Americans for the Arts $250,000 over 1 yearWashington, DC - To create and air two Performance Portraits and four public service announcements that focus on contemporary jazz and target younger audiences.
National Public Radio $2.2 million over 5 yearsWashington, DC - To sustain current NPR jazz programming, to expand the presence of jazz on the Internet (www.nprjazz.org), and to provide endowment support of $1 million to be matched on a one-to-one basis.
WETA The Greater Washington Telecommunications Association, Inc. $1 million over 2 yearsArlington, VA - To support production costs for Ken Burns' ten-part JAZZ series for public television.
Americans for the Arts $1 million over 3 yearsWashington, DC - To develop a national public awareness campaign with the Ad Council promoting arts education.