Manage Your Grant
Congratulations!
The NAMM Foundation is pleased to award your organization a one-year grant in support of your work to expand access to music in your community. We are grateful for the important impact your organization is making and are proud to support your efforts.
This page is your one-stop resource for everything you need during your grant period: key dates, reporting requirements, acknowledgment guidelines and tools to help you amplify your work.
Your Grant at a Glance
Grant Period: Oct 2026–Sept 30, 2027
Interim Report Due: April 1, 2027
Final Report Due: August 31, 2027
Disbursement: The full award will be issued by check upon receipt of your signed agreement and completed W-9.
Current grantees have a modified application process after their first year of funding.
Please read below for more information on reapplying.
Share Your Impact
In all written promotional materials, please include the following acknowledgment alongside The NAMM Foundation logo: “Made possible by a grant from The NAMM Foundation”
Logo Use and Press Release Template
- Add The NAMM Foundation logo to promotional emails, newsletters, websites, or social posts
- Customize our press release template to announce your award
- Please don’t stretch, distort, or alter the logo — this can cause pixelation or blurring
Tag Us
We’ve provided social media assets for your promotions. When you post your award, please tag The NAMM Foundation so we can share and celebrate with you.
Share with Us
- Photos from key moments, events, or milestones
- Videos or testimonials showing your project’s impact
- Stories, quotes, or testimonials from the community you serve
Funding Priorities
Music Learning
High-quality, hands-on music learning that is, or will become, a sustained part of an organization’s programming.
Career Mobility
Career development in the music industry for youth and adults, including musicians, teaching artists and careers in commercial sectors.
Eligibility
- Program addresses one or more funding priorities: Music Learning or Career Mobility in the Music Industry
- Hold a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt status (or an approved international equivalent)
- Provide an audit or financial review from the past two years or use a fiscal sponsor that meets this requirement
- Pass our Dependency Test
- NAMM membership is not required
- Your organization need not be a music organization but proposed programs must be music-focused
Global Grant Making FAQs
Visit our FAQ section for quick answers about our Funding Priorities, eligibility, the application process and how we select grantees.
Reporting
1
Interim Report
Complete your interim report by April 1, 2027. Use it to share a program update only or to request renewed support for the 2028 grant cycle.
2
Round 2
A site visit is not required to advance but may be requested.
3
Final Decision
All applicants are notified of the final decision. Selected organizations sign a grant agreement, with funding typically distributed within 60 days.
Application Timeline
Feb
Applications
Open
April
Interim Report Deadline
April
Application Deadline
Aug
Final Report Deadline
Oct
Award
Notification
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