Applications open for Music and the Mind Grant (US)

Deadline: 20-Sep-24

The ACM Lifting Lives is proud to be partnered with Music Has Value for the Grant Cycle with a focus on Music & Memory Care.

Funding Information

• Grant amounts generally range from $5,000 to $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organizations using Music Therapy to provide direct memory care support
  • Eligible applicants:
    • organizations providing direct memory care support to benefit the mental and emotional health of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline.
• Organizations supporting the mental and emotional health of members of the country music industry by providing direct services
  • Eligible applicants:
    • organizations providing direct mental health support for people working within the country music industry.
• Organizations providing Music Therapy Programs for mental or physical health related causes
  • Eligible applicants:
    • organizations providing:
      • Music therapy or programs facilitating healing through music
      • Purchase or repair of musical instruments as it relates to therapeutic programs
      • Purchase or repairs of music-related equipment as it relates to therapeutic programs (equipment includes, but is not limited to, computers, software and recording equipment)

Ineligibility Criteria

• ACM Lifting Lives Grants do not Fund:
  • Fundraisers or endowments
  • Organizations not based in the United States
  • Purchase of collections
  • Documentaries
  • Recording projects, demo tapes or performance events for commercial purposes
  • Proposals for commercial purposes (such as CD reissues or textbook/A/V package)
  • Competitions or any expense associated with competitions
  • Marketing, publicity or design costs
  • Capital Campaigns

For more information, visit ACM Lifting Lives.