The New York Foundation for the Arts in partnership with the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), the NYC Women’s Media, Music and Theatre Fund (“Women’s Fund”) is offering grants to encourage and support the creation of content that reflect the voices and perspectives of all who identify as women.
Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
The goal of the Music category is to support recording or video projects that are made by, for, or about all who identify as women; and/or a female producer credit; and/or writing credit; and/or engineer credit; and/or a female(s) in a leading musical role.
Funding Information
- The Fund will provide grants to support the production of a new EP, album, or music video(s) for yet to be released work.
- The maximum potential grant is $20,000.
- The grant funds projects in any music genre.
Eligible Project Types
Eligible Music projects may be one of the following:
- Recording an EP or Album: Recordings must be an original studio-recorded EP or album with a minimum total playing time of 15 minutes with at least three distinct tracks or an album with a minimum total playing time of 30 minutes with no minimum track requirement.
- Filming and producing a Music Video: Applicants may apply for funding to create a music video for an original, studio-recorded track.
Project Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must be made by, for, or about women and woman-identified individuals and/or feature a prominent woman-identified perspective. Eligible projects may also include a woman-identified producer credit; and/or writing credit; and/or engineer credit; and/or a woman-identified artist(s) in a leading musical role.
- Project must be ready for production at time of application and be released by March 31, 2024.
- Completed projects must be distributed either physically and/or digitally, whether by download or streaming, are eligible.
- The applicant (or, if different, recipient of funds) must be current residents of New York City (one of the five boroughs).
- The applicant can be: a producer; composer; solo musician; ensemble, band, or orchestra (not-for-profit or commercial).
- Musicians, ensembles, bands or orchestras cannot currently be represented by a major label. Independent labels are accepted.
- Artists to be recorded (whether they are the applicant or not) must demonstrate a minimum of two of the following:
- Evidence of a growing fan base.
- Recent or current performance schedule locally, nationally, or internationally.
- Media coverage.
- Awards and honors.
- Previous funding.
- All recipients must complete a final report clearly outlining how the NYC Women’s Fund was used to complete the project along with sharing information on attendance numbers and public access plans or outcomes.
- Funds must be used to complete the project outlined in the application form. Funds may be allocated as the applicant needs to complete the project. However, funds cannot be used to purchase capital goods.
- Must follow at least one of two criteria: (i) 75% of rehearsal and recording dates take place in New York City, or (ii) 75% of its production costs are “qualified production costs”.* Funds can be used for any purpose critical to the completion of the project
For more information, visit NYFA.
