America's Realest submitted for Makin It Mag's $15,000 anniversary grant and was picked to receive a $1,500 ad budget to invest into her website, americasrealestmusic.com, and podcast, America's Realest Podcast. So far, website traffic has increased, along with submissions, and the podcast continues to build as a new series is being created under its umbrella. Being qualified to win the $15,000, she plans to work to continue to drive traffic to her website, grow the podcast and support independent artists.