Funding Opportunities - Music

Title

Outreach Lecturing Fund

Sponsor

Fulbright Scholar Program

Funding Amount

Fulbright pays long-distance travel and fees for Fulbright scholars currently in the U.S. The host institution (TXST) pays local transportation, lodging accommodations and meals of scholar (internal funds may be available to cover these costs).

Important Dates

Ongoing

Brief Description

The Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) provides funding for campuses to host Fulbright Visiting Scholars, already in the United States, for short-term speaking engagements (usually 2-3 days). The OLF travel award is designed to enrich both institutions and Visiting Scholars through lectures that will promote academic disciplines and cultural understanding.

Match Requirement

Yes. Pay local travel, accommodations and meals of scholar.

Link

http://www.cies.org/program/outreach-lecturing-fund

Title

Mini-Grants

Sponsor

Humanities Texas

Funding Amount

Up to $1,500

Important Dates

Ongoing

Brief Description

Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming.
All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome. Mini-grants fund up to $1,500 of the costs associated with public humanities programs. These small grants, which are easy to apply for and administer, are particularly appropriate for funding a speaker and/or the rental of a traveling exhibition, including those provided by Humanities Texas.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply

Title

NEH: Collaborative Research Grant

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs 

Funding Amount

Unknown

Important Dates

Due December 2 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by two or more collaborating scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to disseminate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.
Eligible projects include:
-research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities;
-conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; and
-archaeological projects that include the interpretation and dissemination of results.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborative-research-grants

Title

Artistic Innovations Grants

Sponsor

Mid-America Arts Alliance

Funding Amount

Up to $15,000

Important Dates

Letters of intent due October (anticipated) ; applications due January (anticipated)

Brief Description

These grants support the creation of new work. The program is designed to encourage experimentation and collaboration, and engaging audiences throughout M-AAA’s region. Artistic Innovations grants underwrite direct expenses related to the art-making process, as well as the premier of new endeavors.

Match Requirement

1:1 cash match

Link

https://www.maaa.org/grants/

Title

New Music USA Project Grants

Sponsor

New Music USA

Funding Amount

$250-$15,000

Important Dates

January 31 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

New Music USA is open to a huge range of new music projects. A "project" to New Music USA means any activity that involves new music getting out into the world through a live performance or recording.
New Music USA is especially interested in having its funds go towards paying artists directly for their work; whether that's creating, engaging, performing, or something else. New Music USA places special emphasis on funds towards:
- The creation of new musical work
- New live music for dance
- Recording costs
- Residency and community outreach activities
There are activities that New Music USA is unable to support. In particular: projects in which work is not in some way delivered or disseminated publicly through performance, recording, etc.; expenses that are not connected specifically to a project, including general administrative expenses; competitions or contests; tuition expenses; professional development; benefits or fundraisers.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.newmusicusa.org/grants/

Title

NEA Translation Projects

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Funding Amount

Up to $25,000

Important Dates

January 15 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts (Arts Endownment) supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for it literary excellence and value. We encourage translations of writers and of work that are not well represented in English, as well as work that has not previously been translated into English.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

https://www.arts.gov/grants/translation-projects/program-description

Title

Arts Respond Project

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum Request: $1,000 Maximum Request: 50% of project budget

Important Dates

January 15 for projects beginning April 1 through Aug. 31 

Brief Description

This program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project.
Projects must address ONE of the following priority areas:
EDUCATION
Intent: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 education.
Designed for projects that impact K-12 students in a school setting or during the school day in conjunction with school officials. Must be TEKS aligned (public schools).
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Intent: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning.
Designed for projects that focus on health related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc).
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Intent: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment.
Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc).
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Intent: Projects that use art to prevent delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults.
Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center).
NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE
Intent: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment.
Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues).

