18 Creative Forces MFDR

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

Creative Forces Grant Final Report Form Fields
GRANTEE INFORMATION
The information provided in this final report form will be used to report to M-AAA's state and
federal arts agency partners.
Respond to narrative questions in the text fields provided below. 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 the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid-America Arts Alliance
support. Feel free to include relevant web links.
You may cut and paste the answer into the form from another document. Limit your response
to fit the character limits. To expand the size of the text box, drag the lines in the lower right
corner down so you can see your narrative in full. Insert a space between paragraphs when
possible.
Grantee Organization Legal Name
Grant # or Cooperative Agreement #
Performance Period
Grantee Primary Contact Person Information
First Name
Last Name
Job Title or Artistic Discipline
Phone Number
Phone Type (dropdown: mobile/home/office)
Email Address

1

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

PART I: PROJECT INFORMATION
1. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? (dropdown: yes/no)
Describe the activities supported by this grant. Please report solely on activities funded by MAAA and the project match reported in your 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. Include any direct and indirect benefits/impacts that resulted from this grant.
Where possible, identify beneficiaries of the project (e.g., types of individual, organizations,
disciplines/fields, or communities). (3,000-character limit)
3A. Did the project encounter any events and/or circumstances that impeded your ability to
conduct the project as planned? (dropdown: yes/no)
3B. Describe the nature of the challenge(s) and how you addressed them. (2,000-character
limit)
4A. ORGANIZATION PARTNER INFORMATION (repeatable section)
Name of Key Partner/Funder
Type of Entity (select one)
• 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
• Non-profit organization – other
• Tribal government agency
• Other
If you selected “Other” in 4A, tell us more.

2

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

Choose the type of institution that best describes this partner, if applicable. (dropdown: select
one)
• Department of Defense Center/VA/Clinic
• State/Local Arts Agency
• Veteran/Military Assistance Agency/Organization
• Website/Tech Organization
• Not Applicable
Nature of involvement? (700-character limit)
Contributed Match? (Including In-Kind) Contributions from federal governmental agencies
cannot be counted as a match (cost share).
• Yes
• No
4B. KEY ARTIST (repeatable section)
Name of Key Artist
Nature of Involvement (700-character limit)
PART IB: PROJECT CAPACITY
Reflect on the grant progress from the beginning to the end of the grant. Using the scales
below, rate the progress made and write a narrative about what contributed to the progress.
Partnerships
5A. On a scale of 1 to 5, indicate the strength of your partnerships, overall, for this project.
(select one).
• 1: Not strong at all
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5: Very strong
5B. What contributed to this rating? Consider changes that occurred while carrying out project
activities, as well as barriers. (2,000-character limit)

3

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

Military Culture
6A. On a scale of 1 to 5, indicate the strength of your organization’s understanding of military
culture. (select one).
• 1: No understanding at all
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5: High level of understanding
6B. What contributed to this rating? Consider the impact participants, partners, and
organizations have had on your organization’s understanding of military culture. (2,000character limit)
Value of the Arts
7A. On a scale of 1 to 5, indicate the strength of your organization’s knowledge of the benefits
arts can have on psychological and emotional well-being. (select one)
• 1: No knowledge at all
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5: Very knowledgeable
7B. What contributed to this rating? Consider how that knowledge resulted in changes for
participants, partners, your organization, and project activities. (2,000-character limit)
Organizational Capacity
8A. On a scale of 1 to 5, indicate the extent to which your organization developed capacity
(skills, knowledge, tools, or resources) to support military-connected individuals. (select one).
• 1: No change in organizational capacity at all
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5: Substantial increase in organizational capacity
8B. What contributed to this rating? Describe any changes in organization capacity. (2,000character limit)

4

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

Program Development
9A. On a scale of 1 to 5, indicate the extent to which the program will continue to develop or
sustain after grant funding ends. (select one).
• 1: The program will end without grant funding
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5: The program will continue to develop/sustain without grant funding
9B. What contributed to this rating? (2,000-character limit)
PART IC: ADVANCE GRANTEE LEARNING
10. Did your organization develop a logic model? This may be a logic model specific to the
Creative Forces project or a general logic model that includes the Creative Forces project.
(dropdown: yes/no)
11. Did your organization collect data related to this project as part of measuring performance
or an evaluation study? (dropdown: yes/no)
12A. Briefly describe the best practices/lessons learned. (2,000-character limit)
12B. Did your organization release information about best practices/lessons learned? For
example, did your organization share information through a conference presentation, a blog
post, or a write-up about strategies, challenges, or outcomes? (dropdown: yes/no)
13. Can you share any documents or resources with the National Resource Center? (dropdown:
yes/no)
PART IIA: PROJECT ACTIVITY DATA
14. Provide data for activities supported with this award (M-AAA and cost share funding) during
the period of performance. Indicate the number of activities delivered. Leave blank any items
for which actual figures/supportable estimates do not exist.
NOTE: This is a standard Final Descriptive Report question, and grantees from a wide range of
grants are asked these questions. Some may not apply specifically to this project.
•
•

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, not here. Do not break out fair/festival activities (performances, etc.) in other
project activity fields.)

