2024-2025 Deadlines
Deadlines for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, commencing April 1, are available as below.
Profile Review Deadline
Artist Profiles
When you first create an artist profile, you will receive an artist rating of General Artist once you’ve submitted your Mandatory Information and requested review. You won’t need to do anything to maintain your General Artist rating as long as your artist profile is current and active.
You can choose to submit Additional Information once you have an artist rating.
FACTOR reviews all profiles with Additional Information annually, at fiscal year end. For fiscal 2024-2025, be sure to update your Additional Information by February 29.
A by-request mid-year review is obtained through one’s Project Coordinator, if a client has recent market activity and impending business need for access to higher-tier funding. The deadline for updating the Additional Information section of the Artist profile is to be announced.
To learn more about Additional Information and artist ratings, visit our Profiles & Ratings for Artists page.
Applicant or Company Profiles
If you are applying to FACTOR as an artist, you do not need to take any action on your applicant profile once your profile is Approved.
As above, ratings for companies are assessed at the Annual Review and profiles must be updated by February 29 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Music companies who are creating applicant profiles for the first time should complete as much of the profile as applicable and submit it for review. New applicant profiles can receive a company rating of Approved, 2 or 3.
For more information, visit our Profiles & Ratings for Music Companies page.
Which profiles do you need to apply?
Learn more about artist profiles
Learn more about music company profiles
Application Deadlines
Some programs in the FACTOR system have fixed deadlines, whereas others have rolling deadlines. For rolling deadlines, you may apply any time throughout the year, but for some programs your application may have to coincide with an activity related to your project.
Program |
Deadline |
Who can apply? |
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Artist Development |
Presently closed to new applications, the intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 having passed on May 23, 2024. |
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Artist Entrepreneur |
Presently closed to new applications, the intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 having passed on May 30, 2024. |
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Collective Initiatives |
Period One Deadline: May 1, 2024, for events occurring between September 1 and December 31, 2024. |
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Company Envelope: Mid-Tier |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 is February 20, 2025. |
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Company Envelope: Top-Tier |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 is January 23, 2025. |
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Funding for National Service Organizations |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 (April 1 – March 31) has passed. |
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Juried Sound Recording: Album |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 is September 12, 2024, at 12:00pm ET. New applications can be created as from July 15. |
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Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP |
Closed to new applications, the intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 having passed on May 16, 2024.
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Live Performance |
This program has rolling deadlines. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, up to the funding maximum. Applications must be submitted at least one day prior to the start of the trip. |
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Promoter Program |
5:00pm ET Thursday, October 31, 2024. |
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Songwriter Development |
Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure. |
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Sponsorship |
Letters of Intent must be submitted at least six weeks prior to anticipated formal application. If the Letter of Intent is approved, applications may be submitted and must be a minimum of three months prior to event taking place. Applications are assessed on a quarterly basis by FACTOR staff and submitted for board review. Period One Deadline: June 21, 2024, for events occurring between September 15 and December 31, 2024. |
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Support for Eligible Music Companies |
The Business Development application deadlines for fiscal 2024-2025 are June 6 and October 24, 2024. Note that FACTOR will only approve one Business Development component application per Applicant per FACTOR fiscal year. Applicants must submit a Business Development Plan with the template provided by FACTOR, outlining the nature and scope of the project. FACTOR will only recognize expenses related to eligible activities occurring within the FACTOR fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). Business Travel and Songwriter Support for Music Publishers: Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted to FACTOR at least one calendar day before departure, and no earlier than six months in advance.
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Video |
This program has rolling deadlines. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, up to the funding maximum. |
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Program |
Artist Development |
Deadline |
Presently closed to new applications, the intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 having passed on May 23, 2024. |
Who can apply? |
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Program |
Artist Entrepreneur |
Deadline |
Presently closed to new applications, the intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 having passed on May 30, 2024. |
Who can apply? |
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Program |
Collective Initiatives |
Deadline |
Period One Deadline: May 1, 2024, for events occurring between September 1 and December 31, 2024. |
Who can apply? |
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Program |
Company Envelope: Mid-Tier |
Deadline |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 is February 20, 2025. |
Who can apply? |
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Program |
Company Envelope: Top-Tier |
Deadline |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 is January 23, 2025. |
Who can apply? |
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Program |
Funding for National Service Organizations |
Deadline |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 (April 1 – March 31) has passed. |
Who can apply? |
|
Program |
Juried Sound Recording: Album |
Deadline |
The intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 is September 12, 2024, at 12:00pm ET. New applications can be created as from July 15. |
Who can apply? |
|
Program |
Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP |
Deadline |
Closed to new applications, the intake deadline for fiscal 2024-2025 having passed on May 16, 2024.
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Who can apply? |
|
Program |
Live Performance |
Deadline |
This program has rolling deadlines. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, up to the funding maximum. Applications must be submitted at least one day prior to the start of the trip. |
Who can apply? |
|
Program |
Promoter Program |
Deadline |
5:00pm ET Thursday, October 31, 2024. |
Who can apply? |
|
Program |
Songwriter Development |
Deadline |
Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure. |
Who can apply? |
|
Program |
Sponsorship |
Deadline |
Letters of Intent must be submitted at least six weeks prior to anticipated formal application. If the Letter of Intent is approved, applications may be submitted and must be a minimum of three months prior to event taking place. Applications are assessed on a quarterly basis by FACTOR staff and submitted for board review. Period One Deadline: June 21, 2024, for events occurring between September 15 and December 31, 2024. |
Who can apply? |
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Program |
Support for Eligible Music Companies |
Deadline |
The Business Development application deadlines for fiscal 2024-2025 are June 6 and October 24, 2024. Note that FACTOR will only approve one Business Development component application per Applicant per FACTOR fiscal year. Applicants must submit a Business Development Plan with the template provided by FACTOR, outlining the nature and scope of the project. FACTOR will only recognize expenses related to eligible activities occurring within the FACTOR fiscal year (April 1 to March 31). Business Travel and Songwriter Support for Music Publishers: Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted to FACTOR at least one calendar day before departure, and no earlier than six months in advance.
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Who can apply? |
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Program |
Video |
Deadline |
This program has rolling deadlines. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, up to the funding maximum. |
Who can apply? |
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