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/ARP.htm

Title

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Preservation and Access

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

January 14 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections.
Libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country face an enormous challenge: to preserve collections that facilitate research, strengthen teaching, and provide opportunities for life-long learning in the humanities. Ensuring the preservation of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art, and historical objects requires institutions to implement measures that slow deterioration and prevent catastrophic loss. This work is best accomplished through preventive conservation, which encompasses managing relative humidity, temperature, light, and pollutants in collection spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for collections; and safeguarding collections from theft and from natural and man-made disasters.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/sustaining-cultural-heritage-collections

Title

CECArtsLink Residency Hosts and Project Grants

Sponsor

CECArtsLink

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

Residency Letter due June 1 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Arts Link US Fellowships offers US-based artists and curators an initial six-week residency in one of the currently 37 eligible countries listed below. Applicants should have an existing body of work and should demonstrate a commitment to active community engagement and dialogue. 
 

Host Organizations are selected by CEC ArtsLink curatorial staff from the international network of partners developed over the decades of the organization's work in the regions. Applicants do not need to have contacts with overseas organizations to apply for this program.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

http://cecartslink.org/grants/us_fellowships/

Title

Regional Touring Program Grants

Sponsor

Mid-America Arts Alliance 

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

November 1 - Letter of Intent due (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

This program awards grants to qualifying organizations that present public events in their community. Grants support projects of artistic excellence and merit by underwriting the fees of artists who live in the region, providing financial support for nonprofit presenters who hire in-region artists, including those listed on the regional state arts agency touring rosters. Presenters may book artists in any discipline.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.maaa.org/grants/

Title

Touring Roster Inclusion

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

N/A

Important Dates

January 31 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Intent: To ensure that every Texas community has access to high quality arts programming at an affordable price.
The Texas Commission on the Arts maintains an approved Touring Roster of Texas-based touring companies and artists. In this program, the artist or artist's management sets the fee and negotiates the booking. Applicants must have a history of touring and maintain a reasonable fee range. Roster artists are required to perform outside their community regularly. Touring artists offer single performances as well as optional services that may include workshops, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, arts education components, residencies, or short performances. The fact that an artist is approved to the roster does not imply or guarantee that the artist will receive bookings in the coming year.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/TRC.htm

Title

Arts Respond Performance Support

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum Request: $75 Maximum Request: $8,000

Important Dates

Anticipated Quarterly deadlines;

May 1 - For activities occurring June 15 to Aug 31

February 1 - For activities occurring March 15 to June 14

August 1 - For activities occurring Sept 1 to Dec 14

November 1 - For activities occurring Dec 15 to March 14

Brief Description

This program provides professional artist fees to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations for hiring an artist from the TCA Touring Roster to do a performance. These applications are funded based on a percentage of contracted fees.

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/CC6.htm

Title

Performing & Fine Arts/Education Grants

Sponsor

Marcia and Otto Koehler Foundation

Funding Amount

$2,000-$5,000

Important Dates

February 1 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The Marcia and Otto Koehler Foundation supports charitable organizations with a focus that includes, but not limited to, the support of medical research and medical care facilities; programs that encourage the fine arts in the City of San Antonio, including the display, production or performance of artistic works; and the promotion of the physical, mental and moral well-being of boys and girls in the San Antonio area by providing education, recreation, guidance and medical care.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.go?fnId=145

Title

Fund for National Projects

Sponsor

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Funding Amount

$60,000-$200,000

Important Dates

February 24 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Through its Fund for National Projects, the awards up to $1 million in grants each year in support of key national projects in the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting, and/or theater fields. Specifically, the fund supports projects that strengthen the national infrastructure of those fields, as well as those that improve conditions for the national community of performing artists in professional nonprofit dance, jazz, and theater.
Eligible projects must engage a broad constituency, occur once (or periodically) rather than annually, and have the potential to significantly impact a field, including research projects assessing the national health of professional nonprofit arts groups or of individual professional artists; national convenings for an entire professional nonprofit performing arts field (beyond traditional national annual conferences); and projects that address unique circumstances affecting an entire professional nonprofit field. Highest priority will be given to projects that improve the health of the foundation's priority performing arts fields and do not duplicate ongoing efforts or existing services.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/performing-arts/goal-and-strategies/support-for-artists/unrestricted-support-for-artists/doris-duke-artist-awards/

Title

Arts Create-1

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum request: $3,000 Maximum request: 25% of organization's last completed year's cash operating budget.

