The Festival is supported by federally appropriated funds; Smithsonian trust funds; contributions from governments, businesses, foundations, and individuals; in-kind assistance; and food, recording, and craft sales. Major support for this year's programs comes from the Music Performance Fund and Whole Foods Market. In-kind support for the Festival has been provided by Motorola, Nextel, WashingtonPost.com, Pegasus Communications, Icom America, Signature Systems, and Go-Ped.

Haiti: Freedom and Creativity from the Mountains to the Sea is produced in partnership with the Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad and the Institut Femmes Entrepreneures (IFE), in collaboration with the National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians, and enjoys the broad based support of Haitians and friends of Haiti around the world. Major contributors include the Haitian Government and Public Administration, US AID (Aid to Artisans), Rhum Barbancourt, Government of Taiwan, Government of Gabon, Federation of Native Coffee Producers and Development Alternatives Inc. (Haitian Blue), HaiTel, Promo Bank, UNESCO, Comcel, DaimlerChrysler, Inter-American Development Bank, Merrill Lynch, SOFIHDES, Unibank, U.S. Embassy in Haiti, Jean Marie Vorbe, Youri Mevs, Clement Beyda, and Harriet Michel. Major in-kind support comes from Seaboard Marine and American Airlines with additional assistance from Valerio Canez, Sun Auto, S.A., and Drexco.

Nuestra Música: Music in Latino Culture has been generously funded by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes through Anheuser Busch, Inc. with in-kind support through Delta Air Lines. Cooperating organizations included Arts of the Americas Institute - University of New Mexico, Radio Bilingüe, Univision, and the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives.

Water Ways: Mid-Atlantic Maritime Communities is made possible by a partnership with the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. www.noaa.gov

Water Ways is produced in collaboration with the State of Maryland, National Endowment for the Arts, and Chesapeake Gateways Network/National Park Service; with generous contributions from Virginia Historic Resources, Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, St. Mary's White Chapel Episcopal Church, Maryland Arts Council, North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Tourism, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Phillips Seafood, and The Nature Conservancy; and with special thanks to National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.