This grant can be applied for by organizations and individuals for major market-oriented initiatives and collaborative projects that benefit the Danish music industry.

In the assessment of the application, it is important that it is formulated why the expertise area represented by DPA is relevant to the project.

Please note that you cannot apply for personal projects such as your own records and publications. Here you must apply to Koda's Recording/Release Grant

The grant supports larger projects that benefit in areas such as export, professionalization of the music industry, strengthening the chain from upcoming to elite and diversity within the Danish music industry. 

It is not possible to apply for the organization of writing camps. Instead, it must be applied for in the Writing Camp grant.

It is not possible to apply for expenses already incurred or projects that have been completed before the application deadline.

If your project is funded, it is expected to meet the DPA Safer Space Principles.

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The Music Projects and Commercial Export grant is awarded on an ongoing basis. 

Applications for the Music Projects and Commercial Export grant are evaluated by the DPA board of directors at an upcoming board meeting.

You will receive a reply to your application when it has been processed at the board meeting. This will be no later than two months after your application was submitted.

You cannot receive funding for the same project from multiple grant schemes under Koda Culture. This is in accordance with our regulations, section 6.D. You can find the regulation here.

This means that, for example, if you apply for funding for a release, you can only receive support once for your release project. In other words, you cannot receive funding for a release from both the Release Fund and the Publisher Fund. However, you may receive support for other phases of the same project from other funds. For instance, if you have received funding for the release, you may apply for support for the next phase of your project, such as marketing the release, from the PR funds.

An exception to these rules is the Potential Funds, which are not part of the Cultural Funds.

We have funds that support the various phases your project may go through. These phases can – from an overall perspective – be divided into:

• Create (idea, clarification, writing)
• Improve/Develop (coaching, camps, education)
• Release (recording, mixing, mastering)
• Disseminate (PR/marketing, concert production, trade fairs and exhibitions)

If you have any questions regarding the Music Projects and Commercial Export grant, you are welcome to contact DPA dpa@dpa.org

If you have any questions regarding the technicalities of your application, please contact Koda, kodakultur@koda.dk