Important Dates

March 1 of odd numbered years

Brief Description

Intent: To advance the creative economy of Texas by investing in arts organizations. This program provides multi-year operational support. Applicants write their grant for a one-year period, and if funded, will provide an update for the second year. Depending on the availability of funds, the organization's award amount will be the same for two fiscal years. New organizations may only apply in odd numbered years. Eligibility: Established Arts Organizations with a budget between $50,000 and $1 million, College Arts Institutions

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/GPA1.htm

Title

NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

April 22 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

Through NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication, the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation jointly support individual scholars pursuing research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. To be eligible for this special opportunity, an applicant’s plans for digital publication must be essential to the project’s research goals. That is, the project must be conceived as digital because the nature of the research and the topics being addressed demand presentation beyond traditional print publication. Successful projects will likely incorporate visual, audio, and/or other multimedia materials or flexible reading pathways that could not be included in traditionally published books.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/neh-mellon-fellowships-digital-publication

Title

USArtists International

Sponsor

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF)

Funding Amount

$15,000 (Maximum)

Important Dates

 April 1 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Support for the presentation and touring of performing artists is central to the work of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF). The USArtists International program (USAI) supports performances by U.S. artists at significant international festivals and performing arts marketplaces outside the United States and its territories. The program supports the engagements of exemplary solo artists and ensembles (but not ensembles from academic institutions) across all performing arts disciplines including dance, music, theater, multidisciplinary work, and folk traditional arts.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

https://www.midatlanticarts.org/usartists-international/

Title

Research Grants in the Arts

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Funding Amount

$10,000-$30,000

Important Dates

April 8 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

The NEA's Office of Research & Analysis will make awards to support research that investigates the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components within the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life. 

Match Requirement

1:1 nonfederal cash and in-kind match

Link

https://www.arts.gov/grants/research-awards/research-grants-in-the-arts/program-description

Title

NEA Research Labs

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Funding Amount

Up to $150,000

Important Dates

April 8 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

The National Endowment for the Arts' five-year research agenda aims to build public knowledge about the arts' contributions to individuals and society. Through NEA Research Labs, we extend this agenda and its impact by cultivating a series of transdisciplinary research partnerships, grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, to produce and report empirical insights about the arts for the benefit of arts and also for non-arts sectors such as healthcare, education, and business or management. Institutions of higher education and/or nonprofit research and policy organizations may submit applications to be NEA Research Labs.

NEA Research labs will define their own related agendas; conduct project activities to implement that agenda; and prepare reports and other products or services that will contribute substantively to a wider understanding of one of three areas of special interest to the Arts Endowment:

* The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation

* The Arts, Creativity, Cognition, and Learning

* The Arts, Health, and Social/Emotional, Well-Being

Match Requirement

1:1 nonfederal cash and in-kind match

Link

https://www.arts.gov/grants/research-awards/nea-research-labs/program-description

Title

Arts Respond Performance Support

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum Request: $75 Maximum Request: $8,000

Important Dates

Quarterly: August 1, November 1, February 1, May 1

Brief Description

This program provides professional artist fees to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations for hiring an artist from the TCA Touring Roster to do a performance. These applications are funded based on a percentage of contracted fees.

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/CC6.htm

Title

Cecilia Young Willard Helping Fund

Sponsor

Cecilia Young Willard Helping Fund

Funding Amount

Unknown

Important Dates

May 31 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Giving primarily in Texas for child welfare, diseases, education, orchestral music, etc.

