The Shultz Fund Project Grants from the IBMA Foundation support projects that increase participation of people of color in bluegrass music through research, education, and outreach.
Shultz Fund Individual Grants from the IBMA Foundation support bluegrass-related work by individual persons of color to promote diversity and inclusion in the genre.
Supports live, interactive bluegrass music presentations in educational settings, focusing on the genre’s history, instruments, and vocal harmonies to engage and educate students.
Music Project Grant supports undergraduate and graduate music projects through Sigma Alpha Iota’s SAI Philanthropies, Inc., furthering its mission to encourage, nurture, and support the art of music.
This grant funds coalition member organizations to create scholarly and public projects interpreting or analyzing music, including books, articles, digital initiatives, and public programs.