Regional and State Arts Agency CARES Act Funding Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 CARES Act Funding Survey Form and Instruction	New
Attachment C_NASAA CARES Act Survey Cognitive Testing Report Final May 26-6.9.21-clean.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-06-09
Attachment A_Communication Materials Final wo Control # or Links--6.9.21-clean.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-06-09
Supporting Statement Part B-6.9.21-clean.pdf Supporting Statement B	2021-06-09
Supporting Statement Part A-6.9.21-clean.pdf Supporting Statement A	2021-06-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247680	CARES Act Funding Survey Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202105-3135-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Regional and State Arts Agency CARES Act Funding Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/10/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	62	0
Time Burden (Hours)	279	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This request for regular clearance will enable the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (“the Arts Endowment”), to implement a web survey that will be used to support reporting on the outcomes of the emergency relief funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to state-level subgrantees from the Arts Endowment. This package requests the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) regular clearance for one-time data collection. As part of the stimulus package passed by Congress in April 2020, the CARES Act appropriated $75 million to the Arts Endowment for emergency relief. Forty percent of these funds were directed to state arts agencies and regional arts organizations to be distributed for emergency grantmaking. Stemming from an effort to understand the benefits and outcomes of emergency relief funds going to the 56 states and jurisdictions, the Arts Endowment partnered with NASAA to survey regional arts organizations and state arts agencies to collect data on the how the subgrantees used CARES Act funding. This survey will assess how CARES Act funding from the Arts Endowment supported the continuation or creation of jobs and supported investment in infrastructure for state and regional subgrantees. This will allow the Arts Endowment to report on the outcomes of the funds that were distributed to states, which would not be possible without a new data collection mechanism. The survey will be delivered to 62 state arts agencies and regional arts organizations who received Arts Endowment CARES Act funding. It will capture how many job grantees were able to maintain or create and the dollar amount invested in facilities. It will also capture any other data state arts agencies are gathering related to CARES Act funds. It will take approximately 4.5 hours per response with 15 questions and skip patterns built into the survey.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 9543	02/16/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 30499	06/08/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CARES Act Funding Survey	1	CARES Act Funding Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	62	0	0	62	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	279	0	0	279	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection, and therefore there is a need to increase the burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $45,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/10/2021

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