FY27+ POL FY27+ Poetry Out Loud FDR

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

FY27 & Later FINAL DESCRIPTIVE REPORT – Poetry Out Loud
[May 2025]

Submit the completed Poetry Out Loud (POL) Final Report by the last Friday in June via REACH. If
you have worked with another entity to administer the POL program, please compile the
following information and narrative from them for submission. Follow the instructions carefully;
improperly formatted reports cannot be accepted.

RECIPIENT INFORMATION
Recipient:
Award #:

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Period of Performance (month/day/year):

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

Phone:

Website:

PART I: PROJECT NARRATIVE
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.
Please include "human interest" stories, web links, or other anecdotal information about the project within
the narrative response as appropriate. On occasion the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) may contact
you for copies of programs, reviews, relevant news clippings, playbills, or other evidence of your
accomplishments, including evidence of your acknowledgement of NEA support.

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Grant #:

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1. Were you able to carry out ALL approved project activities? Yes

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or DCA #:

No

2. Briefly describe the activities supported by this award. (1,000 character limit)

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3. Briefly describe the activities accomplished and who benefited from them and in what way. (1,000 character
limit)

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4. A. Did the project encounter any events and/or circumstances that interfered with your ability to
conduct the project as approved? Yes
No
4. B. If yes, then please describe the nature of the challenge(s) and how you addressed them. (2,000
character limit)

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5. Is your Poetry Out Loud project implemented by the state arts agency and its staff?
Yes
No
If not, please identify the organization that implements Poetry Out Loud in your state, and describe the
state agency’s relationship to the implementing organization. (1,000 character limit)

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PART II: PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND INDIVIDUALS BENEFITTED
1. Does your Poetry Out Loud project include regional competitions? Yes

No

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2. Does your Poetry Out Loud programming include workshops for:
Students? Yes
No
Teachers? Yes
No
3. Do you provide stipends to your Poetry Out Loud judges? Yes
4. Do you provide travel stipends for Poetry Out Loud:
Students? Yes
No
Teachers? Yes

No

No

5. 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.
Teachers

Number

Enter the number of teachers who actively participated in the project.

"In-Person" Arts Experience

Number

Enter the number of people that engaged with Poetry Out Loud. 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. Where exact numbers are unavailable, please provide estimates.
Adults. Enter the total number of teachers, judges, and guest artists who participated in the
POL project, as well as parents who attended POL competitions.
Children/Youth. Enter the total number of students who actively participated in at least one POL
competition, at least at the classroom level.
School Enrollment. Enter the total number of enrolled students at all schools participating in
POL.

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.

Total Number of
Unique Visitors

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Grant #:

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or DCA #:

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