2 ARP Funding Survey

Regional and State Arts Agency ARP Funding Survey
Survey Insrument
1. Please select your state, jurisdiction or region:
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Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina

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North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Mid-America
Mid Atlantic
Midwest
New England
Southern
Western

2. How did your agency or organization administer NEA ARP funding? Please
select all that apply.
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As stand-alone grants, using only NEA funds
As a supplement to previously allocated general operating support (GOS) grant
funds
As a supplement to previously allocated grant funds other than GOS
As part of an emergency relief funding grant that included a mixture of NEA ARP
funds and other funds
Other (please specify):

3. Did your agency or organization track how many staff positions your grantees
were able to create as a result of NEA ARP funding?
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Yes

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No
Data were collected but they lack validity
I am not sure

4. Please report the total number of staff positions your grantees created as a
result of NEA ARP funding:
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Full-time:
Part-time:
Contractors:

If you don’t have numbers for the above categories, please include an estimate of
full-time equivalent positions. (You can explain how the estimate was calculated
in the next question): (OPEN RESPONSE)
Validation: Question #4 responses must be numeric.
Logic: Question #4 is hidden unless response to question #3 is one of the following
answers: “Yes” or “Data were collected but they lack validity.”
5. If you entered an estimate in the question above, please explain how the
estimate was calculated: (OPEN RESPONSE)
Logic: Question #5 is hidden unless response to question #3 is one of the following:
“Yes” or “Data were collected but they lack validity.”
6. Did your agency or organization track how many staff positions your grantees
were able to retain as a result of NEA ARP funding?
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Yes
No
Data were collected but they lack validity
I am not sure

7. Please report the total number of staff positions your grantees retained as a
result of NEA ARP funding:
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Full-time:
Part-time:
Contractors:

If you don’t have numbers for the above categories, please include an estimate of
fulltime equivalent positions. (You can explain how the estimate was calculated in
the next question): (OPEN RESPONSE)

Validation: Question #7 responses must be numeric.
Logic: Question #7 is hidden unless response to question #6 is one of the following:
“Yes” or “Data were collected but they lack validity.”
8. If you entered an estimate in the question above, please explain how the
estimate was calculated: (OPEN RESPONSE)
Logic: Question #8 is hidden unless response to question #6 is one of the following:
“Yes” or “Data were collected but they lack validity.”
9. What was the total dollar amount that your grantees spent on
facilities/infrastructure, using NEA ARP funding?
(OPEN RESPONSE)
Validation: Question #9 response must be currency.
10. What was the total number of organizations that spent grant dollars on
facilities/infrastructure using NEA ARP funding?
(OPEN RESPONSE)
Validation: Question #10 response must be numeric.
11. Apart from information about staff positions created or retained or
investments in facilities, did your agency collect any other data related to the
impact of NEA ARP funding?
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Yes
No
I am not sure

12. What data did you collect related to NEA ARP funding?
For example, activity locations, number of artists involved, number of people
participating, salaries of project administrators and/or affiliated artists,
demographics of communities served. (OPEN RESPONSE)
Logic: Question #12 is hidden unless question #11 response is one of the following:
“Yes.”

13. Please attach any grantee-level data that you collected specifically for grants
that included NEA ARP dollars. For example, if you have ARP grant records that
can be exported from your grants management system to a spreadsheet, that can
be uploaded here.
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Attachment #1:
Attachment #2:
Attachment #3:

Validation: Question #13 accepts up to three file attachments. Allowed file types: png,
gif, jpg, doc, xls, docx, xlsx, pdf, txt, mov, mp3, mp4. Max file size: 10 MB.
Logic: Question #13 hidden unless response to question #11 is one of the following
answers: “Yes.”
14. NEA ARP funding allocated through my agency or organization allowed for
the following benefits in my state:
(Scale: Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Not applicable)
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Created jobs
Retained jobs
Maintained facilities (physical maintenance and/or retained access to facilities)
Supplemented funds for other relief efforts (such as relief funds administered in
conjunction with other organizations)
Helped directly support artists with cash
Helped support artists indirectly
Helped support our state or region's cultural infrastructure
Helped leverage local, state, and/or private support
Assisted organizations to sustain themselves while shifting to alternative/online
content delivery and programming

15. Is there anything else you would like to relay about the importance, impact or
challenges related to NEA ARP funding? (OPEN RESPONSE)
III. SURVEY CLOSE:
Thank you for answering questions about NEA ARP funding. If you have any questions,
please contact Ryan Stubbs at [email protected].