State and Federal News How Are Districts Planning to Spend American Rescue Plan Funds? 5/18/21 – “Federal aid from the American Rescue Plan, which provided the largest pot of COVID-19 pandemic relief funds for schools to date, is making its way to states. The package,...

NAfME News Collegiate Advocacy Summit 2021 This annual summit is an opportunity for NAfME Collegiate members network and collaborate with fellow music education majors from around the United States. All Collegiate members are invited to join us virtually for the...

NAfME News 2021 CMA Foundation Advocacy Grants For a fourth year, The Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation is working with NAfME to administer State Music Education Association Advocacy Grants. These grants are intended to support the work of our state MEAs with...

NAfME News Policy Team Office Hours this Tuesday NAfME’s policy team are now holding office hours open to all NAfME members on the first Tuesday of each month. The first session, to be held this Tuesday, May 4 at 6 p.m. EDT, is an opportunity for members to ask...

NAfME News ESSER Funding Webinar Rercording NAMM Foundation, the NFHS, and NAfME hosted a webinar this week about federal education relief funding and how music educators should go about requesting support for their programs. The recording is now available here. State...

NAfME News ESSER Funding Webinar Next Week Join NAMM, the NFHS, and NAfME in this interactive webinar to learn about how much stimulus funding your state is getting, hear from those who have successfully used prior stimulus dollars to support students and music...

NAfME News NAfME Congressional Briefing Recording Now Available Held on March 24, 2021 by NAfME and the NAMM Foundation, this Capitol Hill briefing featured a panel of experts speaking about the ways in which music education supports students in their growth to become...

NAfME News Student Composition Recital Recording Available The works of six impressive student composers were premiered by The Akropolis Reed Quintet during a virtual recital Monday night. Click here to view the recording. State and Federal News Dewine Signs Emergency...

NAfME News Call for Candidates 2024-2026 NAfME National President NAfME is seeking candidates for NAfME National President for the years 2024-2026. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2021. Click here for more information. Open Call for Questions for NAfME...