First Round of 2021 NEA Grants Awarded

In February, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the recipients of its first round of 2021 grants, and Chorus America is honored to be the recipient of a $90,000 award. We are also excited to see many of our partners and members represented in the list of awarded grants, including:

American Composers Forum

Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

Barbershop Harmony Society

Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Chicago Children's Choir

The Crossing

Handel & Haydn Society

Los Angeles Master Chorale

Pacific Chorale

Piedmont East Bay Children's Choirs

Santa Fe Desert Chorale

The Thirteen

VocalEssence

The Washington Chorus

Grants totaling $27.3 million were made to a wide range of communities and artistic disciplines across the United States. “The creativity and resilience of artists and arts organizations across the country have inspired Americans during this challenging year,” said Arts Endowment Acting Chairman Ann Eilers. The NEA's full announcement can be found here.