Collabora'veandInterna'onalResearchOpportuni'es:TheUSACase

BruceA.SeamanAndrewYoungSchoolofPolicyStudies

GeorgiaStateUniversityAtlanta,GeorgiaUSA

BriefBackground

•  Iamnotdirectlyrepresen'ngtheNa'onalEndowmentfortheArts(NEA)

•  However,IhavepreviouslyreceivedresearchfundingfromtheNEA,priortothecurrentArtsWorksgrantprogram,aswellasbeinginvitedtopar'cipateinseveralNEAresearchseminars.

•  IwasamemberofthefirstAcademicPeerReviewPanelmakingrecommenda'onsundertheArtsWorksprogramregardingwhichresearchproposalsdeservefunding.ThisisthefiNhyearusingsuchoutsidereviewerpanelstomakerecommenda'onstotheDirectorandstaffoftheOfficeofResearchandAnalysis.

•  TheDirectorsince2006isSunilIyengar,withwhomIrecentlyspokeabouttheseissuesandrecentupdates.

MostImportantSummaryPoints•  TheNEAgreatlyvaluesinterna'onalresearchcollabora'on,butcannot

directlyfundnon-U.S.ci'zensororganiza'ons(withoutobtaininginter-agencyagreementsandStateDept.clearance).ArtWorksGrantProgram.

•  Infact,itcanonlydirectlyfundins'tu'ons,notindividuals(stemmingfromearlierpoli'cal“culturalwars”regardingar'sts–RobertMapplethorpeetal.).

•  Non-Americansareencouragedtobecomepartoftheeligibleorganiza'on’sresearchteam,andinfacttheNEAactuallytriestofostersuchconnec'ons.

•  Theaverageresearchgrantisabout$20,000U.S.,withabout24%ofproposalsfunded(butsomewhatlowerwithintheResearchDivision).Currentlybeginningexperimentwithlargermul'-yeargrants(NEAResearchLabs)focusedontransdisciplinaryresearchteams,andalsoencouragingmoregenerallythegenera'onofprimarynotjustuseofsecondarydatainresearchprojects.

•  Keyadvice:FindtherightU.S.partnerresearchersandins'tu'on.

BasicCriteriaforFundingStatutorylanguageseemsdirectedatar'sts,notresearchers:Projectsmustexhibitar's'cexcellenceandhavear's'cmerit.Regardingresearchprojects,thecriteriaareroughly,asexpected:

1.Importanceoftheresearchques'on2.Legi'macyofmethodology3.Availabilityandrelevanceofdatatotesthypotheses4.Researcher(s)creden'alsandexperience5.Likelihoodofinformingpublicpolicy

Statedgoal:“Tomakeawardstosupportresearchthatinves'gatesthevalueand/orimpactofthearts,eitherasindividualcomponentsoftheU.S.artsecologyorastheyinteractwitheachotherand/orwithotherdomainsofAmericanlife.”NOTE:Althoughtechnicallyanon-U.S.casestudyorstudyusingnon-U.S.datacouldbeseenashavingsuchimportantlessonsthatitcouldbefunded,thisisVERYunlikely.StudiescomparingU.S.withothercountries:Possible.

EligibilityCriteriaforOrganiza'onsSeekingFunding•  Mustbenonprofit,tax-exempt501(c)(3),UnitsofU.S.stateorlocalgovernment,otherU.S.organiza'ons,U.S.federallyrecognizedtribalcommuni'es,U.S.collegesanduniversi'es.

•  Haveatleasta3-yearopera'nghistory•  Meetallrepor'ngrequirementsonanypriorawards•  Organiza'onscansubmitmorethanoneapplica'on•  PARTNERSDONOTNEEDTOMEETELIGIBILITYREQUIREMENTS

SomeExamplesofResearch•  NotethatundertheArtWorksGrantProgram,begunin

FY2012,granteesarerequiredtosubmitaresearchpaperfortheNEAwebsite,andreportanyabstractrelatedtopeerreviewedpapers,andworkingpapersstemmingfromthegrant.

•  Therearecurrentlyabout40suchpapersathjps://www.arts.gov/ar's'c-fields/research-analysis/research-art-works-grants-final-papers

•  About25ofthegranteeorganiza'onsarecolleges/universi'es.DougNoonanwasinvolvedin3artsdistrictprojectswhenwiththeGeorgiaTechResearchCorp.

