Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is inviting applicants for its David and Kay Williams Music Education Grants.
Donor Name: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
State: Illinois
Counties: McLean County (IL), DeWitt County (IL), Livingston County (IL), Logan County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $500
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Grants focus on providing creative music experiences for K-12 students.
Funding Information
- $69,000 is available.
- Funding requests should be for a minimum of $500; the range of grant awards in 2021 was $500 to $5,000 (average grant award was $2,456).
Grant Period
Grant funding is for the period of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, operate under a fiscal sponsor that is a 501 (c) 3 organization, be a local unit of local, county, state or federal government or be a tax-exempt religious organization as recognized by the IRS
- Program must be available to residents of McLean, DeWitt, Livingston or Logan Counties; however, programs do not have to serve all four counties
- Program must be operated and organized in such a manner that no applicable antidiscrimination laws are violated; program must not proselytize for a particular religion or cause
- Organizations that have received past grants from Illinois Prairie Community Foundation must be current on all grant Final Reports
- Executive Director, CEO or President of the Board of an organization applying must approve the application
Criteria Given Greatest Consideration
- Has potential to be on-going and self-sufficient beyond the time of funding
- Offers creative and innovative solutions to address the identified need by building on proven practical methods
- Utilizes clear methods of measuring and reporting results with emphasis on objective, quantifiable measurements
- Is cost effective as reflected by the number of participants served vs program budget
Selection criteria (please specifically note the criteria targeted in the grant application by number and title):
- Innovative music technology
- Proposals to support programs that include innovative technology in music experiences for K-12 students, regardless of their music training, using a combination of traditional instruments and music technology. The emphasis here is on music technology and its “innovative use” in music teaching and learning. Examples may be a composer’s competition for a score that integrates software or hardware synthesizers or non-traditional digital instruments with traditional instruments; a performance that mixes digital non-traditional instruments with traditional instruments; a music arrangement for hand-held tablets or smartphones as non-traditional instruments; or the use of unique electronic music devices that let mentally or physically challenged students perform with students playing traditional instruments.
- Participatory/folk music instruments
- Proposals to support one-time purchase of participatory/folk instruments that will support a planned educational activity that engages people of any age in shared music-making experiences. (Examples may be ukuleles and guitars, Orff instruments, drumming instruments, portable electronic music devices like keyboards or sampling devices, or any other instruments that create an participatory, music making activity for musicians of any age and ability.)
- Equipment for music activities of disadvantaged or special-needs persons of any age and ability
- Proposals to support one-time purchase of unique needs for music performance equipment in support of music programs, ensembles, and activities that promote music creativity and/or performance experiences for disadvantage or special-needs persons, in whole or in part, of any age and any level of music ability. (Examples may be performance risers, stands, or other staging equipment; used, loaned, or rented music instruments; music technology workstation hardware/software for creative music work; special music technology equipment enabling special-needs persons to participate in music making; and similar requests.)
- Free community music education concerts
- Proposals to support a one-time need for youth or multi-generational ensembles that offer free concerts with an education mission to the community. (Examples include community concert bands and orchestras, school bands and orchestras, established jazz or folk music ensembles, and the like.)
For more information, visit David and Kay Williams Music Education Grants.
