5 FY15-FY17 FDR - Standard

OMB No. 3135-0140 Expires 12/31/2021

National Endowment for the Arts

FY15 - FY17 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - Standard
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 FinalReports@arts.gov. Before completing this form, please review the FDR
formatting instructions in the Final Report Tips document, found here: https://www.arts.gov/manage-youraward/awards-made-before-sept30-2017-organizations. 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 your Reporting Requirements document or, if
a cooperative agreement, 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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DCA
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Contact (First, Last Name):
Title:
Email:

Phone:

Website:

PART I: 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 you 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? (3,000 character limit)
2. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? If not, please explain. (3,000 character limit)
3. Who were the key artists and partnering organizations, and what was the nature of their involvement?
(3,000 character limit)
4. Discuss the extent to which you achieved the NEA primary outcome identified in your application
(Creation, Learning, Engagement, or Understanding). We recognize that some projects involve risk, and
we want to hear about what you've learned from both your successes and your failures.
(3,000 character limit)
5. Beyond the project's direct accomplishments, what was the impact on - or benefit to - your organization,
your discipline/field, and/or your community? (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? (3,000 character limit)

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FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - Standard

Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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

FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - Standard

Grant #:

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or DCA #:

3. 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 #:

4. Discuss the extent to which you achieved the NEA primary outcome identified in your application
(Creation, Engagement, Learning, or Understanding). We recognize that some projects involve risk, and
we want to hear about what you've learned both from your successes and failures.
(3,000 character limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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5. Beyond the project's direct accomplishments, what was the impact on - or benefit to - your organization,
your discipline/field, and/or your community? (3,000 character limit)

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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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.

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

Virtual Arts Experience
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.

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Number

a. Internet
b. Mobile
c. Total

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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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
A - Asian
B - Black or African American
H - Hispanic or Latino
P - Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
W - White

Age Ranges (choose all that apply)
1. Children/Youth (0-18 years)
2. Young Adults (19-24 years)
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

G - No single racial/ethnic 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.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at an average of one hour per
response. This includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. We welcome
any suggestions that you might have on improving the guidelines and making them as easy to use as
possible. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: webmgr@arts.gov, Attention: Reporting
Burden. Note: Applicants/awardees are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.