Grants & Programs Share: Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo (Venezuela) performs for a capacity audience on the Community Foundation Stage at the Richmond Folk Festival. Credit: Skip Rowland. MAAF awards over 300 grants each year that reach over 500,000 people in the U.S. and over 20 countries. Grants for Artists Grants for Organizations Living Legacy Jazz Award Poetry Out Loud Central Appalachian Folk and Traditional Arts Survey and Planning Project Festival Database Grants Listing