Match Requirement

Link

https://broadway.bank/Wealth-Management/Foundation-Grants-Management/Foundation-Frequently-Asked-Questions

Title

NEH: Digital Projects for the Public

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs

Funding Amount

Unknown

Important Dates

June 12, 2019 (confirmed) 

Brief Description

The Digital Projects for the Public program supports projects such as websites, mobile applications, games, and virtual environments that significantly contribute to the public’s engagement with humanities ideas.

Digital Projects for the Public grants support projects that are largely created for digital platforms. While these projects can take many forms, shapes, and sizes, you should apply to this program primarily to create digital projects or the digital components of a larger project. NEH welcomes applications for smaller digital components of a larger project. In such applications you should explain how the digital pieces will enrich the users’ learning experience and engagement.

Discovery grants may be used for:
-  content research and narrative development;
-  platform research and selection;
-  identification or digitization of production assets;
-  preliminary design;
-  audience evaluation;
-  user experience mockups; and
-  storyboarding.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/digital-projects-the-public

Title

Grants for Arts Projects

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Funding Amount

$10,000-$100,000

Important Dates

July 21 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Matching grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required.

Match Requirement

Minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required

Link

https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects/program-description

Title

Music and Education Grants

Sponsor

Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation

Funding Amount

$5,000-$20,000

Important Dates

July 15 (anticipated)

Brief Description

To perpetuate Miss Bergen’s love of classical music and support of musical education by providing grants for musical performing arts and musical education. Preference will be given to requests for the following:
-Arrange for musical entertainment, concerts, and recitals appropriate for the education and instruction of the public in the musical arts. Paramount consideration, however, is given to traditional classical music programs
-Aid worthy students of music to secure complete and adequate musical education
-Aid organizations in their efforts to present fine music to the public, provided that such organizations are operated exclusively for educational purposes

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/bergen-foundation

Title

Arts Respond Project

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum Request: $1,000 Maximum Request: 50% of project budget

Important Dates

July 15 for projects beginning Sept. 1 through March 31 (anticipated) 

Brief Description

This program provides project assistance grants on a short-term basis and may include administrative costs directly related to the project.
Projects must address ONE of the following priority areas:
EDUCATION
Intent: Projects that use art to promote innovations in K-12 education.
Designed for projects that impact K-12 students in a school setting or during the school day in conjunction with school officials. Must be TEKS aligned (public schools).
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Intent: Projects that use art to improve human health or functioning.
Designed for projects that focus on health related topics, serve specific populations, or occur in a health care or human service setting (hospital, clinic, senior activity center, women’s shelter, homeless shelter, etc).
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Intent: Projects that use art to diversify local economies, generate revenue, and attract visitors and investment.
Designed for projects that focus on job growth or cultural tourism (festivals, gallery walks, art fairs, etc).
PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Intent: Projects that use art to prevent delinquency and recidivism in youth and adults.
Designed for projects that focus on at-risk youth or incarcerated populations (after school program, juvenile detention center, adult prison, alternative learning center).
NATURAL RESOURCES & AGRICULTURE
Intent: Projects that use art to understand and/or improve the ecological and agricultural environment.
Designed for projects that occur in rural counties (festivals, fairs, exhibitions, performances) or focus on natural resources (oil, water, green art, ecological issues).

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/ARP.htm

Title

Humanities Collections and Reference Resources

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

July 15 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) program supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings, and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, arts and material culture, and digital objects. Funding from this program strengthens efforts to extend the life of such materials and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology. Awards are also made to create various reference resources that facilitate use of cultural materials, from works that provide basic information quickly to tools that synthesize and codify knowledge of a subject for in-depth investigation.

The HCRR program includes two funding categories: Implementation and Foundations.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/humanities-collections-and-reference-resources

Title

Arts Respond Performance Support

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum Request: $75 Maximum Request: $8,000

Important Dates

Quarterly: August 1, November 1, February 1, May 1

Brief Description

This program provides professional artist fees to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations for hiring an artist from the TCA Touring Roster to do a performance. These applications are funded based on a percentage of contracted fees. 

