FY24-Arts Educatio FY24 FDR - ARTS EDUCATION

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

National Endowment for the Arts

FY24 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - ARTS EDUCATION
November 2022

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 your entered text.
Within your narrative, please discuss the activities funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the
project cost share/match reported on your Federal Financial Report. Include any relevant web links. On
occasion you may be contacted for copies of programs, reviews, relevant news clippings, playbills,
publications, video or audio recordings, or other evidence of your accomplishments, including evidence of
your acknowledgement of National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) support.
1. Describe the activities supported by this award. Please report solely on activities funded by the NEA and the project

cost share/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. Did the project encounter any challenges that disrupted or otherwise hindered your ability to conduct the project
as planned? (Yes/No check box)

If yes, then please describe the challenge(s) and how you addressed them. (2,000 character limit)

3. What did the project accomplish for your organization? (2,000 character limit)
4. Please complete the following table regarding the involvement of key partners. If a key partner is an individual instead of
an organization, then select “Individual” from the “Type of Entity” dropdown menu.

For a list of colleges and universities designated as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (AANHs) by the
U.S. Department of Education, please copy this URL into an internet browser:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst-list-pg11-tab.html
For a list of colleges and universities designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) by the U.S Department of
Education, please copy this URL into an internet browser:
https://www.hacu.net/images/hacu/conf/2022CapForum/ResourcesMenu/2022_HSILists.pdf
For a list of colleges and universities designated as Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) by the U.S.
Department of Education, please copy this URL into an internet browser:
https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/one-hundred-and-five-historically-black-colleges-and-universities/
For a list of colleges and universities designated as Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs) by the U.S. Department of
Education, please copy this URL into an internet browser:
https://sites.ed.gov/whiaiane/tribes-tcus/tribal-colleges-and-universities/

Did the
Partner
Contribute to
the Cost
Share/Match?
(Including
In-Kind)
(text field – 750 character limit per (Yes/No)
field)

Name of Key
Partner

Type of Entity

Nature of Involvement

(text field)

(drop down menu)
I.
Individual
II.
College/University, Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
(AANH)
III.
College/University, Hispanic Serving
Institutions (HSI)
IV.
College/University, Historically Black
College or University (HBCU)
V.
College/University, Tribal College or
University (TCU)
VI.
Other College/University
VII.
Government - State
VIII.
Government - Regional
IX.
Government – County
X.
Government – Municipal
XI.
Government – Tribal
XII.
Organization—Arts Nonprofit
XIII.
Organization—Arts For-Profit
XIV.
Organization – Other Nonprofit
XV.
Organization – Other For-Profit
XVI.
Correctional Institution
XVII.
Foundation
XVIII.
Healthcare Facility (e.g., hospital,
clinic, or nursing home)
XIX.
K-12 School/School District
XX.
Mass Transit
XXI.
Military Base
XXII.
Public Library
XXIII.
Religious Organization
XXIV.
TV or Radio Station or other Media
Organization
XXV.
Other; please specify:
__________________
(drop down menu)
(drop down menu)

(text field – 750 char.)
(text field – 750 char.)

(text field)
(text field)

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*Funding from other federal government agencies CANNOT be included as cost share/match.

(Yes/No)
(Yes/No)

5. Please complete the following table regarding the involvement of key artists or designers (besides the NEA).
Name of Key Artist/Designer

Nature of Involvement

(text field)
(text field)

(text field)
(text field)

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PART IB: ARTS EDUCATION NARRATIVE: Direct Learning for Students and Professional Development project types ONLY

1. What were your intended learning outcomes for participants? [750 characters]
2. What tools or methods were used to measure participants’ learning and/or project outcomes? [1,000 characters]
3. What were your results? [2,000 characters]

PART IC: ARTS EDUCATION NARRATIVE: Collective Impact project type ONLY
1.

Identify which one or more of the five (5) Collective Impact components comprised your project. Select one or more options.
□ Data
□ Cross-sector partnerships
□ Planning
□ Shared measurement
□ Programming

2.

What were your intended project outcomes? [750 characters]

3.

What tools or methods were used to measure project outcomes? [1,000 characters]

4.

What were your project results? [2,000 characters]

5.

Long-term or system-level outcomes of Collective Impact projects may not be evident during or immediately after a grant
project’s period of performance. What early indications of change toward Collective Impact could you see by the end of your
grant project? [1,000 characters]

PART IIA: 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 do not exist.
Individuals Compensated from the Project Budget
1.

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.

Artists

b.

Others (includes employees, temporary staff, support and technical
staff, and contractors who did not work as artists on this project)

Number of
individuals

Individuals Engaged in Arts Experiences
This section seeks data about any in-person and virtual engagement activities funded by the NEA and the project cost
share/match reported on your Federal Financial Report.
2. Did your project feature in-person, virtual, or a combination of in-person and virtual experiences with the arts? Projects may
include one or more of these types of arts experiences; please select one option only.
In-person only. Refers to projects with arts experiences that occurred 100% in-person and did NOT have an online
component.
Virtual only. Refers to projects with arts experiences that occurred 100% online.
Both in-person and virtual. Refers to projects with arts experiences that had both virtual and in-person components.

