Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation Opens Applications For Research And Preservation Grant Program

The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation announced that applications are open for the 2024 Latin Music Research and Preservation Grant program for a second time this year, providing grants to music institutions, nonprofit organizations, musicologists and researchers around the globe who work to enhance and preserve Latin music heritage.

With PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos as a sponsor, the program, which is celebrating its 10^th year, will increase the number of grants available from four to six. Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $10,000 each and a total of $60,000 will be distributed amongst projects.

“Research and Preservation Grants play an important role in ensuring the legacy of Latin music and future creators, we are grateful to PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos for their generosity,” Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza, executive director of the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, said in a release. “Together, we are able to increase our impact and support deserving projects in fulfillment of our mission.”

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of experts from Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula and the U.S., and they are due by Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Applicants will be notified via email in the first week of December. For more information and to apply, visit the foundation’s website, latingrammyculturalfoundation.org/en/what-we-do/latin-music-research-and-preservation-grants.

Three of the grants offered by the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation will fund projects focused on historical research, folklore and anthropology of Latin music genres. The other three will support efforts to archive and preserve the heritage of Latin music.

“Since launching PepsiCo Juntos Crecemos in 2021, our mission has been to strengthen Hispanic businesses and communities, while celebrating and preserving Hispanic culture,” Esperanza Teasdale, vice president and general manager of the Hispanic Business Unit at PepsiCo Beverages North America, said in a statement. “We’re proud to extend our support to the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation to advance the research and preservation of Latin music, which is one of the most significant and diverse elements of Hispanic culture.”

The Latin Music Research and Preservation Grant began in 2015 and has awarded more than $195,000 in grants to support projects, including one that won both a Latin Grammy and Grammy award.