Blues Music Foundation Announces Major Grants
The Blues Music Foundation is accepting applications for $195,000 in grants to be given out this year. The money is to go to organizations and museums that celebrate and preserve the blues.
The available money comes from the net proceeds of the “Year of the Blues” kick-off concert, held at Radio City Music Hall in February, 2003, and from CD/DVD royalties of the critically acclaimed 2004 blues documentary, “Lightning in a Bottle“, directed by Antoine Fuqua and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
The Blues Music Foundation is currently accepting applications to underwrite projects that promote blues education, assist organizations with special blues-related needs, and support other worthy blues causes.
Applications and funding criteria are available online at www.EMPlive.org/BMF or by writing to: The Blues Foundation c/o Experience Music Project, 330 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98109. Applications must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2006. Grant winners will be announced in the fall.
The Blues Music Foundation was created to oversee and distribute proceeds from the above mentioned concert and film. It’s apparently not the same as The Blues Foundation which produces the Blues Awards and is responsible for the Blues Hall of Fame. -ed.
via Blues Row
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