□
□
□

[The following question appears if the awardee selects “in-person only” for their project.]

3.

Number

"In-Person Only" Arts Experience

Please enter the total number of people who
directly engaged with the arts on site or inperson, 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. If the data do
not allow for differentiation between
children/youth and adult attendees, please
leave the Adults and Children/Youth categories
blank and only enter the total number of
attendees in the Total category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
grant period.

a. Adults
(18+ years)
b. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

c. Total

[The following two questions appear if the awardee selects “virtual only” for their project]

Number

3. "Virtual Only" Arts Experience
Please enter the total number of people who
attended the virtual arts experiences. If the data
do not allow for differentiation between
children/youth and adult attendees, please
leave the Adults and Children/Youth categories
blank and only enter the total number of
attendees in the Total category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
grant period.
Views of online content should be counted at
the time of preparing this Final Descriptive
Report form.

a. Adults
(18+ years)
b. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

c. Total

4. Did your virtual arts experiences include synchronous activities or asynchronous activities, or did your virtual component
include both methods of engagement? (Select one)
□
□
□

Synchronous. Refers to live activities streamed online, or real-time interactions by phone or video.
Asynchronous. Refers to activities that are either prerecorded or produced and then distributed online
Both Synchronous and Asynchronous.

[The following two questions appear if the awardee selects “Both in-person and virtual” for their project]
Number

3. Both In-Person and Virtual Arts Experience
Please enter the total number of people who
attended the in-person component of your
programming. If the data do not allow for
differentiation between children/youth and
adult attendees, please leave the Adults and
Children/Youth categories blank and only enter
the total number of attendees in the Total
category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
grant period.
Please enter the total number of people who
attended the virtual component of your
programming. If the data do not allow for
differentiation between children/youth and
adult attendees, please leave the Adults and
Children/Youth categories blank and only enter
the total number of attendees in the Total
category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
grant period.
Views of online content should be counted at
the time of preparing this Final Descriptive
Report form.

a. Adults
(18+ years)
b. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

c. Total

c. Adults
(18+ years)
d. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

e. Total

4. Did your virtual arts experiences include synchronous activities or asynchronous activities, or did your virtual component
include both methods of engagement? (Select one)
□
□
□

Synchronous. Refers to live activities streamed online, or real-time interactions by phone or video.
Asynchronous. Refers to activities that are either prerecorded or produced and then distributed online.
Both Synchronous and Asynchronous.

5. Regardless of whether your project included in-person, virtual, or a combination of both in-person and virtual
experiences, please describe how you collected data on attendee counts. [750 characters]

PART IIB: POPULATION DESCRIPTORS
For the next section, please select all racial/ethnic groups of people that your project intended to serve directly. Then answer the
follow-up question.
Questions in this section are for research purposes only; your response will not be used in panel deliberations or in making
funding decisions related to grant awards you may apply for in the future.
1.

Racial/Ethnic Groups
No Specific Racial/Ethnic Group
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
White

1a. If your project focused on serving one or more specific racial/ethnic groups, then did it succeed in this objective?
Yes

No

1b. Please describe, as needed (Optional). [750 characters]

For the next section, please select all age groups of people that your project intended to serve directly. Then answer the followup question.
Questions in this section are for research purposes only; your response will not be used in panel deliberations or in making
funding decisions related to grant awards you may apply for in the future.

2.

Age Groups
No Specific Age Group
Children/Youth (0-17 years)
Young Adults (18-24 years)
Adults (25-64 years)
Older Adults (65+ years)

2a. If your project focused on serving one or more specific age groups, then did it succeed in this objective?
Yes

No

2b. Please describe, as needed (Optional). [750 characters]

Questions in this section are for research purposes only; your response will not be used in panel deliberations or in
making funding decisions related to grant awards you may apply for in the future
3. Did your project intend to benefit underserved groups/communities? "Underserved groups/communities,” in this

context, include populations whose opportunities to benefit from arts programming has been limited by factors such
as their geography, economics, race or ethnicity, or disability. (Y/N)
Yes

No

[the table and the 3 follow-up questions appear if the awardee selects yes in the previous question]
3a. Underserved Groups/Communities
When thinking about the underserved groups/communities your project intended to serve, please select the factors
that limit their opportunities to benefit from arts programming. Check all that apply.
Geography
Economic status
Race or ethnicity
Disability
Other limiting factor/s. Please describe: [Text box 100 characters]

3b. Did your project succeed in serving one or more underserved groups/communities?
Yes

No

3c. Please describe the underserved groups/communities your project served and how their opportunities to benefit from arts
programming have been limited by the factors you selected above. [1,000 characters]
3d. Please describe the strategies you used to engage these underserved group/communities, any challenges you faced, and
whether or how the challenges were surmounted. [2,000 characters]