[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13331-13333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 
www.Reginfo.gov.

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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 
(https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/creative-forces). 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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