9 FY18 FDR - Multi-use Standard

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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 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 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)

2.

a. What did the project accomplish during the period of performance? Please highlight key accomplishments and
relate them to the goals of your project. (2,000 character limit)

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

3.

Beyond the project's direct accomplishments, what was the benefit to your organization? (1,000 character
limit)

4.

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

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Yes

No

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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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5.

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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
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.

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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.

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

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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)

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

No

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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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