Arts Funding Program

In recognition of Laura Jane Musser's life-long commitment to excellence in the arts, and with awareness that pivotal and life-changing experience can occur for individuals through introduction to and participation in the arts. The Laura Jane Musser Fund hopes to encourage and excite a wider population to appreciate, learn, and participate in the arts.

In pursuit of this goal, the Musser Fund hopes to assist nonprofit arts organizations to develop, implement or sustain exceptional artistic opportunities for adults and children in the areas of literary, visual, music and performing arts.

Click on the program names to the right for guidelines and geographic areas for this funding.

To apply for an arts grant from the Laura Jane Musser Fund:
Please follow the application process outlined in the Rural Arts and Arts Collaborations (click on box at right), and include the Musser Fund Arts Cover Page (see box in upper right). The proposal body can be no more than 5 pages. The application must be postmarked by March 24, 2010. Funding decisions will be announced in July 2010.