I know of a local organization that hosts a yearly international music competition for young musicians under the age of 32 that come from many different countries. They’re finding their costs rise every year, as they grow and play host to more and more people. They’ve been raising money from sponsors to help cover expenses, but recently began looking for music grants from the federal or state government. Because they play host to so many people from so many different places, a federal grant might cover a good deal of their costs!
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November 13, 2008 at 01:51 am
Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.
The best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.
If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.
CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
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