Jazz Road Tours Grant

Jazz Road Tours offers grants of up to $15,000 to develop jazz tours into communities across the country. The program supports three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre. This artist-centric grant program is designed to support approximately 50 tours each year and is made possible with funds from the Doris Duke Foundation with additional support from the Mellon Foundation.

Artists may apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to cover eligible expenses, which may include $2,500 for various non-musician personnel as outlined in the eligibility section. Grant funds are taxable, and grantees must comply with all applicable city, state, and federal laws when reporting grant income.

Jazz Road Tours will operate on regularly recurring application cycles through 2026. The application deadline for this cycle is August 1, 2026.