Music For Everyone (MFE), a Lancaster-based nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing school and community music programs, is accepting applications for its 2025 grants. The deadline is Friday, Jan. 24.

This year, MFE plans to invest in music programs through three grant tracks: the Annual Instrument Grant Program, the Music For Everyone's Well-Being Grant, and the Steven Killough Memorial Grant.

The Annual Instrument Grant Program focuses on supporting school-based and community music programs in Lancaster County. Eligible organizations, including public or private schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, can request funding to help expand access to musical instruments for their programs.

The Music For Everyone's Well-Being Grant and the Steven Killough Memorial Grant are designed to fund programs that use music as a tool for healing and promoting well-being in various capacities. Similar eligibility requirements apply, focusing on schools and nonprofit organizations based in Lancaster County.

Through last year's grant program, MFE gave away more than $70,000 worth of instruments and classroom supplies. The organizations applying for the grants had requested a total of more than $230,000.

Since 2006, MFE has invested more than $6 million in grants, scholarships, and direct program support in school and community music programs.

For more information about the grants, visit http://www.musicforeveryone.org/education.

To learn more about Music For Everyone, visit http://www.musicforeveryone.org. The organization may be contacted by emailing mark@musicforeveryone.org.