o Application deadline: FRIDAY 28th JULY 2023 at 23:59.
o Funder: Music for All (founded 1996. Charity number 1055371. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31st March 2021: £69,307).
o Who can apply: not-for-profit organisations, including schools, across the UK and Ireland.
o Key words: Music, Musical Equipment, Financial Hardship, Mental Health, Learning Difficulties (including Autism, Aphasia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Attention Deficit and Memory Loss), Degenerative Conditions (such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Motor neuron Diseases and Cancers), Children and Young People aged 11-16, Health and the Relief of Sickness, IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM
The charity Music For All is offering small grants and awards for not-for-profit organisations and schools in the UK and Ireland for projects that require financial support to develop sustainable music programmes.
Small Community Project grants and awards of equipment generally tend to be up to the value of £1,500. Music for All generally has a limited grants project, so eligible organisations that are able to secure other financial contributions to their project are likely to be prioritised.
Music For All usually changes its funding priorities for each grant round. In the current round of funding, it is seeking to support community projects that focus on the following areas:
o Projects supporting school-aged children - grants of up to £1,500 are available for community-based groups providing opportunities to make music to children and young-people aged between 4-11. Applications from groups operating in caring as well as more formal educational settings are welcomed. Choirs are welcome to apply. Applicants should be able to demonstrate the ways in which their project/group nurtures underprivileged young talent.
o Projects and community groups who support those with chronic diseases and conditions affecting quality of life - grants of up to £1,500 are available for community-based groups providing opportunities to make music to those with conditions including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and motor neuron disease. Applicants will need to demonstrate will how music is used within their project work and where possible, be able to illustrate previous examples of their work as well as illustrate how funds will be used to support music-making for the group.
o Projects based on acoustic guitars - this award is open to applications from groups requiring acoustic guitars, working to support communities in deprived or marginalised areas and developing music education for those living in the area.
o Projects based on electric guitars - this award is open to applications from groups requiring electric guitars, working to support communities in deprived or marginalised areas and developing music education for those living in the area. (Please note that these electric guitars are not supplied with amplifiers.)
o Projects based on guitar amps - this award is open to applications from groups requiring guitar amps, working to support communities in deprived or marginalised areas and developing music education for those living in the area.
o BBB Trust Award - a grant of up to £8,000 is available for state schools (primary and secondary) that either already have an orchestra or are in the process of trying to establish a school orchestra. The award will support music education in schools and should be used to create a self-sustaining environment enabling more pupils to access music making. Applicants should be able to demonstrate how the award will expand their existing music education programme and how it could involve the whole school and the wider community in benefiting from music making.
o Projects and community groups who support those with mobility and accessibility needs - this award is open to projects/community groups providing music-making opportunities to those with physical mobility, coordination and accessibility needs. Applicants for this award will need to demonstrate how music is used within their project work and be able to illustrate previous examples of their work as well as illustrate how funds will be used to remove barriers to support music making for the group.
The main aspects that the trustees look for in an application are:
1. The number of new musicians the project will create and support.
2. The sustainability of the project (to ensure that people are able to continue their musical journeys).
3. Whether there are any other organisations supporting the project that can help with funding, or if funding applications have been made to other charities. (Music for All likes to help as many applicants as it can, so often works with other organisations to enable projects to gain the full support required.)
Further information, guidance and an online application for is available on the Music For All website.
The deadline for applications is Friday 28th July 2023 at 23:59.
