Middle School Music Grant

The Middle School Music Grant, offered by the Peter R Marsh Foundation, aims to enrich the musical education of public middle school music teachers across the U.S. By facilitating performances at senior facilities, the grant fosters emotional connections between students and seniors, while providing essential classroom equipment. Funds cover music supplies, instruments, and transportation, ensuring students have the resources to thrive musically and socially. This initiative not only enhances music education but also promotes community engagement and empathy.

NOTE: Music Grant Request Forms are accepted by the Foundation between July 1st and January 31st.
Purpose of Middle School Music Grant
The purpose of the Middle School Music Grant is to provide a remarkable venue and experience for students where their emotional senses are awakened and they are inspired to advance musically, scholastically and socially.
Purpose of Middle School Music Grant Funds
The Grant Funds provide for the acquisition of in-school music classroom equipment and supplies.

Eligibility

Grants are available, nationwide, to public middle school music teachers in the United States.The Grantee and their middle school music students are to provide a minimum of three musical performances at senior facilities (retirement communities, senior centers, care facilities, VA/VFW, etc.) in their local or nearby communities during the school year. Each engagement is to include the essential post-performance student/senior visitation period. Optimally, all of the Grantee's music students (as performers or observers) will participate in at least one performance.The Grantee's music class must consist of a minimum of 15 students.In arranging the music performances, the Grantee should share the empathy/compassion objective of the Grant performance with the Activities Director of each senior venue and encourage them to prepare their audience to fulfill this goal during the post-performance student/senior visitations. The seniors, who enjoy the "oldies" and patriotic melodies, adore the presence of children. These visitations arouse the emotional senses (empathy/compassion) of the students and inspire them to become more accomplished musicians and respected members of their community.Acceptable use of grant fundsMusic/ensembles, curriculum Instruments/Instrument RepairEquipmentSupplies & consumablesTransportation to senior facilities for required performances only

Ineligibility

Unacceptable use of grant fundsPrivate lessonsFood/entertainmentScholarshipsTransportation other than notedFees or travel costs for adjudications, competitions, clinics, tours, performance assessments, Broadway-type performances, theme parks, festivals, other student performance experiences