MusiCounts and TD Bank Group are proud to announce the MusiCounts TD Community Music Grants
program.
Program Description
MusiCounts has joined together with TD to expand programming designed specifically to create opportunities for youth in underserved communities across Canada. MusiCounts TD Community Music Grants will provide musical instruments and equipment to community centres, after-school programs and other community non-profit organizations serving local communities that have great potential yet are in need of funding to ensure their sustained growth.
These grants have the potential to be transformational and impact thousands of young Canadians and support diverse music programs in communities from coast to coast.
Timing
Applications will be accepted starting February 26th through to May 9th, 2014. Grant recipients will be announced in late July, 2014
Funding
MusiCounts TD Community Music Grants will be offered in allotments ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 to deserving programs. In total, $200,000 in grants will be awarded to the selected recipients this year.
Eligibility
MusiCounts TD Community Music Grants will be open to non-profit organizations that operate outside of Provincial Departments of Education. Both non-profit and/or registered charitable organizations with pre-existing music programs and/or non-profit organizations that want to introduce a music program to complement their current programming are eligible for grant consideration.
The following types of organizations, activities or purposes are not eligible for grant consideration:
- School music programs
- Programs serving residents of communities outside of Canada
- Individuals
- Private foundations
- Political organizations
- Athletic teams or social groups
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, disability or religion
- Organizations or events which are not open to members of the general public
- Research organizations or projects
- Fundraising events (e.g., golf tournaments, school events)
- Scholarship organizations
Criteria
The MusiCounts TD Community Music Grant recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Economic need of the non-profit/charitable organization.
- Number of youth impacted by the music program.
- Dedication of pre-existing staff & facilities to house/manage the music program.
- Overall impact the MusiCounts TD Community Music Grant will make within the local community.
Prior to starting your application, please review the application here:
http://musicounts.ca/musiform-td-community-music-grants-application/