Music Export Memphis
Merch Fund
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 15, 2026 · 4 days left
- Award size
- Up to $1,000
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- How you get paid ?
- Paid up front (advance)
- Who can apply
- Individual artist or creative, Individuals
- Where
- Shelby County
How this fits you
- Local program: Shelby County
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Only 4 days left to apply
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About this grant
Pays part of the cost when Memphis-area original-music artists order merchandise or physical media (shirts, CDs, vinyl) from Memphis-based vendors: up to 40%, or up to 50% with a preferred partner, paid straight to the vendor. Annual cap of $2,000 per artist; monthly deadline on the 15th.
Official notice: https://musicexportmemphis.org/opportunities/ · Printed from grantme.click/grants/dd765a97-ad91-4735-a3fa-fc865628f03a
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Sep24
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Oct8
Finish a complete draft for a final review (already past: do it now)
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct12
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Suggested: submit a few days early. Agency portals can slow down near deadlines. - Oct15
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