[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 109 (Monday, June 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24302-24303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10412]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
30-Day Notice for the ``Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military
Healing Arts Network Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program
Evaluation Forms'' Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.
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
can be 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
can be properly assessed. Currently, the National Endowment for the
Arts is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information
collection through a mixed-methods evaluation of the Creative
Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network Community Arts
Engagement Grant Program. The evaluation uses primary and secondary
data, and includes interviews, case study site visits, a Participant
Survey for individuals who participate in community arts programs, and
an Arts Engagement Facilitator Survey for those leading the arts
activities. 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 the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days from the date of
publication of this Notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection 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 can 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, or call (202) 395-7316, within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is
particularly interested in comments which:
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;
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;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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: `Creative Forces[supreg]: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
Community Arts Engagement Subgranting Program Evaluation Forms'.
OMB Number: 3135-0146.
Type of Review: Regular.
Frequency: One time program evaluation.
Affected Public: Grantees and participants/attendees of Creative
Forces Community Engagement Programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 618 annually including grantees,
partners, arts engagement facilitators, and program participants.
Estimated Annual Time per Respondent (Hours): 0.25.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 265.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $99,533.
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 a pre-post Participant Survey, an Arts
Engagement Facilitator Survey, and interviews with grantees, partners,
arts engagement facilitators, and program participants. Data collection
activities will occur with two grantee cohorts between July 2025 and
July 2027. Evaluation results will provide actionable evidence to
support current and future iterations of the grant program and Creative
Forces Community Engagement (CFCE) grantees.
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.''
Creative Forces is a key element for meeting the NEA's FY 2022-2026
Strategic Plan Strategic Objective 2.1: Support Arts Projects with a
Focus on Advancing the Health and Well-Being of Individuals. As noted
in this strategic objective, the CFCE Grant Program:
``. . . aims to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life
for military-connected
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populations. . . The lessons learned from implementing Creative
Forces will inform other strategies to advance individual health and
well-being through the arts. The networking, technical assistance,
and the evaluation and learning that occur across the Creative
Forces program are typical of the field-building activities
necessary to realize this strategic objective for broader population
groups. At the federal level, the NEA models this knowledge transfer
by leading the Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human
Development, which meets quarterly to examine research projects and
evidence-based practice at the intersection of the arts, health, and
human development.''
Having announced the CFCE program in 2020, Creative Forces began
awarding Community Engagement Grants in 2022 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 grant program supports a
range of program models (e.g., ongoing class, drop-in studio, single
event) designed to meet local needs. It is 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).
This is a new Information Collection Request for data collection
across two grantee cohorts from July 2025 to July 2027. The evaluation
uses a mixed-methods approach, incorporating quantitative and
qualitative data from primary and secondary sources. The evaluation
will incorporate data from all grantees.
Dated: June 4, 2025.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Deputy Director, Office of Administrative Services & Contracts,
National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2025-10412 Filed 6-6-25; 8:45 am]
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