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Years in Service
Years in Service
Projects Supported
Georgia Music Grants Awarded since 2014
The annual Georgia Music Grant provides awards of $5,000 or less for music education, preservation and outreach projects at Georgia schools and non-profit organizations. Past grants have funded instruments for schools, teaching artist residencies, summer music camp instructors, exhibition design, museum programming, a documentary and more.
In 2019, the Georgia Music Foundation launched a program to champion the capacity of music programs to instill employability skills for a highly trained and reliable workforce in the state. Guided by research, the program has developed specialized curriculum, provided teacher training and expanded funding for school music programs.
In 2015, the Peach Pickers, a songwriting collective featuring Georgia natives Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, hosted the first sold-out concert in Nashville to benefit the Georgia Music Foundation. Held annually at the Ryman Auditorium, GOMM recognizes and celebrates the longtime influence of Georgia musicians and songwriters.
In 2006, the Foundation, along with Fred & Dinah Gretsch, endowed the Joseph R. Johnson Fellowship at the University of West Georgia’s Center for Public History. The fellowship supports research and documentation of regional music projects which has included Sacred Harp, Georgia blues and Macon’s Southern Rock roots in past student projects.