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Jazz artists, take your music to places it's never been. Jazz Road Tours offer grants of up to $15,000 to develop tours into communities across the country.
Join the Jazz Road team June 1, 2023, from 2-3:30 p.m. ET for an informational webinar to learn more about Jazz Road Tours, the program's priorities, and best practices on assembling an application!
Register for the WebinarJazz Road Tours supports small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.
This artist-centric grant program—designed to support approximately 50 tours each year—is made possible with funds from the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation.
Grant amounts generally range from $5,000 to $15,000.
Note: Grant funds are taxable. Grantees must comply with all applicable city, state, and federal laws when reporting grant income.
Jazz Road Tours will operate on regularly recurring application cycles through 2026. Initial dates and deadlines are below. Additional cycles will be added in the future.
For Tours Taking Place: Applications open: May 1, 2023 |
For Tours Taking Place: Applications open: July 17, 2023 |
For Tours Taking Place: Applications open: October 17, 2023 |
For Tours Taking Place: Applications open: January 17, 2024 |
Join the Jazz Road team on June 1, 2023, from 2-3:30 p.m. ET for an informational webinar to learn more about Jazz Road Tours, the program's priorities, and best practices on assembling an application!
In addition to the guidelines below, the Jazz Road team held the webinar below on February 2, 2023, to provide additional guidance and share best practices when assembling an application.
While preparing your Jazz Road Tours Grant application, please refer to the following guidelines.
Please note that previous Jazz Road Tours grantees are only able to reapply for tours with a funding deadline that take place at least one year from the previous grant's project end date (please see the FAQ for an example). A key Jazz Road Tours objective is to award a large and diverse pool of artists across the U.S. for new tour experiences.
Only individual artists (as an individual, an artist-led nonprofit organization, or an artist-led corporation) may apply to this program. An eligible artist is:
Eligible venues include but are not limited to:
If you have an idea for a venue not listed above, please contact the Regional Arts Organization in your area.
The application includes a Tour Budget Summary which requires the applicant to total all eligible artist fee’s & expenses.
You will be able to input your numbers directly in the application, but we recommend using one of the templates found on our Resources and FAQ page to get a clear idea of the costs of your tour before inputting your numbers.
Applications for Jazz Road Tours will be reviewed by panels comprised of experts in the jazz field from across the U.S. Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
All grant applications must be submitted online using the Salesforce system. We recommend that you visit the site early to create your account and become familiar with the system.
Have a question about the guidelines or priorities above, or need assistance to resources to help assemble a tour/application? It may be addressed in our Jazz Road Resources and FAQ section.
Visit the Resources and FAQAfter reviewing program guidelines, log in to Salesforce to apply for a Jazz Road Tours grant, edit an application in process, and submit any required reports.
Log in to SalesforceGet to know the artists who have received Jazz Road Tours grants to tour and explore their work.
Meet the Jazz Road ArtistsFor further information about any of the Jazz Road initiatives, contact Drew Tucker.
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