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/CC6.htm

Title

Music and Education Grants

Sponsor

The Mockingbird Foundation

Funding Amount

$100-$10,000

Important Dates

August 1 (yearly)

Brief Description

The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. (“Mockingbird”) offers competitive grants to schools and nonprofit organizations that effect improvements in areas of importance to the Phish fan community. Our programmatic focus is music education for children, defined as follows:
Music: Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form (including composition, instrumentation, vocalization, or improvisation), but also recognizes broader and more basic needs within conventional instruction. Mockingbird encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies.
Education: Education may include the provision of instruments, texts, and office materials, and the support of learning space, practice space, performance space, and instructors/instruction. Mockingbird is particularly interested in projects that foster self-esteem and free expression, but does not fund music therapy which is neither education nor music appreciation which does not include participation.
Children: Mockingbird is interested in targeting children eighteen years of age or younger, but will consider projects which benefit college students, teachers, instructors, or adult students. Mockingbird is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in programs which benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and in foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations.

Match Requirement

Link

http://mbird.org/grants/apply/

Title

Arts & Social Service Grants

Sponsor

Crystal Waggoner Charitable Trust

Funding Amount

$5,000-$35,000

Important Dates

August 1 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Born to a ranching family, Crystelle Waggoner raised cattle and thoroughbred horses. A patron of the arts and supporter of medical charities during her lifetime, she established a 50-year trust to benefit charitable organizations in the arts and social services.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.go?fnId=12

Title

Elderly, Disabled, Children, and the Arts Grants

Sponsor

Helen Gertrude Sparks Charitable Trust

Funding Amount

$5,000-$15,000

Important Dates

August 1 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Helen Sparks was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but went to college in the East. After graduation she returned to Fort Worth where she worked with the Fort Worth Little Theater. A cultured woman, she was interested in local artists and supported them by commissioning works. She also enjoyed literature and needlepoint. The Helen Gertrude Sparks Charitable Trust made its first distributions in 1971, and was created to benefit charitable organizations focused on:
The elderly, those who are disabled in any way, Children who are disabled, orphaned or disadvantaged, the arts, including performing and nonperforming arts and education.
"The Trustee shall always show preference for those organizations which do not receive the predominate portion of their funds from government sources.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.go?fnId=10

Title

Media Projects: Development Grants

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

August 12 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The Media Projects program supports film, television, and radio projects that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, drama, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Projects must also demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical (rather than celebratory). The approach to the subject matter must go beyond the mere presentation of factual information to explore its larger significance and stimulate critical thinking. NEH is a national funding agency, so the projects that we support must demonstrate the potential to attract a broad general audience.

Match Requirement

Strongly encouraged.

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/media-projects-development-grants

Title

Media Projects: Production Grants

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

August 12 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The Media Projects program supports film, television, and radio projects that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, drama, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Projects must also demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical (rather than celebratory). The approach to the subject matter must go beyond the mere presentation of factual information to explore its larger significance and stimulate critical thinking. NEH is a national funding agency, so the projects that we support must demonstrate the potential to attract a broad general audience.
Film and television projects may be single programs or a series addressing significant figures, events, or ideas. Programs must be intended for national distribution, via traditional carriage or online distribution. The Division of Public Programs welcomes projects that range in length from short-form to broadcast-length video.

Match Requirement

Strongly encouraged.

