Grants are available to constituted UK based organisations to run projects in England for children and young people (aged 25 or under) to make music activity more inclusive and foster learning, creation and employment opportunities.
Capacity building is valuable and important because of its many long-term impacts, such as strengthening confidence, skills, knowledge, and resources, whether internal or external to the organisation.
The Refurbishment Fund has a particular focus on renovation and repair. Organisations can apply for a grant towards the one off refurbishment costs to the space(s) they deliver their services to young people from.
The School Holiday Activity Fund (SHAF) is designed to enable organisations to deliver fun and accessible activities for children and young people during the school holidays. This includes all half-term breaks, Easter, Christmas and the summer holiday
Under the Open Programme grantees can request funding for core costs, salary costs, or direct project funding