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The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) was awarded a $130,586 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program. The grant funding will support the digitization of 775 at-risk audio reels representing 731 radio broadcasts of live Boston Pops concerts conducted by Arthur Fiedler between 1958 and 1979. This project will preserve the original tapes and make the digitized files available to scholars...

Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded $174,908 to the American Musicological Society, Inc. on January 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to develop and deliver a two-week residential institute titled "Studying Early Music with Computers: Tools, Formats, and Strategies." Held at New York University from June 14–26, 2026, the institute serves as a professional development program for 30...

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society Inc., doing business as the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The funding supports personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The award falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public...

The National Park Service provided $1.86 million to the National Symphony Orchestra through a cooperative agreement from July 14, 2021 to September 30, 2021 under the National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). The funding supported the National Symphony Orchestra Capitol Concerts Series, delivering musical performances that complemented the National Park Service's mission of natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and...

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2022 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), with a completion date of August 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all...

The New York Philharmonic will receive $500,000 through a Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130). The funding will support the Philharmonic's efforts to improve and expand public access to its Leon Levy Digital Archives by migrating the repository to a cloud-based environment, enhancing search and access functionality, and preparing the collection for future growth. This work will help...

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association was awarded a $248,964 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (CFDA 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs) to support the performance and cultural exchange activities of the Philadelphia Orchestra in China. The grant will fund the orchestra's residency and engagement activities in China from October 7, 2024 to November 29, 2024, promoting mutual understanding and advancing U.S. national interests through...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $108,200 project grant to support the 2021 edition of the internationally renowned Music Unlimited 35 festival at Alter Schl8hof Wels in Upper Austria from November 5 through 7, 2021. The funding supports the achievement of U.S. public diplomacy goals under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) by informing and expanding relationships between the U.S. and European publics through international cultural exchange....

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Bravo Youth Orchestras in Oregon under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Promotion of the Arts Grants program, which aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Colour Of Music, Inc., doing business as Colour Of Music Festival, to support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and...