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/media-projects-production-grants

Title

Arts Grants

Sponsor

Rea Charitable Trust

Funding Amount

$10,000-$40,000

Important Dates

August 15 (Organization names beginning with the letters M-Z)

Brief Description

The Rea Charitable Trust awards grants exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. There are no program or geographic limitations; however, the Trust gives preference to organizations that promote the arts.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/rea-charitable-trust

Title

Music and Education Grants

Sponsor

Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation 

Funding Amount

$5,000-$20,000

Important Dates

August 15 (anticipated)

Brief Description

To perpetuate Miss Bergen’s love of classical music and support of musical education by providing grants for musical performing arts and musical education. Preference will be given to requests for the following:
-Arrange for musical entertainment, concerts, and recitals appropriate for the education and instruction of the public in the musical arts. Paramount consideration, however, is given to traditional classical music programs
-Aid worthy students of music to secure complete and adequate musical education
-Aid organizations in their efforts to present fine music to the public, provided that such organizations are operated exclusively for educational purposes.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/bergen-foundation

Title

Public Humanities Projects

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public Programs

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

August 12 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Public Humanities Projects grants support projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to illuminate significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art, or to address challenging issues in contemporary life. NEH encourages projects that involve members of the public in collaboration with humanities scholars or that invite contributions from the community in the development and delivery of humanities programming.

Match Requirement

Strongly encouraged.

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/public-humanities-projects

Title

V

Sponsor

American Musicological Society

Funding Amount

$2000

Important Dates

August 17 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

The Noah Greenberg Award was established by the Trustees of the New York Pro Musica Antiqua in memory of their founder and first director. The award is intended as a grant-in-aid to stimulate active cooperation between scholars and performers by recognizing and fostering outstanding contributions to historical performing practices.

The award may subsidize the publication costs of articles, monographs, or editions, as well as public performance, recordings, or other projects.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

https://www.amsmusicology.org/page/greenberg

Title

Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program

Sponsor

Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study

Funding Amount

Stipends of up to $77,500 for one year with additional funds

Important Dates

September 12 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study encourages you to explore the people, programs, and collections that make the Radcliffe Institute a home to big thinkers, new ideas, cutting-edge research, and thought-provoking events that are free and open to the public

Radcliffe Fellows are expected to devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal. Since this is a residential fellowship, fellows are expected to reside in the Boston area the fellowship period and to have their primary office at the institute to participate fully in the life of the community.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-fellow

Title

Special Project Support (Music)       

Sponsor

The Amphion Foundation, Inc.

Funding Amount

Up to $7,500

Important Dates

September 15 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations that are not performing ensembles (i.e., education/residency, festival, library/archive, presenter, radio/television, and music service organization) for general operating support or special project support. To be eligible, applicants must be a nonprofit, non-performing organization or music service organization with a history of substantial commitment to contemporary concert music at a high level of excellence. Organizations must have been in existence for at least two years. In general, the grant program does not support jazz music.

Match Requirement

Link

https://amphionfoundation.org/amphion-grant-application

Title

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

Sponsor

Fulbright

Funding Amount

Fulbright pays for: roundtrip international air travel, a monthly stipend, an allowance for up to two dependents, and initial settling in and professional allowances.

Important Dates

September 15 (Anticipated) 

Brief Description

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers approximately 470 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meeting the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright offers flexible awards including multi-country opportunities.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

Title

Major Grants for Community Projects

Sponsor

Humanities Texas

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

September 15 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming. All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome. Major grants for community projects fund comprehensive public programs such as lectures, seminars, and conferences; book and film discussions; interpretive exhibitions and materials; town forums and civic discussions; and teacher workshops. Programs should reflect substantial participation by both humanities scholars and members of the target audience(s).

Match Requirement

1 to 1 match.

