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class="block-heading"><div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left"> <h3 class="py-1 mb-0"><em>Key</em> Facts</h3> </div> </div> <div class="block-text"> <div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left py-2"> <ul><li data-block-key="3z3at"><b>The SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund celebrates diversity in music education.</b> Funds from this program may be used to support any approach to music education and purchase any kind of musical instruments.</li><li data-block-key="4fhk5"><b>No music program? No problem.</b> Any community organization in Canada is welcome to apply to support an existing music program, or a music program that doesn鈥檛 exist yet.</li><li data-block-key="8v6tr">Instructors, administrators, or anyone else affiliated with the organization may prepare a grant application.</li><li data-block-key="1lotr">Applications are now <b>closed.</b></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="block-info"><div class="container"> <div class="row justify-content-center"> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 d-flex"> <div class="info-card my-3"> <h3>Applications Open</h3> <p>March 23 2024</p> <div> <img class="img-inline" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2023_Applications_Open.2e16d0ba.fill-512x512.jpg" alt="2023_Applications_Open.jpg"/> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 d-flex"> <div class="info-card my-3"> <h3>Application Deadline</h3> <p>May 30 2024</p> <div> <img class="img-inline" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2023_Application_Deadline.2e16d0ba.fill-512x512.jpg" alt="2023_Application_Deadline.jpg"/> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-4 d-flex"> <div class="info-card my-3"> <h3>Recipients Announced</h3> <p>Late Summer</p> <div> <img class="img-inline" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2023_Recipients_Announced.2e16d0ba.fill-512x512.jpg" alt="2023_Recipients_Announced.jpg"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-spacer"><div class=" py-1 "></div> </div> <div class="block-spacer"><div class=" py-3 "></div> </div> <div class="block-heading"><div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left"> <h3 class="py-1 mb-0"><em>Why</em> does the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund exist?</h3> </div> </div> <div class="block-text"> <div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left py-2"> <p data-block-key="5zs7c">This program exists because music education is not confined to schools and classrooms. There are thousands of incredible organizations in Canada that offer inclusive and accessible music programs for youth at the community level. This program exists to support these organizations by equipping them with the instruments and gear they need to make music education possible for kids in their communities.</p> </div> </div> <div class="block-spacer"><div class=" py-1 "></div> </div> <div class="block-heading"><div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left"> <h3 class="py-1 mb-0"><em>Who</em> is the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund for?</h3> </div> </div> <div class="block-text"> <div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left py-2"> <p data-block-key="22llg">This grant program is open to all not-for-profit community organizations in Canada. In particular, this program is geared towards supporting organizations that do not have the instruments, equipment, and resources needed to offer an inclusive and sustainable music program for their participants. The SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund aims to ensure that the most in-need youth in Canada have <a href="/en/about-us/why-musicounts/">access to the benefits of music education</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="block-spacer"><div class=" py-1 "></div> </div> <div class="block-heading"><div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left"> <h3 class="py-1 mb-0"><em>How</em> does it work?</h3> </div> </div> <div class="block-text"> <div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left py-2"> <p data-block-key="0yn1y">Each Spring, organizations may apply to the SiriusXM Soundwaves MusiCounts Community Fund. Applicants are asked to provide information about their organization and community, the instruments they hope to purchase should their application be successful, and why these requested materials are needed.</p><p data-block-key="ojorh">Once all applications are received, our team of adjudicators review all submitted materials very carefully. Adjudicators are asked to identify the organizations that:</p><ul><li data-block-key="91c6c">are in most urgent need of new musical equipment</li><li data-block-key="dn7wv">serve high-needs/under-represented student communities</li><li data-block-key="nxmgu">have strong plans in place to utilize the requested materials</li></ul><p data-block-key="v200h">The number of applications we鈥檙e able to support and the amount of funds we have available to allocate varies from year to year.</p> </div> </div> <div class="block-gallery"> <div class="wrapper py-3 py-md-5"> <div class="container container-small container-small-force"> <div class="row align-items-center justify-content-center"> <div class="col-6 py-2"> <img class="aspect-landscape" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/westbroadwayIMG_7296.2e16d0ba.fill-720x540.jpg" alt="westbroadwayIMG_7296.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-6 py-2"> <img class="aspect-landscape" 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