Grant Application Guidelines

Guidelines for Musical Performance and Organizational Grants

Manchester, NH Public Schools

Organizational Grant Guidelines
Music Drives Us strives to accomplish its mission by offering Organizational Grants. These grants are intended for organizations that are interested in using music as an educational tool for all segments of society and for all age groups.
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Through its Organizational Grants, Music Drives Us will provide support to institutions that have either seen dramatic cuts in funding for musical education or are unable to fund a music program within their institution. These institutions include public and private school systems, charter schools, hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, YMCAs, and Boys & Girls Clubs.

Due to the volume of applications received by Music Drives Us, we kindly ask you to apply only once within a given year.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The organization must be located in New England.
• The grant must provide musical opportunities for a group. For example, support of a school marching band, a musical education series, a new music classroom, or musical instruments.
• If the organization is a recognized 501(c)(3), it must be in good standing with the IRS.
• The organization must be willing to provide Music Drives Us with statistics regarding the number of individuals aided by the grant money and, when possible, provide Music Drives Us with anecdotal stories.
• Within one year of the grant period, the organization must be willing to provide Music Drives Us with a full account of grant money usage

Questions?
If you have any questions, then please email us at grants@musicdrivesus.org.

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Performance Grants
Music Drives Us strives to support musicians who have a passion for the shared musical performance experience. Throughout New England, talented musical groups are struggling to obtain funds to bring their music to interested listeners through free concert series in schools, after-school programs, and public spaces in town.
Music Drives Us will work with New England musicians to build a program that uses grants to compensate them for their time and expenses. In order to be eligible for a grant, the individual must:

• Provide concerts in New England.
• Grant all patrons free access to their concerts.
• Incorporate a musical education component into their concerts.
• Hold a concert series in areas that could not otherwise afford to pay for the event.
• Submit a completed grant application prior to the grant deadline indicated on the application.

Types of Concert Series
Music Drives Us supports varied musical genres such as jazz, classical music, blues, rock and roll, or international music.

Application Process
Individuals or organizations must submit a completed Music Drives Us grant application online by the grant deadline.

Questions?
If you have any questions, then please email us at grants@musicdrivesus.org. 

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