Link

https://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply

Title

Major Grants for Media Projects

Sponsor

Humanities Texas

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

September 15 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Humanities Texas awards grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to support a wide range of public programs: lectures, panel discussions, and conferences; teacher institutes; reading- and film-discussion groups; interpretive exhibits; television and radio programming; film production; and interactive multimedia programming. All funded programs are firmly grounded in the humanities and are directed to the general public, both adults and young people, outside of the regular school or college classroom. Programs targeting special audiences such as K–12 teachers, ethnic and community groups, or professional groups are also welcome. Major grants for media projects fund film, radio, television, or interactive programming related to the humanities. Applicants may request funds for any phase of the project, including scripting, development, production, post-production, and in some cases, distribution and free public screenings. Humanities scholars should play an integral role in determining the content and approach of the project.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants/apply

Title

Guggenheim Fellowship: to assist research and artistic creation, United States & Canada

Sponsor

Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

September 19 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Award to individual scholars, scientists, and artists. Guggenheim Fellowships are grants to selected individuals made for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twelve months. Since the purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to help provide Fellows with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible, grants are made freely. No special conditions attach to them, and Fellows may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem necessary to their work. The United States Internal Revenue Service, however, does require the Foundation to ask for reports from its Fellows at the end of their Fellowship terms.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.gf.org/applicants

Title

ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships

Sponsor

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Funding Amount

Varies, but will not exceed $201,000 per project

Important Dates

September 27 (anticipated)

Brief Description

ACLS invites applications for the ninth annual competition for ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships, which support small teams of two or more scholars collaborating intensively on a single, substantive project in the humanities and related social sciences. The goal of the project should be a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which at least two collaborators will take credit. The program is funded by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.acls.org/programs/collaborative/

Title

Summer Stipends

Sponsor

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Research Programs

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

September 23 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
Eligible projects usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials and publications, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.
Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months.
Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

Title

Susan McClary and Robert Walser Fellowships in Music

Sponsor

American Council of Learned Societies

Funding Amount

Up to $75,000

Important Dates

September 25 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

ACLS invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. Faculty appointments are not required. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant, which can take the form of a monograph, articles, digital publication(s), critical edition, or other scholarly resources. The ACLS Fellowship program does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects.

ACLS Fellowships are intended as salary replacement to help scholars devote six to twelve continuous months to full-time research and writing. The awards are portable and are tenable at the fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for research. An ACLS Fellowship may be held concurrently with other fellowships and grants and any sabbatical pay, up to an amount equal to the candidates current academic year salary.

Match Requirement

N/A

Link

https://www.acls.org/Competitions-and-Deadlines/ACLS-Fellowships

Title

Getty Scholar Grants

Sponsor

The Getty Foundation

Funding Amount

A stipend of up to $65,000 per year 

Important Dates

October 2 (anticipated)

Brief Description

Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty. The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, research assistance, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, airfare to and from Los Angeles, and makes healthcare options available.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/getty_scholars.html

Title

Research Enhancement Program (REP) (anticipated annual internal grant)

Sponsor

Texas State University, Research Enhancement Program

Funding Amount

Up to $8,000 for single investigators; up to $16,000 for teams

Important Dates

October 14 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Texas State's Research Enhancement Program is an internally funded grant competition intended to encourage and provide support for faculty research and other creative activities. All full-time Texas State faculty members, tenured or tenure-track, are eligible to apply. Individuals are eligible to apply for a maximum of $8000; two or more eligible faculty, for a maximum of $16,000.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.txstate.edu/research/oera/rep.html

Title

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

Sponsor

Fulbright

Funding Amount

Fulbright pays for: roundtrip international air travel, a monthly stipend, an allowance for up to two dependents, and initial settling in and professional allowances.

Important Dates

October 16 (anticipated) 

Brief Description

This program assists U.S. higher education institutions in expanding programs of academic exchange. By supporting non-U.S. scholars through grants for teaching at institutions that might not have a strong international component, both the U.S. institution and the scholar grantee benefit. Although SIR primarily funds programs involving the humanities and social science fields, it also funds programs in such disciplines as education, law, environmental studies and the performing arts.

Match Requirement

Yes. Lodging Accommodations, local travel, a salary supplement and meal allowance for scholar are encouraged.

