NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - 2025 Final Descriptive Report Update

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FY18+ Literature F NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Individuals) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FY18-21 SAA & RAO NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Governments) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FY22-26 CF NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Organizations) Form and Instruction	Modified
FDR Supporting Statement 2025.pdf Supporting Statement A	2025-09-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
232958	NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Individuals) Form and Instruction	Modified
232957	NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Governments) Form and Instruction	Modified
232951	NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Organizations) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3135-0140	ICR Reference No: 202509-3135-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-3135-001
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - 2025 Final Descriptive Report Update
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/08/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2025
Responses	11,738	15,838
Time Burden (Hours)	24,073	43,311
Cost Burden (Dollars)	686,543	1,063,104

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Abstract: Final Descriptive Reports (FDR) elicit relevant information from individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government arts agencies that receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Reporting requirements are necessary to ascertain that grant projects have been completed and all terms and conditions are met.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 21080	05/16/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 43234	09/08/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Governments)	FY27+ Pass-Thru Subaward, FY24-26 LAA Subgrant, FY24-26 SAA & RAO, FY27+ POL, FY27+ SAA-RAO, FY18-21 SAA & RAO, FY22-26 POL, FY22+ POL - Participant List, FY22-23 SAA & RAO	FY18-21 State Arts Agencies & Regional Arts Organizations FDR ,   FY22+ Poetry Out Loud FDR - Participant List ,   FY22-26 Poetry Out Loud FDR ,   FY22-23 State Arts Agencies & Regional Arts Organizations FDR ,   FY24-26 LAA Subgrant Spreadsheet ,   FY24-26 State Arts Agencies & Regional Arts Organizations FDR ,   FY27+ Poetry Out Loud FDR ,   FY27+ State Arts Agencies & Regional Arts Organizations FDR ,   FY27+ Pass-Thru Subaward Spreadsheet
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Individuals)	FY18+ Literature Fellowship	FY18+ FDR and Financial Report - Literature Fellowship
NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Reports (For Organizations)	FY24 Creative Forces SAR, FY24-26 Arts Ed, FY24-26 Our Town, FY24-26 Research, FY24-26 Standard, FY20-23 Arts Ed, FY19-22 Standard GOS Waiver, FY20-23 Standard, FY20-23 Our Town, FY27+ CF FDR, FY27+ CF Interim, FY27 Arts Ed, FY27 Research, FY27 Standard, Annual Performance Report 2025, Quarterly Status Report Cooperator 2025, Quarterly Status Report - Research Labs 2025, FY22-26 CF, GEO Form	Creative Forces FDR 2022 ,   FY21+ Geographic Location of Project Activity - Form ,   FY19-FY22 Standard FDR - General Operating Support Waiver ,   FY20-23 Arts Education FDR ,   FY20-23 Standard FDR ,   FY20-23 Our Town FDR ,   Creative Forces Supplemental Application Report (SAR) 2022 ,   FY24-26 Arts Education FDR ,   FY24-26 Our Town FDR ,   FY24-26 Research FDR ,   FY24-26 Standard FDR ,   FY27+ Creative Forces FDR ,   FY27+ Creative Forces Interim Report ,   FY27 Arts Education FDR ,   FY27 Research FDR ,   FY27 Standard FDR ,   Annual Performance Report - Organizations-Partnerships-Individuals 2025 ,   Quarterly Status Report Form for Cooperator ,   Quarterly Status Report Form for Research Labs

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	11,738	15,838	0	-4,100	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,073	43,311	0	-19,238	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	686,543	1,063,104	0	-376,561	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Final Descriptive Reports were previously approved under OMB Control No. 3135-0140. Based on the relevant burden hours from the previous OMB control number (2022) and compared to the current submission, our overall estimated number of grants has decreased, from 15,838 to a current estimate of 11,738. In addition to minor updates to forms, decreases in cost burden, both for respondents and the federal government, are due primarily to the following factors: the total number of grantees submitting FDRs from previous years has decreased (changes in agency priorities required expedited closeouts or terminations for many awards); multiple grant programs have been discontinued or consolidated into Grants for Arts Projects; and the FDR forms have been reduced overall in terms of character count and the number of questions. The forms that were previously cleared are still in use currently, so the new forms represent data collections to be added to the preexisting collections. To reduce burden, we have removed older forms that were intended for any award in FY2019 or earlier, since these awards have been closed out.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,808,123

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/08/2025

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