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National Endowment for the Arts

FY27 FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT - STANDARD
November 2025

PART I: PROJECT NARRATIVE
Respond to each narrative question in the fields provided. You may cut and paste the answer into the form from another
document, but limit your response to the posted character limits. As you exit each text field, it will expand to show your entered
text.
Within your narrative, discuss the activities funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the project cost
share reported on your Federal Financial Report. Include any relevant web links. On occasion the NEA may contact you
for copies of programs, reviews, relevant news clippings, playbills, publications, video or audio recordings, or other
evidence of your accomplishments, including evidence of your required acknowledgement of NEA support.

1. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? (Yes/No check box)
2. Describe the activities supported by this award. Report solely on activities funded by the NEA and the project cost
share reported on your Federal Financial Report. These activities must be consistent with your application narrative,
the approved project budget, and any approved award amendments. (3,000 character limit)

3. Did the project encounter any challenges that impeded your ability to conduct the project as approved? (Yes/No
check box)
If yes, then please describe the challenge(s) and how you addressed them. (2,000 character limit)

4. What did the project accomplish for your organization and other intended beneficiaries? (1,000 character limit)
5. Please complete the following table regarding the involvement of key partners. If a key partner is an individual instead of
an organization, then select “Individual” from the “Type of Entity” dropdown menu.
For a definition of colleges and universities designated as Alaska Native Serving Institutions, please copy this URL into an
internet browser: https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=20USC-654056827-384388185&term_occur=999&term_src=title:20:chapter:28:subchapter:III:part:A:section:1059d
For a definition of colleges and universities designated as Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (AANHs), please copy this
URL into an internet browser:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=20-USC-1677086960384388183&term_occur=999&term_src=title:20:chapter:28:subchapter:III:part:A:section:1059d
For a definition of colleges and universities designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), please copy this URL into an
internet browser: https://my.hacu.net/hacu/HSI_Definition1.asp
For a list of colleges and universities designated as Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) by the U.S.
Department of Education, please copy this URL into an internet browser:
https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/one-hundred-and-five-historically-black-colleges-and-universities/
For a list of colleges and universities designated as Tribal Colleges or Universities (TCUs), please copy this URL into an
internet browser: https://www.aihec.org/tcu-locations

Name of Key
Partner

(text field)

Type of Entity

Did the
Partner
Contribute to
the Cost
Share?
(Including
In-Kind
contributions)
(text field – 700 character limit per (Yes/No)
field)
Nature of Involvement

(drop down menu)
I.
Individual
II.
College/University, Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
(AANH)
III.
College/University, Hispanic Serving
Institutions (HSI)
IV.
College/University, Historically Black
College or University (HBCU)
V.
College/University, Tribal College or
University (TCU)
VI.
Other College/University
VII.
Government - State
VIII.
Government - Regional
IX.
Government – County
X.
Government – Municipal
XI.
Government – Tribal
XII.
Organization—Arts Nonprofit
XIII.
Organization—Arts For-Profit
XIV.
Organization – Other Nonprofit
XV.
Organization – Other For-Profit
XVI.
Correctional Institution
XVII.
Foundation
XVIII.
Healthcare Facility (e.g., hospital,
clinic, or nursing home)
XIX.
K-12 School/School District
XX.
Mass Transit
XXI.
Military Base
XXII.
Public Library
XXIII.
Religious Organization
XXIV.
TV or Radio Station or other Media
Organization
XXV.
Other

(text field)
(drop down menu)
(text field – 700 char.)
(text field)
(drop down menu)
(text field – 700 char.)
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*Funding from other federal government agencies CANNOT be included as cost share.

6. Complete the following table regarding the involvement of key artists or designers (besides the NEA).
Name of Key Artist/Designer

Nature of Involvement

(text field)
(text field)

(text field – 700 char.)
(text field – 700 char.)

CLICK HERE TO ADD NEW ROW

(Yes/No)
(Yes/No)

PART IIA: 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 do not exist.
Individuals Compensated from the Project Budget
1.

