Music grants fund performances, recordings, tours, education programs, and music organizations. Sources include the NEA, state arts councils, foundations like the ASCAP Foundation and Grammy Foundation, and music industry sponsors. Whether you're an individual musician, ensemble, or music education program, grant funding can support your creative work.
10 for 12 Program Funder: Live4Love Charities (MN, US) Award Amount: $10,000 per month Program Description: The 10 for 12 Program honors one changemaker each month with a $10,000 gift to fuel their…
19th Hole Concerts in Pagosa Springs Grant Program Status: ACTIVE Funder: Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado Last Updated: January 23, 2026 Summary The 19th Hole Concerts in Pagosa…
21st Century Fellowship: Open Fellowship Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Society for Ethnomusicology Amount: US $7,500 Last Updated: February 13, 2026 Summary The 21st Century Fellowship: Open…
21st Century Fellowship: Specialized Fellowship Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Society for Ethnomusicology Amount: US $7,500 Last Updated: February 13, 2026 Summary The 21st Century Fellowship:…
A Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Art & Culture Project Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: CIRI Foundation Last Updated: July 02, 2025 Summary The CIRI Foundation's A Journey to What…
AAM Endowment Grant Program Purpose: Provides financial assistance for projects or programs supporting the mission of AAM: to "elevate, stimulate, and support music and the allied arts in the liturgy…
ACC / Saison Foundation Fellow Designation Program Type: Designated funding partnership Geographic Scope: International, supported through ACC programs Focus Areas: - All artistic disciplines -…
ACFM General Support Program Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Aaron Copland Fund for Music Amount: US $2,000 - US $20,000 Last Updated: November 16, 2025 Summary The ACFM General Support Program provides…
ACFM Project Support Program Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Aaron Copland Fund for Music Amount: US $2,000 - US $20,000 Last Updated: November 16, 2025 Summary The ACFM Project Support Program offers…
ACM Lifting Lives Grant Cycle Organization: ACM Lifting Lives (philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music) Mission: Dedicated to improving lives through the power of music. Purpose Provides…
ACP Scholarship Program Status: Ongoing scholarship program Overview: The ACP Scholarship Program provides funding and mentorship to develop advanced arrangers in barbershop music. The program…
Adolf Busch Award Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Adolf Busch Award Amount: US $10,000 Last Updated: August 08, 2025 Summary The Adolf Busch Award honors organizations that leverage music for social…
Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Society For American Music Amount: Up to US $3,000 Last Updated: September 19, 2025 Summary The Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship, awarded…
Advancement of Music Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: Presser Foundation Amount: US $2,500 - US $50,000 Last Updated: September 30, 2025 Summary The Presser Foundation, established in 1939, offers…
Advocacy and Research Grants: Strengthening the Sector Status: ACTIVE Funder: The Meredith And Rosemary Willson Charitable Foundation (aka The Music Man Foundation) Last Updated: July 18, 2025…
AFAC: Music Grant Program Status: ACTIVE Funder: Arab Fund for Arts and Culture Amount: Up to US $35,000 Last Updated: January 16, 2026 Summary The AFAC Music Grant Program, established by the Arab…
Affiliate Grants - Guest Speaker Fund Status: ACTIVE Funder: American Musicological Society Inc Amount: Up to US $1,500 Last Updated: November 30, 2025 Summary The Affiliate Grants - Guest Speaker…
Affiliate Grants - Study Group Activities Fund Status: ACTIVE Funder: American Musicological Society Inc Amount: Up to US $500 Last Updated: February 04, 2026 Summary The American Musicological…
AFM Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Entertainment Community Fund Last Updated: August 31, 2025 Summary The AFM Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund…
African and African Diasporic Music Section (AADMS) Kwabena Nketia Book Prize Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Society for Ethnomusicology Amount: US $200 Last Updated: August 21, 2024 Summary The…