The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

We are pleased to announce our 2025 Performance Program grant recipients! 158 awards totaling $896,500 were made in the areas of both general operating and project support. Read the full announcement here: coplandfund.org/news/perform...

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We are pleased to announce the full details of our new General Support Program and Project Support Program! See the guidelines for both programs on our website now:

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Project Support Program: buff.ly/2OOAIie

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Supplemental Program | The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Eligible applicant types:

The 2025 Supplemental Program is now open and accepting applications from music service, education/residency, library/archive, and radio/TV organizations with a history of substantial commitment to contemporary American music.

>>Deadline: October 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET<<

New Grant Programs Launching in 2026 | The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Our thirtieth year of grantmaking was a time of celebration, of honoring history and community, and a catalyst for examining our future of supporting contemporary American music. After a year and…

The 2025 cycle is the last cycle of the Recording Program. However, funding opportunities for recording projects will remain available through a new program beginning in 2026. For more information, see our new grant programs announcement here: coplandfund.org/news/new-gra...

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Recording Program grants for the 2025 cycle! 17 awards totaling $100,000 were made for recording projects. Read the full announcement here: coplandfund.org/news/recordi...

Performance Program | The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

Reminder: The 2025 Performance Program application deadline is June 26, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Now's the time to put the finishing touches on your application and get it submitted by tomorrow night!

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Performance Program | The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

The 2025 Performance Program is now open for applications! This program is for Performing Ensembles, Presenters, & Festivals. Funding is available for both general operating and project support. #GrantOpportunity #FundingOpportunity #AmericanMusic #ContemporaryMusic

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Changes to Account Management | The Aaron Copland Fund for Music We are excited to share some new updates to our grants system around how accounts are set up and managed! If you have applied to one of our grant programs in the past, you may remember that accounts…

We are excited to share some new updates to our grants system around how accounts are set up and managed! Read our full announcement below for details on new features and improvements.

coplandfund.org/news/changes...

While these changes represent a departure from how we have historically approached grantmaking, our commitment to supporting the field remains unchanged. 3/3

The new programs will employ a two-round system: a preliminary round followed by a full application for invited applicants. It's our hope that this two-round system will lower the barrier to entry to our grant programs and limit the need for full applications to the most competitive applicants. 2/

We are excited to announce a new generation of grant programs at the Aaron Copland Fund for Music! Beginning in 2026, we will be launching two new programs in place of our current Performance, Recording, and Supplemental programs. 1/

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Announcing our 2024 Performance Program Grantees. 161 awards, $925,000 in funding, Next deadline: June 2025

We are pleased to announce our 2024 Performance Program grant recipients!

161 awards totaling $925,000 were made in the areas of both general operating and project support.

See the list of grantees and read the full announcement here: coplandfund.org/news/perform...