2 FY12-FY14 FDR - Standard

OMB No. 3135-0140 Expires XX/XX/XXXX

National Endowment for the Arts

FY 12 to FY 14 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - Standard*

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 #:
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Last Name:

Email:

Phone:

Web Site:
Period of Support:

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PART I: PROJECT NARRATIVE

Part I consists of 5 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?
2) Were you able to carry out the approved project activities? If not, please explain.
3) Who were the key artists and partnering organizations, and what was the nature of their
involvement?
4) Discuss the extent to which you achieved the NEA primary outcome identified in your
application. Describe specific tools used to measure outcome achievement.
5) Beyond the project's direct accomplishments, what was the benefit to your
organization?
* For Livability awards use the Livability FDR.

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1) What activities did the award support and what did the project accomplish during the period of
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2) Were you able to carry out the approved project activities? If not, please explain.

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3) Who were the key artists and partnering organizations, and what was the nature of their
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4) Discuss the extent to which you achieved the NEA primary outcome identified in your
application. Describe specific tools used to measure outcome achievement.

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5) Beyond the project's direct accomplishments, what was the benefit to your organization?

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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)

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.
Artists
Teachers
Others (includes employees and temporary staff)
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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)

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Asian

3

K-12 (6-17 years)

B

Black/African American

4

Young Adults (18-24 years)

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Hispanic/Latino

5

Adults (25-64 years)

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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

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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
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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 II E: ARTS EDUCATION STANDARDS-BASED PROJECT IMPACT

If your award was issued under the Arts Education discipline and you picked Learning as the
intended outcome, then complete Part II E and F. All other awardees go to Part III: Geographic
Location of Project Activity.
Only teachers, teaching artists, and/or children and youth engaged in your project as learners
should be counted in this section.
# 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
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PART II F: ARTS EDUCATION STANDARDS-BASED PROJECT NARRATIVE
Part II F consists of 3 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.
1) Identify the participants' specific learning outcomes assessed during the project.
2) 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.
3) 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.
1) Identify the participants' specific learning outcomes assessed during the project.

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2) 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.

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3) 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.

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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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