3 FY15-FY17 FDR - Livability

OMB No. 3135-0112 Expires 12/31/19

National Endowment for the Arts

FY15 - FY17 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - Livability
November 2017

Submit your Final Descriptive Report (FDR) within 90 days after the period of performance end date. The FDR
must be emailed as a PDF to [email protected]. Before completing this form, please review our FDR
formatting instructions in the Final Report Tips document, found here: www.arts.gov/grants/manage-youraward/fy15-and-later. 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.
The FDR has three parts; the first two are included in this fillable form. Part III of the FDR is an online reporting
system for the geographic location of project activities. 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.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:
Grant #:

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Cooperative Agreement #:

Period of Performance [formerly known as Period of Support]:

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

Phone:

Website:

PART I: PROJECT STRATEGIES AND NARRATIVE
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 the next section. Check all that apply.
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.
Use Design to Enhance/Revitalize Public Space(s). Includes design activities such as charrettes and
competitions, development of design specifications, and other design activities.
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).
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.
Engage Artists and/or Arts Organizations. Includes involvement of artists and/or arts organizations in
cultural planning, design, and community engagement activities.
Other Strategies to Improve Livability through Arts and Design.

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PROJECT NARRATIVE: In this section, you will describe the achievements and challenges of your project. You
may cut and paste the answer into the form from another document, but must limit your response to the posted
character limits.
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 relevant Web links.
1. What activities did the award support and what did the project accomplish during the period
of performance? Elaborate on your use of the strategies identified in the Project Strategies
section. (3,000 character limit)
2. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? If not, please explain.
(3,000 character limit)
3. Discuss the extent to which you achieved the Livability outcome identified in your application.
We recognize that some projects involve risk, and we want to hear about what you've learned
from both your successes and failures. Also describe specific tools used to measure outcome
achievement. (3,000 character limit)
4. Who were the key artists and partnering organizations, and what was the nature of their
involvement? (3,000 character limit)
5. Discuss anticipated long-term impacts that may not have been measurable within the grant
period of performance (e.g., changes in migration patterns, job and/or revenue growth for the
community, or growth in overall levels of social and civic engagement). Please be as specific as
possible. (3,000 character limit)
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. (3,000 character limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

1. What activities did the award support and what did the project accomplish during the period of
performance? Elaborate on your use of the strategies identified in the Project Strategies section. (3,000
character limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

2. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? If not, please explain. (3,000 character
limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

3. Discuss the extent to which you achieved the Livability outcome identified in your application. We
recognize that some projects involve risk, and we want to hear about what you've learned from both
your successes and failures. Also describe specific tools used to measure outcome achievement. (3,000
character limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

4. Who were the key artists and partnering organizations, and what was the nature of their involvement?
(3,000 character limit)

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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 grant period of
performance (e.g., changes in migration patterns, job and/or revenue growth for the community, or
growth in overall levels of social and civic engagement). Please be as specific as possible.
(3,000 character limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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. (3,000 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 Fairs/Festivals Held
 Report media arts and film festivals in the Exhibitions field below, not here.
 Do not break out fair/festival activities (performances, etc.) in other project activity fields.
Number of Exhibitions Curated/Presented
 Include visual arts, media arts, design, and film festivals.
 Count each curated film series as a single exhibition.
 An exhibition staged multiple times should be counted as one exhibition.
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 Hours Artists Were in Residence
 Count hours of scheduled community/classroom engagement conducted by an artist or
group of artists. Do not multiply the number of hours by each group member.
Number 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.
Number of Design Plans Produced
 Include feasibility, predevelopment, and other design plans produced to enhance and/or
revitalize public spaces.
Number of Works of Art Installed in Public Spaces
 Include works of art permanently or temporarily installed in a public space.

PART IIB: INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED
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.
"In-Person" Arts Experience
Enter the number of people that directly engaged with the arts, whether
through attendance at arts events or participation in arts learning or
other types of activities that involved people directly interacting with
artists or the arts. 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.

Number
a. Adults
b. Children/Youth
c. Total

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Virtual Arts Experience

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For web-based projects, enter the number of unique visitors that
accessed online programming (e.g., podcasts, web streaming, games,
distance learning, online exhibitions, etc.) and mobile applications during
the grant period. Do not include people whose primary experience was
"in person" or those who visited the website for other content.

a. Internet
b. Mobile
c. Total

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PART IIC: POPULATION DESCRIPTORS
For the next three sections, select all categories that, by your best estimate, made up 25% or more of the
population that directly benefited from the project during the period of performance. These responses should
refer to populations reached directly, rather than through broadcasts or online programming.
Race/Ethnicity (choose all that apply)
N - American Indian or Alaskan Native

Age Ranges (choose all that apply)
1. Children/Youth (0-18 years)

A - Asian
2. Young Adults (19-24 years)
B - Black or African American
H - Hispanic or Latino
P - Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
W - White
G - No single racial/ethnic group made up more
than 25% of the population directly benefited

3. Adults (25-64 years)
4. Older Adults (65+ years)
9. No single age group made up
more than 25% of the
population directly benefited

Underserved/Distinct Groups (choose all that apply)
D - Individuals with Disabilities
I - Individuals in Institutions (include people living in hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, assisted care
facilities, correctional facilities, and homeless shelters)
P - Individuals below the Poverty Line
E - Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
M - Military Veterans/Active Duty Personnel
Y - Youth at Risk
G - No single underserved/distinct group made up more than 25% of the population directly benefited

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 https://apps.nea.gov/GEO/Default.aspx.