The IBMA Foundation has awarded $21,334 in project grants to eleven educational bluegrass programs across eight states. This year’s total for the flagship program of the IBMA Foundation is up from $14,000 awarded in 2021.
Some of this year’s grants are also sponsored by an earlier generous bequest from Dick Barnhart, a lover of bluegrass music.
“A diverse list of recipients for 2022 will support bluegrass education for both young people and adults,” offers board chair Fred Bartenstein. “We are grateful to donors who have continued to support the Foundation during the COVID pandemic. Their generosity has helped to support very deserving programs.”
Project grants will be awarded to the following recipients:
Ashe County Arts Council, Ola Belle Reed Songwriter’s Retreat – West Jefferson, NC
Ballard Performing Arts Booster Club, Ballard High School Fiddlers – Seattle, WA
Bluegrass Battles Hunger, Artist in Residency – St. Joseph, MO
Cabell County Schools, Developing a New Appreciation for Bluegrass Music through Artists in Schools – Huntington, WV
Carrizozo Elementary School, American Roots Guitar with Bill Evans—Corrizozo, NM
East Tennessee State University, 2022 String Band Summit – Johnson City, TN
Monroe Mandolin Camp, 9th Annual Monroe Mandolin Camp – Abingdon, VA
Annie Savage, Free Strings: Join the Jam Bluegrass Module — North Liberty, IA
The Earl Scruggs Center, Roots and Strings: The Foundations of Bluegrass – Shelby, NC
Sisters Folk Festival, Bluegrass Jam Camp – Sisters, OR
Tellico Plains Junior Appalachian Musicians – Tellico Plains & Madisonville, TN
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