The Recording Academy Increases Grant Giving by 27 Percent and Awards Almost $550,000 in 2003 Grants.

Entertainment Editors

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2003

The Recording Academy:

Number of Grantees Increases by 69 Percent with Monies Going to 27

Organizations and Individuals Supporting Archiving & Preservation

Projects, Research Projects Related to the Impact of Music on Human

Development, and Musicians' Health Issues

The Recording Academy(R) announced today that almost $550,000 will be presented to 27 organizations and individuals in the form of Recording Academy grants. This represents a 27 percent increase in funding and a 69 percent increase in the number of award recipients as compared to the previous year. Now in its 16th year, the Academy grant program funds projects that advance archiving and preservation of America's recorded sound/music heritage; studies related to the impact of music on human development; and research concerning the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals.

"These grants will benefit a wide range of preservation and medical research programs that not only protect our nation's rich cultural legacy but also benefit the health and wellness of musicians, children and the public at large," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "The Academy is committed to supporting projects that document the educational and therapeutic effects of music. Music is a powerful force with the ability to inspire, to teach and to heal, and the goal of many of these programs is to enhance an individual's quality of life. We applaud the efforts of our grant recipients and others who endeavor to do the same."

Grant recipients are determined by the Academy's National Professional Education Committee based on criteria such as merit, uniqueness of project and the ability to accomplish intended goals. The deadline each year for submitting grant applications is October 1, and applications are available at www.grammy.com/grant.pdf (after May 1, 2003). Since its inception in 1987, the Recording Academy Grant Program has awarded more than $1.5 million to more than 125 noteworthy projects.

2003 GRANT RECIPIENTS:

Archiving & Preservation

American Music Center, Inc. (AMC) (New York, N.Y.)
Center for Southern Folklore (Memphis, Tenn.)
City Lore, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
Country Music Foundation, Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.)
Ginger Group Productions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
Haleakala, Inc., The Kitchen (New York, N.Y.)
Library University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Louis Armstrong House Archives (Flushing, N.Y.)
Naropa University (Boulder, Colo.)
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc. (New Orleans, La.)
Newark Public Radio, Inc./WBGO (Newark, N.J.)
92nd Street Young Mens and Young Womens Hebrew Association (New
 York, N.Y.)
Northwest Folklife (Seattle, Wash.)
Pacifica Foundation/Pacifica Radio Archives (PRA) (North
 Hollywood, Calif.)
San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (San Francisco, Calif.)
Sebastian Zubieta (New Haven, Conn.)
UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive (Los Angeles, Calif.)
University of New Orleans/American Routes (New Orleans, La.)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.)


Research

International Foundation for Music Research (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Kenneth M. McGuire, Ph.D. (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Music Intelligence Neural Development Institute (M.I.N.D.)
 (Irvine, Calif.)
Steven Brown, Ph.D./Research Imaging Center (San Antonio, Texas)


Health & Wellness

Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Denver, Colo.)
Medical Program for the Performing Artists/Rehabilitation Institute
 of Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
University of North Texas Health Science Center (Fort Worth, Texas)
University of Texas at Arlington, Human Performance Institute
 (Arlington, Texas)

For more detailed information on grant recipients and their projects, please visit www.grammy.com/press/releases.html or www.grammy.com/recipients.html.

Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., also known as the Recording Academy, is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. An organization of 18,000 musicians, producers and other recording professionals, the Recording Academy is internationally known for the GRAMMY(R) Awards and is responsible for numerous groundbreaking outreach, professional development, cultural enrichment and human service programs.