Enter the number of individuals paid, in whole or in part, with
project funds (both the NEA and the cost share) reported on your
Federal Financial Report.

a.

Artists

b.

Others (includes non-artist employees, temporary staff, support and
technical staff, and contractors who did not work as artists on this
project)

Number of
individuals

Individuals Engaged in Arts Experiences
Include information about any in-person and virtual activities funded by the NEA and the project cost share reported on your
Federal Financial Report.

2. Did your project feature in-person, virtual, or a combination of in-person and virtual experiences with the arts? Projects may
include one or more of these types of arts experiences; please select one option only.
□

In-person only. Refers to projects with arts experiences that occurred 100% in-person and did NOT have an online
component.
Virtual only. Refers to projects with arts experiences that occurred 100% online.
Both in-person and virtual. Refers to projects with arts experiences that had both virtual and in-person components.

□
□

[The following question appears if the recipient selects “in-person only” for their project]

3.

Number

"In-Person Only" Arts Experience

Enter the total number of people who directly
engaged with the arts on site or in-person.
Includes attendance at arts events, participation
in arts learning, or direct interaction with artists
or the arts.
If you cannot separate children/youth and adult
attendee counts, leave the Adults and
Children/Youth categories blank and enter the
total number of attendees in the Total category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
award period.

a. Adults
(18+ years)

b. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

c. Total

[The following two questions appear if the recipient selects “virtual only” for their project]
Number

3. "Virtual Only" Arts Experience
Enter the total number of people who attended
the virtual arts experiences.
If you cannot separate children/youth and adult
attendee counts, leave the Adults and
Children/Youth categories blank and enter the
total number of attendees in the Total category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
award period.
Views of online content should be counted at the
time of preparing this Final Descriptive Report
form.

a. Adults
(18+ years)
b. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

c. Total

[The following two questions appear if the recipient selects “Both in-person and virtual” for their project]
Number

3. Both In-Person and Virtual Arts Experience
Enter the total number of people who attended
the in-person component of your programming.

a. Adults
(18+ years)

If you cannot separate children/youth and adult
attendee counts leave the Adults and
Children/Youth categories blank and enter the
total number of attendees in the Total category.

b. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
award period.

c. Total

Please enter the total number of people who
attended the virtual component of your
programming.
If you cannot separate children/youth and adult
attendee counts, leave the Adults and
Children/Youth categories blank and only enter
the total number of attendees in the Total
category.
Avoid double-counting individuals who attended
events/programs more than once during the
award period.
Views of online content should be counted at the
time of preparing this Final Descriptive Report
form.

c. Adults
(18+ years)
d. Children/Youth
(0-17 years)

e. Total

5. Regardless of whether your project included in-person, virtual, or a combination of both in-person and virtual experiences,
please describe how you collected data on attendee counts. [500 characters]
PART IIB: POPULATION DESCRIPTORS

Questions in this section are for research purposes only; your response will not be used in panel deliberations or for funding
decisions related to any future application(s) you may submit to the NEA.
Select all age groups that your project was intended to serve directly.
1.

Age Groups
No Specific Age Group
Children/Youth (0-17 years)
Young Adults (18-24 years)
Adults (25-64 years)
Older Adults (65+ years)

1a. If your project focused on serving one or more specific age groups, then did it succeed in this objective?

Yes

No

If your project was supported by a Challenge America grant, then skip question #2 and go directly to question #2(a) to select
factor(s) your project intended to benefit:
2. Was your project intended to benefit underserved groups/communities? "Underserved groups/communities,” in

this context, include populations whose opportunities to benefit from arts programming have been limited by factors
such as their geography, ethnicity, economic status, and/or disability. (Y/N)
Yes

No

[the table and the follow-up question appear if the awardee selects yes in the previous question]

2a. Underserved Groups/Communities
Considering the underserved groups/communities that your project was intended to benefit, which factors below are
limiting their opportunities to benefit from arts programming? Check all that apply.
Geography

Economic status
Ethnicity
Disability

3b. Did your project succeed in serving one or more underserved groups/communities?
Yes

No

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