America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway

America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway is sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Small Grants to Libraries: America's Music National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:20120314-LB Funding Opportunity Title:Small Grants to Libraries: America's Music Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Humanities Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings:45.

164 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Original Closing Date for Applications:Mar 14, 2012 Current Closing Date for Applications:Mar 14, 2012 Archive Date:Apr 13, 2012 Estimated Total Program Funding: Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Applications are invited from libraries (public, academic, special) and non-profit institutions or venues related to music or American history.

(Examples include but are not limited to university departments, archives with an extensive collection in one of the areas of the program, museums, music-oriented institutes or societies, or performance venues.) Either a library or another nonprofit organization may be the lead applicant. All lead applicants must either have IRS 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, or be state or local governmental agencies.

However, nonprofit organizations other than libraries must apply in partnership with a library, as grant guidelines require that the documentary DVD packages become part of a library’s circulating collection after the series ends. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

## Additional Information Agency Name:National Endowment for the Humanities Description:America’s Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway is a six-week public program featuring documentary film screenings and scholar-led discussions of twentieth-century American popular music.

The six sessions focus on these uniquely American musical genres: blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock n’ roll, and mambo and hip hop. The project will provide DVDs of compelling documentary films, discussion guidelines, original essays by eminent scholars, extensive resource guides, and Web support.

The project will offer participating organizations training in how to organize, promote, and run the series successfully. All libraries and nonprofit organizations selected to implement the public program will receive grants of $2,500 for project expenses.

Fifty organizations (libraries and other eligible nonprofits) will be selected to receive a grant to present this series of community programs on the history of American popular music. The grantee institutions are expected to offer the programs between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013. Link to Additional Information:http://www.

neh. gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_BluestoBluegrass. html Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Division of Public Programs National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.

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