Notice2022-14462
Subject 30-Day Notice for the “Participant Outcomes Survey for the Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program”; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
July 7, 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 NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection through the Participant Outcomes Survey for individuals who participate in community arts programs 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 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40555-40556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14462]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Subject 30-Day Notice for the ``Participant Outcomes Survey 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 NEA is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed information collection through the Participant Outcomes Survey
for individuals who participate in community arts programs 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: Participant Outcomes Survey for the Creative Forces[supreg]:
NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting
Program.
OMB Number: New.
Frequency: One-time pilot test of survey.
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Affected Public: Participants of Creative Forces Community
Engagement Programs/Events.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 360 (350 program participants, 10
project directors).
Total Burden Hours: 199.3 annually.
Total annualized capital/startup costs: 0.
Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): The total one-time contracted cost to the Federal Government
for survey development, cognitive testing, and pilot testing is
$75,000.
Description: This is a request for clearance for the NEA to conduct
a pilot test of the Participant Outcomes Survey to assess individual-
level outcomes associated with the Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA
Military Healing Arts Network Community Engagement Grant Program
(<a href="http://www.maaa.org/creativeforces/">http://www.maaa.org/creativeforces/</a>). This is a new data collection
request, and the data to be collected are not available elsewhere
unless collected through this information collection. The pilot study
will enable the NEA to test and refine the survey's methodology for
assessing outcomes and the administration process.
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 (page 20), 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 NEA anticipates awarding approximately 30 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).
During development of the Community Engagement Grant program, the
NEA (1) documented the needs of military and veteran populations
exposed to trauma, and of their families and caregivers, (2) identified
goals for community arts engagement programming and four outcomes for
participants, (3) produced logic models and measurement frameworks for
the grantee and national program levels, (4) contributed to grant
guidelines, and (5) evaluated methodologies and instruments for data
collection. The Participant Outcomes Survey assesses four participant
outcome areas identified during development of the grant program:
Creative Expression, Social Connectedness, Resilience, and Independence
and Successful Adaptation to Civilian Life. Participants of the
programs supported by a Creative Forces Community Engagement grant will
complete the survey at the beginning (pre) and end (post) of
participation in the program. Program participants will be asked to
complete an enrollment form. Project directors will be asked to
participate in an interview following the end of the survey
administration period.
The purpose of the Participant Outcomes Survey is to determine the
impact of the Community Engagement Grant Program by measuring the
extent of change over time (pre-to-post) in the four participant
outcomes and to inform ongoing program improvement. Through this pilot
test of the survey, the NEA will evaluate the effectiveness of the
survey instrument and the administration process during the first cycle
of the grant program. The data collection activities are planned for
January through June 2023. A regular PRA clearance package will be
submitted in FY 2023 for a Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant
Program evaluation study that utilizes this survey instrument.
Dated: July 1, 2022.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services &
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2022-14462 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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