Lewis Prize Announces 2023 Awardees

The Lewis Prize for Music has just announced their 2023 awardees, allocating more than $2 million to Creative Youth Development organizations across the U.S. and its territories. Out of 249 applications, 10 organizations working in the areas of youth and artistic development were awarded funds across three categories. This year’s Accelerator Awards, which include grants of $500,000, went to HHN2L: Hip Hop Into Learning (Louisville, KY), Mana Maoli (Honolulu, HI), and Memphis Music Initiative (Memphis, TN). Visit the Lewis Prize’s website for the impressive list of all awardees. Creative Youth Development organizations interested in applying for the next round of grants can sign up for email updates on The Lewis Prize’s website.

And if you want to see the exciting moment where awardees are announced on television, check out Lewis Prize CEO Dalouge Smith’s appearance on The Tamron Hall Show.