[78-L] Audio-Visual Grant Opportunity

[Tim Brooks]

The Society for American Music invites applications for a grant to support 
publication of non-print materials dealing with American music. Projects should 
further the Society’s goals which are “to stimulate the appreciation, 
performance, creation and study of American musics of all eras and in all their 
diversity, including the full range of activities and institutions associated 
with these musics throughout the world.” Projects supported in the past have 
included CDs (both standalone and accompanying a book), a website and a film, 
but may also include DVDs, radio programs, or other audio-visual projects.

Grants are announced at the society’s conference in the spring, the next being 
March 2011, and are generally for a maximum of $700-$900. The deadline for 
applications for the 2011 award is November 15, 2010.

Applications may be made by performers, editors or producers, and should include 
the following:
1. Full contact information.
2. An abstract of no more than 500 words describing the project and its 
contribution to American music.
3. A brief statement about publication and distribution plans.
4. A financial statement explaining the expenses to which the grant would be 
applied.
5. A brief resume or curriculum vitae.
6. DO NOT send a sound recording or sample video with the initial application.

More information may be found at the society’s website, www.american-music.org.

Applications should be sent to:
Tim Brooks
Chair, Sight & Sound Subvention Committee, Society for American Music
tim at timbrooks.net or P.O. Box 31041, Glenville Stn., Greenwich, CT 06831