Grant program established for Northwest Arkansas music organizations

Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange (CACHE) announced this week it's launching a two-year grant program, Music Organizations Advancement Coalition, funded by the Walton Family Foundation.

Details: CACHE will give a total of $1.2 million to eight local, music-focused nonprofits including:

• House of Songs.
• City Sessions.
• Black Fret.
• Music Education Initiative.
• NWA Jazz Society.
• Music Moves Arkansas.
• Teen Action and Support Center.
• Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation.

What it means: The organizations will begin working together this month on strengthening board and leadership development, financial sustainability, communications and storytelling, and diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, according to a news release from CACHE.

• The coalition will also have free events at venues across the region.

Context: CACHE is the arts nonprofit arm of the Northwest Arkansas Council that seeks to act as a central resource for a variety of artists.