Apply for a Grant

 

Applications are made available by invitation only. If your program
meets the criteria below, please click here to complete the Pre-
Qualification Form.

Guidelines:

Melody Program helps K-12 school instrumental music programs that take place during the regular school day.

• Public, private and charter schools may apply, however, schools must be Title 1 or be able to demonstrate financial need.
• Schools must have an established instrumental music program (i.e. concert band, marching band, jazz band and/or orchestra) that is at least three years old. If your school offers Orff/classroom music only, it is NOT eligible to apply.
• Schools must have an existing inventory of instruments.
• Schools must apply separately (please provide information for the applying school only, do not include information for other schools within the district even if the music teacher teaches at more than one school).
• Requests should not exceed $10,000 worth (retail value) of musical instruments. Full or partial requests may be awarded.

Special Projects Program helps before and after-school music programs.

• Programs must be at least three years old.
• Programs must have an existing inventory of instruments.
• Requests should not exceed $10,000 worth (retail value) of musical instruments. Full or partial requests may be awarded.
• If any portion of your music program takes place during the regular school day, please use the Melody Program application.

Michael Kamen Solo Award helps outstanding student musicians enrolled in grades 8 - 12 who cannot afford to obtain an appropriate instrument.

• Students must have completed at least five years of study on their instrument to apply.
• Instruments with a retail value of up to $20,000 are awarded.
• Only students who are still in secondary school may apply. If you have graduated from high school, you are not eligible.
• Students who have already received an instrument from MHOF may not re-apply.
• If you meet these requirements, please email Programs Director Tricia Steel at tricia@mhopus.org for further information. Due to the number of inquiries for this program, a very limited number of students will be invited to apply. ou

 

Our program funds instrument repair and the acquisition of new instruments. We DO NOT give cash grants. Other exclusions are:

• Programs outside the United States
• Teacher salaries or music lessons
• Programs or individuals outside of our three programs
• Events, concerts, festivals
• Summer camps