The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. aims to promote, preserve, perpetuate, and encourage the music, culture, and heritage of communities in Louisiana through festivals, programs, and other cultural, educational, civic, and economic activities.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Community Partnership Grants program aims to support initiatives that promote, preserve, and encourage the music, culture, and heritage of communities in Louisiana. Specifically, the "Jazz & Heritage After-School and Summer Education Programs in Music, Arts, and Cultural Traditions" category provides funding to nonprofit organizations offering after-school and summer arts education programs. These programs must focus on disciplines such as music, dance, theater, visual arts, cultural heritage, media arts, culinary arts, creative writing, and multidisciplinary arts. The grants are intended to cover professional teaching fees for artists or educators delivering the instruction.