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 2023-2024, be sure to update your Additional Information by March 24.

At other times of year, reviews may be obtained by request, through one’s Project Coordinator, if a client has market activity and impending business need for access to higher-tier funding.

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 March 24 for the 2023-2024 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.

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?

Artist Development

September 14, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time (opens July 31 to new applications)

  • General Artist
Collective Initiatives

Period One Deadline: May 15, 2023 for events occurring between September 15 – December 31, 2023.
Period Two Deadline: September 15, 2023 for events occurring between January 1 – April 30, 2024.
Period Three Deadline: January 15, 2024 for events occurring between May 1 to August 31, 2024.
Period Four Deadline: May 1, 2024 for events occurring between September 30 – December 31, 2024.

  • Other Approved (CI)
Company Envelope: Mid-Tier

Application materials must be uploaded to the Applicant Profile in the FACTOR portal by June 1, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time for activities taking place from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Company Envelope: Top-Tier

Application materials must be uploaded to the Applicant Profile in the FACTOR portal by February 9, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time for activities taking place from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Comprehensive Artist

The program is being replaced in 2023-2024 by the Artist-Entrepreneur program.

  • Record Label (Approved)
  • Record Label 3
  • Record Label 4
  • Artist 3
  • Record Label 2
Comprehensive Music Company

No further deadlines as this program closed at end of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

  • Record Label (CMC)
  • Record Label 4
Funding for National Service Organizations

The deadline is December 15, 2022, for activities taking place from April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Juried Sound Recording: Album

May 18, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time 

September 7, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time 

  • General Artist
  • Record Label 2
  • Record Label (Approved)
  • Record Label 3
  • Artist 2
  • Artist (Approved)
Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP

May 25, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time 

 

  • General Artist
  • Record Label 2
  • Record Label (Approved)
  • Record Label 3
  • Artist 2
  • Artist (Approved)
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.

  • General Artist
  • Artist 2
  • Artist 3
  • Artist (Approved)
Marketing and Promotion for Non-FACTOR-Funded Sound Recordings

This program closed at end of fiscal 2022-2023

Songwriter Development

Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.

  • Approved Songwriter
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.

  • Other Approved (Sponsorship)
Support for Eligible Music Companies

For Business Development, there are two application deadlines:
June 8, 2023, and October 26, 2023.

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, 2023 to March 31, 2024).

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.

 

  • Music Distributor 2 or 3
  • Record Label 2
  • Record Label 3
  • Music Publisher 2 or 3
  • Artist Manager 2 or 3
Video

This program has rolling deadlines. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, up to the funding maximum.

  • Artist 2
  • Artist 3
Artist Development

September 14, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time (opens July 31 to new applications)

  • General Artist
Collective Initiatives

Period One Deadline: May 15, 2023 for events occurring between September 15 – December 31, 2023.
Period Two Deadline: September 15, 2023 for events occurring between January 1 – April 30, 2024.
Period Three Deadline: January 15, 2024 for events occurring between May 1 to August 31, 2024.
Period Four Deadline: May 1, 2024 for events occurring between September 30 – December 31, 2024.

  • Other Approved (CI)
Company Envelope: Mid-Tier

Application materials must be uploaded to the Applicant Profile in the FACTOR portal by June 1, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time for activities taking place from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Company Envelope: Top-Tier

Application materials must be uploaded to the Applicant Profile in the FACTOR portal by February 9, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time for activities taking place from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024.

Comprehensive Artist

The program is being replaced in 2023-2024 by the Artist-Entrepreneur program.

  • Record Label (Approved)
  • Record Label 3
  • Record Label 4
  • Artist 3
  • Record Label 2
Comprehensive Music Company

No further deadlines as this program closed at end of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

  • Record Label (CMC)
  • Record Label 4
Funding for National Service Organizations

The deadline is December 15, 2022, for activities taking place from April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Juried Sound Recording: Album

May 18, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time 

September 7, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time 

  • General Artist
  • Record Label 2
  • Record Label (Approved)
  • Record Label 3
  • Artist 2
  • Artist (Approved)
Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP

May 25, 2023, 5:00pm Eastern Time 

 

  • General Artist
  • Record Label 2
  • Record Label (Approved)
  • Record Label 3
  • Artist 2
  • Artist (Approved)
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.

  • General Artist
  • Artist 2
  • Artist 3
  • Artist (Approved)
Marketing and Promotion for Non-FACTOR-Funded Sound Recordings

This program closed at end of fiscal 2022-2023

Songwriter Development

Rolling deadline. Applications must be submitted at least one calendar day before travel departure.

  • Approved Songwriter
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.

  • Other Approved (Sponsorship)
Support for Eligible Music Companies

For Business Development, there are two application deadlines:
June 8, 2023, and October 26, 2023.

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, 2023 to March 31, 2024).

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.

 

  • Music Distributor 2 or 3
  • Record Label 2
  • Record Label 3
  • Music Publisher 2 or 3
  • Artist Manager 2 or 3
Video

This program has rolling deadlines. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, up to the funding maximum.

  • Artist 2
  • Artist 3