Jazz & Heritage Foundation accepting applications for community partnership grants

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 Community Partnership Grant cycle. Since 1979, the Jazz & Heritage Foundation has invested proceeds from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell directly into the community with grants to fund projects that support the foundation’s mission. More than $12 million has been awarded in Community Partnership Grants since the program began.

The application deadline is Friday, August 5.

In 2021, the Foundation historically awarded over $1.2 million in funding to nearly 400Louisiana artists and non-profit organizations, schools, arts education programs and presenting organizations. This year, the Foundation will once again commit $1.2 million to the program.

The Community Partnership Grants program offers grant awards of up to $5,000 to support music and art education programs, cultural events put on by Louisiana arts-based nonprofits, new artistic works that interpret Louisiana culture and other projects that support the Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s mission. The five categories now open are:

Jazz and Heritage After-School and Summer Education Programs in Music, Arts and Cultural Traditions: This category supports after-school and summer educational arts programs offered by nonprofit organizations. Organizations may apply for money only to pay the professional teaching fees of the artists or educators who provide arts instruction. Only nonprofit organizations in Louisiana may apply. READ THE GUIDELINES.

Jazz & Heritage In-School Education Programs in Music, Arts, and Cultural Traditions: This category supports music and arts education in the schools by funding music and art instruction that takes place at Louisiana K-12 schools during the regular school day or after school. Schools (public or private) may apply for money to pay for instruments, instrument repair, sheet music, visual art supplies, or other needed materials to support arts instruction as part of the school’s curriculum. Only one application per school is allowed- teachers must check with their principals and colleagues before submitting an application to make sure that no one else in the school is submitting one. READ THE GUIDELINES

Louisiana Cultural Equity Arts Grant: This category supports new works from historically underrepresented creatives and arts organizations that reflect or document Louisiana culture. It supports the creation, documentation, or exhibition of artworks that reflect, interpret, document, or preserve the indigenous culture of Louisiana. Individuals and non-profits may apply. READ THE GUIDELINES

Jazz and Heritage Presenting: Festivals and Concerts in Music and Performing Arts: This category supports employment for Louisiana performing artists by providing funding to Louisiana-based nonprofit arts organizations to help cover the cost of hiring Louisiana-based performers for festivals or other public cultural events in the state. Only arts-based nonprofits in Louisiana may apply. READ THE GUIDELINES

Media: Documentation and Creation Grants: This category supports the creation, documentation, or exhibition of artworks that reflect, interpret, document, or preserve the indigenous culture of Louisiana. Individuals and non-profits may apply. Priority will be given to Louisiana-based applicants. READ THE GUIDELINES

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