Notice2022-04985
Subject 30-Day Notice for the “Program and Event Feedback Surveys for the Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program”; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
March 9, 2022
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National Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the Arts
Abstract
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data is provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the National Endowment for the Arts is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection through two surveys for individuals who participate in community arts programs (Program Feedback Survey) and events (Event Feedback Survey) funded by the Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13331-13333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04985]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Subject 30-Day Notice for the ``Program and Event Feedback
Surveys for the Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts
Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program''; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on The
Arts And The Humanities.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data
is provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood;
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents is properly
assessed. Currently, the National Endowment for the Arts is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed information collection through two
surveys for individuals who participate in community arts programs
(Program Feedback Survey) and events (Event Feedback Survey) funded by
the Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program. Copies of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by visiting
<a href="http://www.Reginfo.gov">www.Reginfo.gov</a>.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
address section below within 30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this Notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting ``National
Endowment for the Arts'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then check
``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have found this
information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and enter or upload
your comment and information. Alternatively, comments should be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the National Endowment for the Arts, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 202/395-7316, within 30
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NEA is particularly interested in
comments which:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Title: Program and Event Feedback Surveys for the Creative
Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts
Engagement Subgranting Program.
OMB Number: New.
Frequency: Annual program feedback surveys; one-time event feedback
surveys.
Affected Public: Participants/attendees of Creative Forces
Community Engagement Programs/Events.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 945 annually (420 program
participants + 525 event attendees per year).
Total Burden Hours: 78.7 annually (35 for program participants +
43.5 for event attendees per year).
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $40,000.00.
Description: The planned data collection is a new information
collection request, and the data to be collected are not available
elsewhere unless obtained through this information collection. This
collection will include two feedback surveys to be administered by
grantees of the Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant Program: The
Program Feedback Survey and the Event Feedback Survey. This is a new
grant program of the Arts Endowment. Data collection activities will
occur annually through the grant program, with the first cycle of
grants awarded in 2022. Knowledge gained through this information
collection will enable the Arts Endowment to collect feedback on
Creative Forces programs and events.
The Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
seeks to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for
military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, and for their
families and caregivers through clinical and non-clinical programs
(<a href="https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/creative-forces">https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/creative-forces</a>). Creative Forces is
funded through Congressional appropriation. The Congressional Committee
on Appropriation ``supports the NEA's continued efforts to expand upon
this successful program to embed Creative Arts Therapies at the core of
integrative care efforts in clinical settings, advance collaboration
among clinical and community arts providers to support wellness and
reintegration efforts for affected families, and advance research to
improve our understanding of impacts of these interventions in both
clinical and community settings.''
According to the National Endowment for the Arts 2018-2022
Strategic Plan, evidence building for Strategic Objective 2.4, Support
Access to Creative Arts Therapies and Evidence-Based Programs in the
Arts and Health, involves ``the development of a community engagement
research agenda and framework for defining indicators and developing
metrics for measuring the impact and benefits from participation in
therapeutic arts interventions and community-based arts engagement
programs aligned with, or complementary to, Creative Forces clinical
program outcomes.''
Beginning in 2022, Creative Forces will award Community Engagement
Grants to support non-clinical arts engagement programming for
military-connected populations through matching grants of $10,000 to
$50,000 for emerging (``Emerging'') and established (``Advanced'')
community-based arts engagement projects to serve military-connected
populations. The Arts Endowment anticipates awarding approximately 35
awards annually, with the first round of grant-funded projects taking
place after July 1, 2022. The grant program will support a range of
program models (e.g., ongoing class, drop-in studio, single event)
designed to meet local needs. The grant program will be the largest
coordinated effort in the U.S. to provide community arts engagement
programming for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, and
for their families and caregivers. The Creative Forces Community
Engagement Grant Program is conducted in partnership with Mid-America
Arts Alliance (M-AAA).
The Program and Event Feedback Surveys gather data from program
participants and from attendees of public events about their
satisfaction and level of engagement with the activities. The Event
Feedback Survey also gathers information about participants'
understanding of the value of arts and understanding of military
experience and culture. The data is collected by grantees, who
administer the surveys, and uploaded to a central,
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national database. Grantees will receive site-level data to use in
ongoing program improvement and grant reporting. Grantees of the
Community Engagement Grant Program are required to participate in
technical assistance to ensure they are able to administer the surveys,
collect the data, and use the data to guide decisions about their
programs. The Arts Endowment will use the data to monitor program
outputs as part of grant program performance measurement.
Dated: March 4, 2022.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services &
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2022-04985 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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