Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to lead to [OUTCOMES RESPONDENT SELECTED “YES” WILL APPEAR HERE.]. Please indicate your perception of the need for the following specific forms of these social changes in the target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant.

[NOTE: RESPONDENT ONLY SEES THE INDICATORS THAT CORRESPOND TO AN OUTCOME THEY SELECTED “YES” FOR IN 6-1b.]

	Degree of need in the target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant
Specific Social Changes	Strong Need	Moderate Need	Mild Need	No Need
Civic Engagement: People actively participating in community institutions (e.g., schools, neighborhood meetings, public hearings, school boards, civic activities)	☐	☐	☐	☐
Civic Engagement: Individuals or community organizations partnering to address community issues	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Trust between residents in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Support systems for community organizing and other collective action of people and organizations in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Residents that imagine positive options for their future	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Residents that feel they have the skills and confidence to generate opportunities for themselves	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Residents that feel welcome in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Residents that feel like they belong in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Residents that value and talk about rich traditions and/or histories in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Residents that say they wish to remain in the community for a number of years	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other Social Change	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify

6-1d. You indicated “Yes” in 6-1b that your Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to lead to [OUTCOMES RESPONDENT SELECTED “YES” WILL APPEAR HERE.]. Please indicate your perception of the degree to which your Our Town project’s activities [impact/impacted] the following specific forms of these social changes in the target community based on the evidence you have now.

Please note, we do not expect projects to affect a large number of indicators.

	Degree of impact of your project’s activities on the change based on the evidence you have now
Specific Social Changes	Strong Impact	Moderate Impact	Mild Impact	No Impact
Civic Engagement: Increases in the number of people actively participating in community institutions (e.g., schools, neighborhood meetings, public hearings, school boards, civic activities)	☐	☐	☐	☐
Civic Engagement: Increases in the number of community leaders and other individuals actively working to improve the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Civic Engagement: Increases in the number of individuals or community organizations partnering to address community issues	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Increases in the level of trust between residents in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Improvements to support systems for community organizing and other collective action of people and organizations in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion: Increases in the number of residents that imagine positive options for their future	☐	☐	☐	☐
Social Cohesion/: Increases in the number of residents that feel they have the skills and confidence to generate opportunities for themselves	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Increases in the number of residents that feel welcome in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Increases in the number of residents that feel like they belong in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Increases in the number of residents that value and talk about rich traditions and/or histories in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Community Attachment: Increases in the number of residents that say they wish to remain in the community for a number of years	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other Social Change	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify

Economic Change

The items in this section are about economic changes, which include economic improvements of individuals, institutions, or the community. By economic changes, we mean growth or strengthening of the local labor force and businesses as well local tourism.

6-2a. [Are/Were] your Our Town project’s activities designed to contribute to economic changes?

☐ Yes

☐ No [WEB SURVEY WILL SKIP TO 6-3.]

6-2b. Please indicate ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ with the following statements regarding the economic changes your Our Town project’s activities [are/were] designed to contribute to.

My Our Town project’s activities [are/were] designed to contribute to…	Yes	No
Local Business Growth: Increases in business activity and business diversity in the community	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Increases in the number and type of jobs available to community residents	☐	☐
Professional Development/Training: Increases in artists/residents’ knowledge, skills, and employability	☐	☐
Preventing Displacement: Decreases in the displacement of low-income residents that desire to remain in the neighborhood/area	☐	☐
In-Migration: Increases in residents in the community	☐	☐
Tourism: Increases in visitors to the community	☐	☐
Other Economic Change	☐	☐
Other-Please specify:

[WEB SURVEY SKIPS TO 6-3 IF RESPONDENT DID NOT ANSWER “YES” TO ANY OF THE ECONOMIC CHANGE ITEMS IN 6-2b, EXCLUDING THE “OTHER” CATEGORY.]

6-2c. You indicated “Yes” in 6-2b that your Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to lead to [OUTCOMES RESPONDENT SELECTED “YES” WILL APPEAR HERE.]. Please indicate your perception of the need for the following specific forms of these economic changes in the target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant.

[NOTE: RESPONDENT ONLY SEES THE INDICATORS THAT CORRESPOND TO AN OUTCOME THEY SELECTED “Yes” FOR IN 6-2b.]

	Degree of need in the target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant
Specific Economic Changes	Strong Need	Moderate Need	Mild Need	No Need
Local Business Growth: New (recently opened) local businesses	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local Business Growth: Resident spending at local businesses	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local Business Growth: Positive resident, visitor, and/or employer perceptions of the local business climate	☐	☐	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Employment opportunities in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Internship opportunities in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Employment at my Our Town project’s partner organizations	☐	☐	☐	☐
Professional Development/Training: Professional networks of artists or residents in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Professional Development/Training: Artists or residents with strong professional skills in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Preventing Displacement: Affordable and/or mixed-income housing policies in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Preventing Displacement: Organizations in the community that serve different demographic groups (race/ethnicity/low income/children/families)	☐	☐	☐	☐
In-Migration: High-quality public space and community facilities that can attract new residents	☐	☐	☐	☐
In-Migration: People living and staying in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Tourism: People visiting the community more than once in a year	☐	☐	☐	☐
Tourism: People visiting multiple destinations when they come to the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other Economic Change	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify:

6-2d. You indicated “Yes” in 6-2b that your Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to lead to [OUTCOMES RESPONDENT SELECTED “YES” WILL APPEAR HERE.]. Please indicate your perception of the degree to which your Our Town project’s activities [impact/impacted] the following specific forms of these economic changes in the target community based on the evidence you have now.