Link

https://www.cies.org/program/fulbright-scholar-residence-program#15

Title

Performing Arts Japan

Sponsor

The Japan Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

October 31 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

This program is designed to provide financial assistance for non-profit organizations in the US and Canada that aim to introduce Japanese performing arts to local audiences. PAJ Touring Grants help present Japanese performing arts at multiple locations in the United States and Canada, with an emphasis on locations outside major metropolitan areas. PAJ Collaboration Grants help Japanese and American/Canadian artists develop a new work, which will further an appreciation of Japanese culture when presented to American/Canadian audiences. The grants are made to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada only.

Match Requirement

Link

https://www.jfny.org/grants/grants/paj/

Title

Artistic Innovations Grants

Sponsor

Mid-America Arts Alliance

Funding Amount

Up to $15,000

Important Dates

Letters of intent due November 1 (Anticipated)  - full applications due January 20 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

These grants support the creation of new work. The program is designed to encourage experimentation and collaboration, and engaging audiences throughout M-AAA’s region. Artistic Innovations grants underwrite direct expenses related to the art-making process, as well as the premier of new endeavors.

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www.maaa.org/grants/

Title

Arts Respond Performance Support

Sponsor

Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)

Funding Amount

Minimum Request: $75 Maximum Request: $8,000

Important Dates

Anticipated Quarterly deadlines;

May 1 - For activities occurring June 15 to Aug 31

February 1 - For activities occurring March 15 to June 14

August 1 - For activities occurring Sept 1 to Dec 14

November 1 - For activities occurring Dec 15 to March 14

Brief Description

This program provides professional artist fees to schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations for hiring an artist from the TCA Touring Roster to do a performance. These applications are funded based on a percentage of contracted fees.

Match Requirement

1:1 dollar for dollar

Link

https://www2.arts.state.tx.us/tcagrant/TXArtsPlan/CC6.htm

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Rome Prize

Sponsor

American Academy in Rome

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

November 1 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

For over a century, the AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME has awarded the Rome Prize to support innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities, including music composition. Rome Prize Fellowships include a stipend, room and board, and individual work space at AAR’s eleven-acre campus in Rome. A Rome Prize includes room and board, a stipend and separate work space, as well as privileged access to Rome.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.aarome.org/apply

Title

Kurt Weill Foundation Grant Program

Sponsor

Kurt Weill Foundation for Music

Funding Amount

Case-by-case

Important Dates

November 1 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The Kurt Weill Foundation Grant Program awards financial support worldwide to not-for-profit organizations for performances of musical works by Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein, to individuals and not-for-profit organizations for scholarly research pertaining to Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya, and Marc Blitzstein, and to not-for-profit organizations for relevant educational or scholarly initiatives. Funding Categories: Professional Performace, College/University Performance, Media, Scholarly Symposia/Conferences; Education Outreach; Community Engagement; Kurt Weill Mentors; Kurt Weill Dissertation Fellowship; Publication Assistance; Research and Travel

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.kwf.org/pages/grant-program.html

Title

African Humanities Program

Sponsor

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

November 2 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

Goals of the African Humanities Program:
to encourage and enable the production of new knowledge and new directions for research
to strengthen the capacity of early career researchers and faculty at African universities
to build the field of humanities by establishing networks for scholarly communication across Africa and with Africanists worldwide.
Fellowship stipends allow recipients an academic year free from teaching and other duties for completion of the PhD dissertation, for revising the dissertation for publication, or for the first major research project after the PhD. Fellows are also eligible for additional benefits such as residential stays for writing, manuscript development workshops, and publication support.

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.acls.org/programs/ahp/

Title

NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

Sponsor

National Academy of Education

Funding Amount

$70,000

Important Dates

November 2 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. This non-residential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education members.

Match Requirement

Link

https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program/

Title

Music Education Grants

Sponsor

The Presser Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Important Dates

November 15 (Anticipated)

Brief Description

The Committee for the Advancement of Music considers requests for grants of any size for general operating support of music organizations in order to advance the cause of music education or otherwise support music philanthropy. 

Match Requirement

Link

http://www.presserfoundation.org/?page_id=117