ExamplesofNon-College/UniversityGrantees

Research/Consul?ng•  BrookingsIns'tu'on•  Na'onalCenterforCrea've

Aging•  Na'onalOpinionResearch

Center(NORC,linkedtotheUniversityofChicago)

•  UrbanIns'tute

ArtsandOtherorganiza?ons•  CarnegieHall•  Crea'veAllianceMilwaukee•  GlobalWrites•  MathenySchool&Hospital•  Na'onalDanceEduca'on

Organiza'on•  SchooloftheArtIns'tuteof

Chicago•  SundanceIns'tute

SomeSpecificExamples:BroadCategoriesofManyStudies

•  Downtownrevitaliza'on;cultural/artsdistricts;entertainmentdistrictsandurbanlivability

•  Loca'onpajernsofar'sts;concentra'onpajerns;gentrifica'onandneighborhoodchange

•  Ar's'cprac'cesandsubjec'vewell-being;musicalcrea'vityandbrainstructure;theatreasaninterven'onagainstau'sm

•  Artseduca'onandcollegesuccess;artseduca'onandposi'veyouthdevelopment;impactofdanceonK-12ed.

•  Arts,entrepreneurshipandinnova'on;lifecycleofartsorgs.•  Effectsofmusicprogramsinjuvenilejus'cesenngs;prisonarts•  Fundingartsconsump'on;mappingartspar'cipa'onusingGIS•  NeedsandSupportofCanadianandU.S.ethno-culturalartsorgs.•  FeasibilityofEstablishinganArtsandCultureResearchNetwork•  Na'onalModelofHealthPromo'on/WellnessamongOlderAdults

ImportantNEAResearchResources

•  Thewell-knownSurveyofPublicPar5cipa5onintheArts(SPPA),nowincoopera'onwiththeU.S.CensusBureau,CurrentPopula'onSurveycon'nuestos'mulateresearch.Availableatwww.arts.gov/publica'ons/addi'onal-materials-related-to-2012-sppa

•  TheArtsDataProfileSeries(ADPs),providesimportantintroduc'onstoartsrelateddata-sets.www.arts.gov/ar's'c-fields/research-analysis/arts-data-profile-series

•  Na'onalArchiveofDataonArts&Culture(NADAC),isarepositoryfacilita'ngresearchbyacquiringdataandsharingthosedatawithresearchersandothers.www.icpsr.umich/edu/nadac

SpecificExamplesofInterna'onalEfforts(DespitelackofanInterna'onalFundingMechanism)

•  Convenedtransatlan'cresearcherstoexaminecurrentandnovelapproachesformeasuringculturalengagement.Incoopera'onwiththeUKArts&Humani'esResearchCouncil(AHRC).Ajointreportisavailable.

•  Madepresenta'onsaboutitsArtsandCulturalSatelliteAccountatvariousinterna'onalvenues:apastACEIconference;Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank;theartsandbusinesssectorsinIreland,andviatheU.S.BureauofEconomicAnalysis,toEuropeansstudyingsuchaccoun'ngmethodologies.

•  HostedinformallyLa'nAmericanresearchersworkingonsatelliteaccountmethodswhiletheywerealreadyvisi'ngatU.S.universi'es;especiallystrong'eswithColombiaonthisissue(IworkedonthatprojectwhileinBogotá).

•  Contributedtosurveysandotherdatacollec'onsbyIFACCA;advisedUNESCO’sculturalsta's'csunitonquan'fyingculturalworkforces

•  HostedaFulbrightscholarfromRomaniathroughtheHumbertHumphreyScholarshipProgram,torevisetheNEAguide:HowtheU.S.FundstheArts

FinalRelevantInforma'on

•  GrantguidelinesfortheFY2017cyclewillbeavailableinAugust2016,withadeadlineinOctober2016.GrantscanbeginasearlyasMay1,2017

•  Fullgrantapplica'oninforma'onandguidelinesareavailableatarts.gov/grants-organiza'ons/research-art-works

•  ForthefulllistofgrantsawardedundertheArtsWorksprogramini'atedin2012,seeapps.nea.gov/grantsearch/

•  Butremember,althoughyouhavemanyresearchopportuni'esasfurtherdescribedbythispanel,ifyouwanttoworkthroughtheNEAintheU.S.,PARTNERwithanAmerican.Comprauntragoporsuamigofavoritonorteamericano.Enserio.Yquetenganbuenasuerte.Muchasgraciasporsuatencion.