5

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

•
•
•

Number of Exhibition 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 Program 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.
o If you offered a class taught over multiple sessions, how many sessions were
offered?

15. Indicate the activities delivered by arts discipline (select all that apply).
• Crafts
• Dance
• Design Arts
• Folk/Traditional Arts
• Humanities
• Literature
• Media Arts
• Music
• Opera/Music Theatre
• Oral Traditions
• Photography
• Theatre
• Visual Arts
• Other (Please describe)
• None of the Above
16. Are there non-arts related activities included in this project?
• Yes (If yes, please describe)
• No
PART IIB: INDIVIDUALS BENEFITED
17. Provide data for individuals who directly benefited during the period of performance. Leave
blank any items for which actual figures/supportable estimates do not exist.
•

Number of individuals who were paid in whole or in part with project funds:
o Artists
o Others (includes employees, temporary staff and contractors who did not work
as artists on the project)

•

Of the number above, how many were hired (as employees, not contractors) by your
organization during the project period as a result of this award?
6

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

o Artists
o Others
Military-Connected Individuals: Provide an unduplicated count of how many military-connected
individuals served in each group. Leave blank any items for which actual figures/supportable
estimates do not exist.
• Service Member: Active Duty
• Service Member: National Guard/Reserve
• Veterans
• Family Unit
• Spouse/Partner
• Children (Age 0-18)
• Caregiver: Residential
• Caregiver: Clinical
• Other
18. 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. Leave blank any items for which actual
figures/supportable estimates do not exist.
Number Participating In-Person (active engagement in arts learning, making, interacting with
arts or artists)
• Adult
• Children/Youth (Age 0-18)
Number Attending In-Person (attending an arts event or visiting an arts site)
• Adult
• Children/Youth (Age 0-18)
Virtual Arts Experience
19. 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 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.
Leave blank any items for which actual figures/supportable estimates do not exist.
20. If your project used online or mobile components to engage audiences, please select the
“type” that best describes the technology used. (Select all that apply.)
• Podcasts

7

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

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Live web streaming
Mobile applications
Online video/audio/games
Ebooks or e-reader downloads
Distance learning
Internet-based artworks
Online collections/exhibitions
Other

If you chose “Other” for #19, tell us more.
Recommendations/Referral Process
21A. To what extent is a referral/recommendation process in place between your organization
and clinics, hospitals, and/or community arts organizations? (dropdown: does not exist, in
development, exists)
21B. Describe the reason for your rating. (2,000-character limit)
22. The Number of Agencies Making Referral/Recommendations
Total Number of Referrals
PART IIC. POPULATION DESCRIPTORS
Racial/Ethnic Groups
23A. For the next section, please select all groups of people that your project intended to serve
directly. Then answer two follow-up questions in each section.
•

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

American Indian or Alaskan Native

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

If you selected “Other Racial/Ethnic Group” for 22A, tell us more.
23B. If your project focused on serving one or more racial/ethnic groups, did it succeed in this
objective? (dropdown: yes/no)
23C. If yes, please provide an estimate, if available, of the percentage that the group(s)
represented in the total population served by this group.

8

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

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

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

Age Group
24A. Select all groups that your project intended to serve directly.
• Children/Youth (under 18 years)
• Young Adults (18-24 years)
• Adults (25-64 years)
• Older Adults (65+ years)
• No Specific Age Group
24B. If your project focused on serving one or more age groups, did it succeed in this objective?
(dropdown: yes/no)
24C. If yes, please provide an estimate, if available, of the percentage that the group(s)
represented in the total population served by this group. If not applicable, type “N/A”.
• Children/Youth (under 18 years) %
• Young Adults (18-24 years) %
• Adults (25-64 years) %
• Older Adults (65+ years) %
• No Specific Age Group %
Underserved/Distinct Groups
25A. For the next section, select all groups of people that your project intended to serve
directly.
• Individuals with Disabilities (physical, cognitive, sensory)
• Individuals in Institutions (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
If you selected “Other Underserved/Distinct Group” for 24A, tell us more.

9

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

25B. If your project focused on serving one or more underserved/distinct groups, then did it
succeed in this objective? (dropdown: yes/no)
25C. If yes, please provide an estimate, if available, of the percentage that the group(s)
represented in the total population served by this group.
• Individuals with Disabilities (physical, cognitive, sensory) %
• Individuals in Institutions (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 %
IIIA. ACQUIRED FUNDING
26. During the grant period, what additional funding did you receive that applied to this
project? Provide the amount and a description of the funding.
• Total Federal Funding
• Federal Funding Description
• Total Matching Funds
• Matching Funds Description
• Total In-Kind Contributions
• In-Kind Contributions Description
• Total Other Funds
• Other Funds Description
• Total Acquired Funding (auto-calculated field)
PART IIIB ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
27. Upload any additional documents that you believe describes your project this year
(optional) Examples include: Sustainability Plan, Logic Model, Evaluation Plan, Best
Practices/Lessons Learned Documents, Referral Documents, Other documents to share with
National Resource Center.
GEOGRAPHIC DATA
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:
https://apps.nea.gov/GEO/Default.aspx.

10