Please note, we do not expect projects to affect a large number of indicators.

[NOTE: RESPONDENT ONLY SEES THE INDICATORS THAT CORRESPOND TO AN OUTCOME THEY SELECTED “Yes” FOR IN 6-2b.]

	Degree of impact of your project’s activities on the change based on the evidence you have now
Specific Economic Changes	Strong Impact	Moderate Impact	Mild Impact	No Impact
Local Business Growth: Increases in the number of new (recently opened) local businesses	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local Business Growth: Increases in resident spending at local businesses	☐	☐	☐	☐
Local Business Growth: Increases in resident, visitor, and/or employer perceptions of the local business climate	☐	☐	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Increases in employment opportunities in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Increases in internship opportunities in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Job Creation/Labor Force Participation: Increases in employment at my Our Town project’s partner organizations	☐	☐	☐	☐
Professional Development/Training: Increases in the professional networks of artists or residents in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Professional Development/Training: Increases in the professional skills of artists or residents in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Preventing Displacement: Improvements to affordable and/or mixed-income housing policies in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Preventing Displacement: Increases in organizations in the community that serve different demographic groups (race/ethnicity/low-income/children/families)	☐	☐	☐	☐
In-Migration: Increases in high-quality public space and community facilities that can attract new residents	☐	☐	☐	☐
In-Migration: Increases in the number of people living and staying in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Tourism: Increases in the number of people visiting the community more than once in a year	☐	☐	☐	☐
Tourism: Increases in the number of people visiting multiple destinations when they come to the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other Economic Change	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify

Physical Change

The items in this section are all physical changes, which are improvements that occur to the built and natural environment.

6-3a. [Are/Were] your Our Town project’s activities designed to contribute to physical changes?

☐ Yes

☐ No [WEB SURVEY WILL SKIP TO [END OF SURVEY]

6-3b. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements regarding the physical changes your Our Town project’s activities [are/were] designed to contribute to.

My Our Town project’s activities [are/were] designed to contribute to…	Yes	No
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Physical improvements to the community that improve its aesthetic appearance	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Physical improvements to the community that address decline and improve infrastructure	☐	☐
Other Physical Change	☐	☐
Other-Please specify:

[WEB SURVEY SKIPS TO END OF SURVEY IF RESPONDENT DID NOT ANSWER “YES” TO ANY OF THE PHYSICAL CHANGE ITEMS IN 6-3b, EXCLUDING THE “OTHER” CATEOGRY.]

6-3c. You indicated “Yes” in 6-3b that your Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to lead to [OUTCOMES RESPONDENT SELECTED “YES” WILL APPEAR HERE.]. Please indicate your perception of the need for the following specific forms of these physical changes in the target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant.

[NOTE: RESPONDENT ONLY SEES THE INDICATORS THAT CORRESPOND TO AN OUTCOME THEY SELECTED “YES” FOR IN 6-3b.]

	Degree of need for the change in the target community at the time your organization applied for the Our Town grant
Specific Physical Changes	Strong Need	Moderate Need	Mild Need	No Need
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Improvements to storefronts, sidewalks, street plantings, lighting, and/or building conditions in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Improvements to the perception of cleanliness in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Support for public spaces in the community that are free from traffic, crime, and noise	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Support for community anchors such as cultural facilities, public space, or artist space	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Accessibility to public transportation	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Community accessibility and safety for pedestrians and cyclists	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Repurposing or revitalizing abandoned buildings or other blighted features of the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other Physical Change	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify

6-3d. You indicated “Yes” in 6-3b that your Our Town project activities [are/were] designed to lead to [OUTCOMES RESPONDENT SELECTED “YES” WILL APPEAR HERE.]. Please indicate your perception of the degree to which your Our Town project’s activities [impact/impacted] the following specific forms of these physical changes in the target community based on the evidence you have now.

Please note, we do not expect projects to affect a large number of indicators.

[NOTE: RESPONDENT ONLY SEES THE INDICATORS THAT CORRESPOND TO AN OUTCOME THEY SELECTED “YES” FOR IN 6-3b.]

	Degree of impact of your project’s activities on the change based on the evidence you have now
Specific Physical Changes	Strong Impact	Moderate Impact	Mild Impact	No Impact
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Improvements to storefronts, sidewalks, street plantings, lighting, and/or building conditions in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Improvements to the perception of cleanliness in the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Beautification and/or Enhancement of the Physical Environment: Support for public spaces in the community that are free from traffic, crime, and noise	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Support for community anchors such as cultural facilities, public space, or artist space	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Increases in accessibility to public transportation	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Increases in community accessibility and safety for pedestrians and cyclists	☐	☐	☐	☐
New Construction and Redevelopment: Repurposing or revitalizing abandoned buildings or other blighted features of the community	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other Physical Change	☐	☐	☐	☐
Other-Please specify

Thank you for your participation. Your survey is now complete.