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Chorus America, the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field, is thrilled to announce grant partners for the second-ever funding cycle of its Music Education Partnership Grants program. Located across the program’s four regions – British Columbia/Northwest U.S., Central Appalachia, Southwest U.S., and Upper Midwest U.S. – each funded project will receive multi-year grants of up to $50,000 over two years, for a total of $1 million supporting 23 grant partners.
Grant awards will support collaborative projects between community organizations and schools serving early childhood-12th grade during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. All grant partners will also participate in an online peer learning cohort. Projects of the grant partners are designed to increase access to singing-based music education for students from historically marginalized communities and uphold the principles of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Criteria for funding applications was guided by core values of community co-creation, fostering cultural exchange, and working to repair damages caused by historic and systemic racism. Guided by a two-phase review process rooted in understanding the alignment of each project with the program’s core values to make funding decisions, a team of 26 panelists from across the U.S. and Canada reviewed applications and participated in virtual learning sessions with applicants.
“This cohort of our Music Education Partnership Grants program is filled with exceptional grant partners, and I am thrilled to congratulate each of them," said Chorus America president and CEO Catherine Dehoney. “Chorus America is honored to support their crucial work to shape a future where more young people have access to affirming and culturally relevant singing-based music education and choral experiences.”
View the full list of grant partners from this funding cycle here.
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About Chorus America
Chorus America is the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field. We support and serve choral conductors, administrators, board members, and singers with tools, training, peer networking, and access so that choruses are better able to contribute to their communities.
More than 2,000 choruses, individuals, businesses, and organizations are members of Chorus America and have access to a wide array of programs, publications, research, and personal services developed for their benefit. These services strengthen their ability to build strong organizations that foster quality choral performances.
Chorus America is governed by a diverse board of accomplished arts leaders from across the U.S. and Canada, and the executive staff is headquartered in Washington DC. Learn more at chorusamerica.org.
