8 FY18 FDR - Multi-use Livability

FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - Livability

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OMB No. 3135-0140 Expires XX/XX/XXXX
National Endowment for the Arts

FY18 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT
March 2018

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 Preparing Your Final Reports Package
document, found here: https://www.arts.gov/manage-your-award/awards-after-oct1-2017-to-organizations. 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 #:
Period of Performance (month/day/year):

OR

Cooperative Agreement #:

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To

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

Email:
Website:

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PART I: PROJECT STRATEGIES AND NARRATIVE
In your application, you identified the strategies you expected to employ to strengthen communities through the arts.
Please check below all the strategies that were actually used in your project. Please discuss these strategies in the next
section. Check all that apply.
Develop Plan(s) for Cultural and/or Creative Sector Growth. Includes activities such as planning for arts/
cultural districts and creative industry hubs/districts/clusters, cultural asset mapping, and other cultural
planning activities.
Use Design to Enhance/Revitalize Public Space(s). Includes design activities such as charrettes and
competitions, development of design specifications, and other design activities.
Commission and/or Install New Art to Improve Public Space(s). Includes commissioning of permanent
and/or temporary site-specific public art (e.g., murals and sculptures, sculpture gardens and waterfront art).
Plan and/or Conduct Arts Activities to Foster Interaction Among Community Members. Includes arts
activities (e.g., arts festivals, outdoor exhibitions, and performances) intended to engage community
members in public spaces.
Engage Artists and/or Arts Organizations. Includes involvement of artists and/or arts organizations in
cultural planning, design, and community engagement activities.
Other Strategies to Improve Livability through Arts and Design.
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.
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

Describe the activities supported by the award; please elaborate on your use of the strategies identified in the
Project Strategies section. Please report solely on activities funded by the NEA and the project match (cost share)
as identified in your approved project budget, application narrative, and any approved amendments. (3,000
character limit)

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2.

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a. What did the project accomplish during the period of performance? Please highlight key accomplishments and
relate them to the goals of your project. (1,000 character limit)

b. Describe specific tools used to measure outcomes. (1,000 character limit)

c. What factors were instrumental to your project's success? (1,000 character limit)

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3.

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

Yes

No

If yes, please describe the nature of the challenge(s). Were you able to overcome the challenge(s) and, if so, how?
Please describe any lessons learned. (3,000 character limit)

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4.

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Please complete the following tables regarding the involvement of key partners, funders (besides the NEA), and key
artists. *Please note that funding from other federal government agencies CANNOT be counted as match (cost
share).

Name of Key
Partner/Funder

Type of Entity

Nature of Involvement
(700 character limit per cell)

Contributed
Match?
(Including InKind)
Yes

Add Row

X

Name of Key Artist

Add Row

No

Nature of Involvement (700 character limit per cell)

X

PART IIA: PROJECT ACTIVITY DATA
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

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Project Activity

Number

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 Hours Artists Were in Residence
• Count hours of scheduled community/classroom engagement conducted by an artist or group of
artists. Do not multiply the number of hours by each group member.
Number of Community Action Plans Developed and Approved that Support Community Livability
Through the Arts
• Include plans for arts/cultural districts and creative industry hubs/districts/clusters.
Number of Design Plans Produced
• Include feasibility, predevelopment, and other design plans produced to enhance and/or revitalize
public spaces.
Number of Works of Art Installed in Public Spaces
• Include works of art permanently or temporarily installed in a public space.

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
Number of
Individuals

B
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

People

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

Adults
Children/Youth
Total
Total Number of
Unique Visitors

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.

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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

Distance learning

Live web streaming

Internet-based artworks

Mobile applications

Online collections/exhibitions

Online videos/audio/games

Other. Please enter the type of other technology:

E-book or e-reader downloads
PART IIC: POPULATION DESCRIPTORS
For the next three sections, please select all groups of people that your project intended to serve directly. Then answer the
follow-up question in each section.
RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS
American Indian or Alaska Native

White

Asian

Other Racial/Ethnic Group. Please enter the type of group:

Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino

No Specific Racial/Ethnic Group

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

No

AGE GROUPS
Children/Youth (0 - 17 years)

Older Adults (65+ years)

Young Adults (18 - 24 years)

No Specific Age Group

Adults (25 - 64 years)

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

No

UNDERSERVED/DISTINCT GROUPS
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

Military Veterans/Active Duty Personnel
Youth at Risk
Other Underserved/Distinct Group. Please enter the type
of group:
No Specific Underserved/Distinct Group

Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

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

No

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