The Hearing Health Fund Grant

The Hearing Health Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
Last Updated: November 10, 2025

Summary

The Hearing Health Fund, part of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund in collaboration with Sweetwater, aims to support musicians and music industry professionals facing hearing difficulties. This initiative addresses the auditory risks inherent in the music industry due to exposure to loud sounds. Eligible applicants must demonstrate financial need and prove that a significant portion of their income comes from music-related work, ensuring that assistance reaches those most affected by hearing challenges.

Overview

Our Mission Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health issues, disability, or age-related problems. The Hearing Health Fund The Hearing Health Fund at Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, in partnership with Sweetwater, is designed to provide essential support for musicians and music industry workers facing hearing-related challenges. This initiative recognizes the unique auditory risks associated with working in the music industry, where exposure to loud sounds can lead to hearing loss and other auditory issues.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Candidacy for assistance depends, among other factors, on the availability of funds and the number of eligible applicants, along with the following criteria: The applicant must demonstrate financial need. Sweet Relief may request tax returns, bank statements, and/or any other information deemed necessary to verify such need. Except for retired or semi-retired older (ages 65+) industry workers, the applicant must be able to show that at least 50% of their annual income comes from their work as a musician or in other music industry related jobs. FOR MUSICIANS: The applicant must be a musician who has regular public performances, or performed on at least three widely released recordings (audio or audiovisual), or written music that has been performed on three widely released recordings, or published on three occasions. The term “Musician” includes vocalists, songwriters, composers, arrangers, instrumentalists, and others. FOR INDUSTRY WORKERS: The applicant must be a music industry worker that makes 50% or more of their income from this field. “Music Industry Workers” includes artist managers, tour managers and crew workers, booking agents, producers, recording engineers, music teachers, publicists, and others.