- http://www.composersforum.org/opportunities_detail.cfm?oid=7921&referrer=opportunities%2Ecfm%3F
- Fund Type: Grant. Residential: No. Eligibility: Unrestricted/Multiple Eligibility; Common Ground is open to Indigenous makers of new music: composers, performers, groups, sound artists, songwriters, etc. Native Artists must be a documented affiliate of a United States and/or Canadian Tribe/Indigenous Community.
- Award: $500-$7,500
- Deadline: 4/1/2009 Second Deadline: 10/1/2009
- Details: The sponsor seeks applications from Indigenous makers of new music from the U.S. and Canada for its program to support "creation, performance, and audience/community building" activities involving Native musical artists. Grants are designed to give an immediate financial boost to composers, performers, and other makers of new music at a time when this help would have a significant career-enhancing effect.
- Keywords: Music, indigenous musicians, musical artists, performance, composition
