The GRAMMY Museum Grant Program has announced $200,000 in funding to support 15 recipients across the United States, focusing on innovative music research and critical sound preservation initiatives.
"The GRAMMY Museum and Recording Academy have continued their partnership to provide fundamental funding for music research and preservation projects across the United States and Canada. We are incredibly inspired by this year’s recipients and what they set to accomplish," said Michael Sticka, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Museum. "Our mission is to lead in fostering a world where a shared passion for music fuels curiosity, creativity and community. We are honored to support these remarkable projects that continue to shape the future of music, science and technology."
Funded by the Recording Academy, the program provides annual grants to individuals and organizations that promote the preservation of recorded sound and advance research on how music affects human well-being. Since its inception, the program has expanded to include assistance for individuals and smaller organizations needing support in developing preservation strategies. This year marks its 37th anniversary.
2025 Scientific Research Grantees:
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CERVO Brain Research Center (Quebec City, QC) – $20,000
Studying the effects of choir singing on communication and cognition in older adults using brain imaging, to support music-based interventions for healthy aging. -
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital – CISSS Laval (Laval, QC) – $19,500
Exploring piano training as part of early home-based rehabilitation for stroke patients to improve arm and hand function. -
New York University (New York, NY) – $9,000
Investigating how musical brain networks may help bypass damaged areas in people with speech-language disorders using neuroimaging and machine learning. -
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) – $9,000
Evaluating the impact of woodwind instrument lessons on cognitive processing and respiratory function in adults with long-term COVID symptoms. -
University of Toronto (Toronto, ON) – $20,000
Examining how rhythmic auditory cues affect brain chemistry in Parkinson’s patients to enhance clinical treatments.
Preservation Assistance Grantees:
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Lex Gillespie (Washington, D.C.) – $5,000
Preserving 75 interviews from the Peabody Award-winning series Whole Lotta Shakin’, chronicling the roots of rockabilly. -
Memphis Listening Lab (Memphis, TN) – $5,000
Hiring a consultant to assess preservation needs for its public collection of recorded music.
Preservation Implementation Grantees:
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Country Music Foundation, Inc. (Nashville, TN) – $20,000
Cataloging and preserving 18,000 radio transcription discs of rare country music recordings. -
Forgotten Futures Fund Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) – $20,000
Digitizing 800 tapes by electronic music pioneers Louis and Bebe Barron to make their work publicly accessible. -
International Bluegrass Music Association (Nashville, TN) – $20,000
Preserving 40 years of bluegrass music history through digitization of key performances and events. -
Louisiana Folk Roots (Lafayette, LA) – $15,000
Digitizing at-risk Cajun and Creole folk music recordings to be made publicly accessible through university archives. -
Matthew White (Columbia, SC) – $10,000
Completing digitization of Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz and related documents for a public online archive. -
Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project via Painted Bride Art Center (Philadelphia, PA) – $10,000
Preserving interviews with jazz musicians spanning four decades in partnership with Temple University Libraries. -
Soulsville Foundation (Memphis, TN) – $12,500
Restoring and preserving interviews with Memphis music legends for future museum exhibitions and online content. -
T. Christopher Aplin (Pasadena, CA) – $5,000
Digitizing rare Indigenous music recordings from the American Indian Soundchiefs label to support cultural preservation and language revitalization.
More details about the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program can be found at grammymuseum.org.
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