The application deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 was September 4, 2025.
The JSR: Album program provides funding toward the costs of production of a full-length sound recording.
The program is offered first as a standalone Sound Recording and this component must be completed and all expenses paid before February 27, 2026. Once the Sound Recording is completed, funding for all related promotional release activities (Marketing, Tour Support, Video, Showcase, and Radio Marketing) can be applied for.
Financial support is set at 50% of eligible expenses, to a maximum reimbursement of $10,000, all of which must support the Sound Recording.
In order to fill out a JSR: Album application in the FACTOR online system, you will first need a rated Artist Profile and Applicant Profile.
With your JSR: Album application, you must submit:
- Name of album and number of songs
- Genre
- First song release date and last song release date
- A detailed marketing plan for the proposed sound recording
- Artist bio
- MP3 demos of two of the tracks you intend to record
- Lyrics (if applicable) to the assessment tracks
- A sound recording budget
- Total request
- General Artist
- Record Label 2
- Record Label (Approved)
- Record Label 3
- Artist 2
- Artist (Approved)
Artists rated General or 2 on their own behalf if the artist is unsigned
Record labels rated Approved, 2 or 3 with an artist rated General or 2
Record labels in the Company Envelope: Mid-Tier program
The application deadline for fiscal 2025-2026 was September 4, 2025, at 5:00pm ET.
Note: Artists may only apply to one juried program (Artist Development, JSR: Album, or JSR: Single/EP) being offered for a fiscal year (April 1-March 31).
This program offers up to $10,000 over the term of project for eligible Sound Recording. Marketing, Video, Radio Marketing, and Tour Support components to be added in a new application after completion of the Sound Recording.
Assessment materials are reviewed and scored by a jury comprised of music industry professionals. The top-scoring applications are then reviewed by FACTOR staff, who assess the eligibility of the projects and costs and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors for their approval. Assessment time is up to 8 weeks from the deadline and may be affected by number of submissions and juror availability.
