Submit Applications for Latin Music Preservation Grant Program
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Section
Deadline Date
August 27, 2025
Donor Agency
Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation
Grant Size
$1000 to $10,000
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation is delighted to invite applications for its Latin Music Preservation Grant Program to support organizations and individuals to further international awareness and appreciation of the significant contributions of Latin music and it’s makers to the world’s culture.
Funding Information
- One Preservation Grant for a maximum of $5,000, supporting one project aiming to archive and preserve the heritage of Latin music.
- Duration: Preservation Grant projects may span a maximum time period of twelve months and cannot overlap with previous awarded projects.
Eligible Activities
- The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation funds:
- Preservation of original, pre-existing media and source material
- Projects of historical, artistic and cultural Latin music significance
- Archiving projects including rescue, organization and access to pre-existing media and materials
Ineligible Activities
- The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation does not fund:
- The Latin Recording Academy and the Recording Academy Chapters, Trustees, Governors, Officers, Staff and related organizations or persons.
- Governors, Officers or Staff or related organizations or persons.
- GRAMMY Museum or its Staff Projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- They encourage projects from around the world that advance the archiving and preservation heritage of Latin music genres.
Evaluation Criteria
- Each application is scored based on the following factors:
- Preservation design: Explain timing, schedule and critical path of the project
- Impact in the Latin music community
- Uniqueness
- Appropriateness of budget
- Ability to accomplish the project
- Merit: this category represents one-third of the total score and includes cultural impact, importance and/or uniqueness, and dissemination plan.
Application Requirements
- Please submit a completed online application with the following information:
- Contact and Project Overview
- Detailed explanation of the project’s budget
- Explain how the award will be invested. If funding from other sources will be required, describe the anticipated other sources of funding
- Narrative (must not exceed 5,000 characters including spaces)
- Dissemination plan (must not exceed 1,000 characters including spaces)
- Brief biographies of key personnel (must not exceed 5,000 characters including spaces).
For more information, visit Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.
