Funds to support archiving and preservation programs and research efforts focusing on the impact of music on human development
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The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program announced today that $650,000 in grants will be awarded to 18 recipients across the United States and in Canada. Funds will be given to help facilitate a wide range of research, archiving and preservation projects on numerous subjects, including: isolating the formation of a sophisticated understanding of music during the first year of life; assessing spared musical memories in patients with Alzheimer disease; documenting the musical subculture of Irish-American musicians; and preserving and disseminating audio from the Civil Rights Movement.
"The Grant Program is a pillar of the GRAMMY Foundation's work," said Neil Portnow, President of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation. "This year's grant recipients represent collections and archives that are critically important to our cultural heritage and our future, and research projects that investigate the vital intersection of music and science."
Research grants were awarded to Eugenia Costa-Giomi and Leslie Cohen; J. McAuley Devin; Gottfried Schlaug; Queen's University (Cuddy, Duffin, Gill); University of California, San Francisco; and University of Montreal. Archiving and preservation grants were awarded to Boston Symphony Orchestra; Fund for Folk Culture; Donald R. Hill; New York University; Other Minds; Pacifica Foundation/Pacifica Radio Archives; Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York; San Diego Folk Heritage; Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; UCLA Film & Television Archive; Vermont Folklife Center; and Western Folklife Center.
The GRAMMY Foundation's Grants Program is generously funded by The Recording Academy. Now in its 20th year, the GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program has awarded $4.6 million to more than 200 noteworthy projects. The Grant Program provides funding annually to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas for future generations, as well as research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition. Recipients are determined based on criteria such as merit, uniqueness of project and the ability to accomplish intended goals. The deadline each year for submitting grant applications is Oct. 1. Applications for the 2008 cycle will be available at www.grammyfoundation/grants after May 1.
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