IBMA Foundation Announces 2025 Arnold Shultz grants

The IBMA Foundation, which fosters the growth of bluegrass music through educational and philanthropic efforts, has announced the awarding of $13,500 in grants from their Arnold Shultz Fund for 2025.

Arnold Shultz was a mentor to Bill Monroe back in Kentucky, a black blues performer who gave young Bill his first gig, and is heralded for supplying the blues part of Monroe’s upbringing. The Fund named in his honor exists to encourage the participation of people of color in bluegrass music.

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