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OMB Control No: 3135-0148	ICR Reference No: 202404-3135-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: ArtsHERE Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan Data Collection: NEA Pilot Equity Initiative
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/24/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	3,525	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,093	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This is a request for clearance for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to collect data for a developmental, descriptive evaluation study of the national ArtsHERE pilot initiative (https://usregionalarts.org/artshere/). This is a new data collection request, and the data to be collected are not available elsewhere unless collected through this information collection. ArtsHERE is a new subgrant program launched by the NEA in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the five other U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs). The program invests in a range of projects to strengthen the capacity of organizations that are already engaging with underserved groups/communities to boost arts participation, learn from their experiences in undertaking this work, and connect these organizations to each other and to other relevant entities through technical assistance and peer-learning opportunities. ArtsHERE will offer non-matching project subgrants (referred to as “grants”) from $65,000 to $130,000 to approximately 95 eligible organizations nationwide. Grantees will participate in peer-learning communities, technical assistance, and evaluation. Through this data collection, the National Endowment for the Arts will implement its monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan to guide efforts to monitor progress, make midcourse corrections if necessary, and evaluate outcomes of ArtsHERE. Information collection will include 7 instruments (web surveys and forms) to collect information regarding ArtsHERE stakeholder experiences, outcomes, and lessons learned. Through this data collection, the NEA will document and evaluate ArtsHERE to better understand the project activities supported through this program and how grantees approached the work. The evaluation will result in a summary of lessons learned and may inform the future of the ArtsHERE program. Beyond learning how it might improve its own activities and funding practices and activities, the data will be used to help generate insights to strengthen the arts and culture sector and to inform future practice and national strategy for public funding for the arts. The data collection activities are planned for May 2024 through September 2026. A second PRA clearance package or amendment to the first PRA package will be submitted in Fiscal Year 2025 for additional evaluation materials under the study’s monitoring and evaluation components, and a separate generic clearance package under Generic Clearance Protocol (OMB Co. Number 3135-0130) will be submitted for program improvement items under the study’s learning component.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 10940	02/22/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 45031	05/22/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,525	3,525
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,093	1,093
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new data collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $73,860

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Kathryn Zickuhr 202 682-5563 zickuhrk@arts.gov

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