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Why does there have to be a CD? Music ≠ recorded music.

http://www.playbill.com/article/national-endowment-of-the-ar...

https://www.musicofremembrance.org/news/national-endowment-a...

If you specifically want an example of a grant being awarded to a composer for the purposes of composing a new piece, see here:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Chicago-P...

"The Chicago Philharmonic Society has been named the recipient of a $10,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The award will support a collaboration between The Chicago Philharmonic Society, composer Augusta Read Thomas, and Chicago-based percussion ensemble Third Coast Percussion for the creation and performance of a new work for percussion quartet and orchestra. The premiere will be presented in fall 2017 as part of the Chicago Philharmonic's 2017-2018 symphonic season."