2 FY22 FDR - Poetry Out Loud

OMB No. 3135-0140 Expires xx/xx/xxxx

National Endowment for the Arts

FY22 & Later FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT – Poetry Out Loud
September 2021

Submit your Final Descriptive Report (FDR) within 90 days after the period of performance end date. The FDR must be
submitted through your eGMS REACH account, which can be accessed at https://grants.arts.gov/eGMS-Reach/Login.
Before completing this form, please review the FDR formatting instructions in the Final Report Tips document, found
here: www.arts.gov/grants/manage-your-award/fy18-and-later. FDRs must be completed in Adobe Reader, version 9
or newer, and saved as a PDF. Please follow the instructions carefully; improperly formatted reports cannot be
accepted.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:
Grant #:

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Cooperative Agreement #:

Period of Performance (month/day/year):

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

Phone:

Website:

SELECT TYPE OF FDR
Please select the type of FDR you need to complete from the dropdown menu below. The questions contained in the rest of this
form are determined by this selection, so it is critical to select the correct type of FDR. If you are not sure which type of FDR you
need to complete, you will find it noted under the ‘Reports’ tab for this award in Reach.
PLEASE SELECT THE FDR YOU NEED TO COMPLETE: [DROP-DOWN MENU]

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. As you exit each text field, it
will expand to show you entered text.
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 National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA) support. Feel free to include relevant web links.

1. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? (Yes/No check box) Describe the activities supported by

this award. Please report solely on activities funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the project match
reported on your Federal Financial Report. These activities must be consistent with your application narrative, the
approved project budget, and any approved grant amendments. (3,000 character limit)
2. 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). (3,000 character limit)
3. 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)
4. 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.)

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

No

Describe the activities supported by this award. Please report solely on activities funded by
the National Endowment for the Arts and the project match reported on your Federal
Financial Report. These activities must be consistent with your application narrative, the
approved project budget, and any approved grant amendments. (3,000 character limit)

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2. 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). (3,000 character limit)

[EXPANDABLE TEXT FIELD – 3,000 CHARACTER LIMIT]

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

No

B. 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 NEA), and key artists.
Name of Key
Type of Entity
Partner/Funder
[TEXT FIELD]

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• 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
• Other

Nature of Involvement

Contributed
Match?
(Including
In-Kind)
[TEXT FIELD – 700 CHARACTER LIMIT PER FIELD] _YES _NO

[TEXT FIELD]
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[TEXT FIELD – 700 CHARACTER LIMIT]
_YES _NO
[TEXT FIELD]
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[TEXT FIELD – 700 CHARACTER LIMIT]
_YES _NO
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*Please note that funding from other federal government agencies CANNOT be counted as match (cost
share).
Name of Key Artist

Nature of Involvement

[TEXT FIELD]
[TEXT FIELD]
[TEXT FIELD]
[TEXT FIELD]
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5. A. Is your Poetry Out Loud project implemented by the state arts agency and its staff?

Yes

No

B. 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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PART IIA: PROJECT ACTIVITY
Provide data for activities supported with this award (NEA and cost share funding) 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 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 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 organizations that actively participated in the Poetry Out Loud project (Those
organizations that were involved actively in your project, not those to which material simply was
distributed.)

1. Does your Poetry Out Loud project include regional competitions?

Yes

No

2. Does your Poetry Out Loud programming include workshops for:
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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

5. A. Was at least one of your Poetry Out Loud events held at a school?

Yes

No

No

B. If yes, please enter the total number of students enrolled at all schools participating in Poetry Out Loud.
School Enrollment
Enter the total number of students enrolled at all schools participating in Poetry Out Loud

Number

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 (both the NEA and the cost share)
reported on your Federal Financial Report.

A

B

Number of
individuals

Of the number reported
in column A, how many
were hired (as
employees, not
contractors) by your
organization 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
"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
1. Adults
(sum of 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d)
1a. Lead Organizers
1b. Teachers
1c. Guest Artists
1d. Other Adult
attendees
2. Children/Youth
3. Total
(sum of 1. Adults and
2. Children/Youth)

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.

Number
1. Adults
(sum of 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d)
1a. Lead Organizers
1b. Teachers
1c. Guest Artists
1d. Other Adult
attendees
2. Children/Youth
3. Total
(sum of 1. Adults and
2. Children/Youth)

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]

PART IIC: POPULATION DESCRIPTORS
For the next three sections, please select all groups of people that your project intended to serve directly. Then
answer two follow-up questions in each section.
Racial/Ethnic Groups
N - American Indian or Alaska Native
A - Asian
B - Black or African American
H - Hispanic or Latino
P - Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

W - White
O - Other Racial/Ethnic Group. Please enter the type of group: [Text box]
U - No Specific Racial/Ethnic Group

If your project focused on serving one or more racial/ethnic groups, then did it succeed in this objective?
Yes

No

If yes, then please complete this table. Provide an estimate, if available, of the percentage that the group(s)
represented in the total population served by this project.
Racial/Ethnic Groups

Percentage of Total Population Served

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• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African American
• Hispanic or Latino
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
• White
• Other Racial/Ethnic Group
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[% FIELD]

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Age Groups
1. Children/Youth (0-17 years)
2. Young Adults (18-24 years)
3. Adults (25-64 years)
4. Older Adults (65+ years)
5. No Specific Age Group
If your project focused on serving one or more specific age groups, then did it succeed in this objective?
Yes

No

If yes, then please complete this table. Provide an estimate, if available, of the percentage that the group(s)
represented in the total population served by this project.
Age Groups

Percentage of Total Population Served

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• Children/Youth (0-17 years)
• Young Adults (18-24 years)
• Adults (25-64 years)
• Older Adults (65+ years)

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[% FIELD]

Underserved/Distinct Groups
D - Individuals with Disabilities (physical, cognitive, or sensory)
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
O - Other Underserved/Distinct Group. Please enter the type of group: [Text box]
U - No Specific Underserved/Distinct Group
If your project focused on serving one or more underserved/distinct groups, then did it succeed in this
objective?
Yes

No

If yes, then please complete this table. Provide an estimate, if available, of the percentage that the group(s)
represented in the total population served by this project.
Underserved/Distinct Groups
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• Individuals with Disabilities (physical, cognitive, or sensory)
• Individuals in Institutions (include people living in hospitals,
hospices, nursing homes, assisted care facilities, correctional
facilities, and homeless shelters)
• Individuals below the Poverty Line
• Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
• Military Veterans/Active Duty Personnel
• Youth at Risk
• Other Underserved/Distinct Group
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Percentage of Total Population Served
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