MUSIC FOR ALL COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND 2, 2025)
Grants and awards, usually equivalent to £1,500, are available to not-for-profit organisations, including schools, for projects that bring music into communities across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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o Application deadline: FRIDAY 27th JUNE 2025 at 23:59.
o Funder: Music for All (founded 1996. Charity number 1055371. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31st March 2024: £288,280 (2023: £191,534 (2022: £173,245)).
o Who can apply: not-for-profit organisations, including schools, across the UK and Ireland.
o Key words: Disadvantage/
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The charity Music For All is dedicated to changing lives across the UK by improving access to music making, enabling disadvantaged music makers experience the joys and far-reaching benefits of making music.
Music For All offers 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 usually has a limited grants project, so eligible organisations that are unable 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:
1. The Harris Foundation Schools Progression Award – the award is open to schools looking to deepen their music provision and support/or continue to support groups of music makers within their school. This funding proposal should add additional sophistication to existing music education provision and allow more pupils to appreciate the many benefits of music making. Funds can be used to support any type of ensemble, including bands, orchestras or informal groups and should be put towards the purchase of instruments, studio equipment, specialised teaching support, or other items specifically designed to support the establishment and/or continuation of music groups. A grant of up to £5000 is available for this award.
2. Pure Tone Deluxe Soprano Ukuleles – this is open to applications from groups using entry-level ukuleles to support communities in deprived or marginalised areas and developing music education for those living in the area (these communities include but are not limited to social infrastructure; please see 7 domains at this LINK).
3. Pure Tone Classical Guitar 1/2 size C45A Natural – this programme is open to applications from groups using entry-level half-size acoustic guitars to support communities in deprived or marginalised areas and developing music education for those living in the area (these communities include but are not limited to social infrastructure; please see 7 domains of deprivation at this LINK).
4. Guitars (electric) + amplifier + cable – this award is open to community-based groups using electric guitars and amplifiers to support disadvantaged music makers; they must illustrate the impact this award will have on advancing the music-making of their group. (These disadvantaged communities include but are not limited to social infrastructure; please see 7 domains of deprivation at this LINK.)
5. Descant recorder pack and music pack – awards are open to applications from groups using entry-level descant recorders to support communities in deprived or marginalised areas and develop music education for those living in the area. Suitable for beginners only and includes ‘walking in the air sheet music’. (These disadvantaged communities include but are not limited to social infrastructure; please see 7 domains of deprivation at this LINK.)
6. Keyboard/Clavinova – this award is open to community-based groups using keyboards to support disadvantaged music makers; applicants must illustrate the impact this award will have on advancing their music making. Please note that no cases are provided – these are entry-level instruments. (These disadvantaged communities include but are not limited to social infrastructure; please see 7 domains of deprivation at this LINK.)
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), and
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 to Round 2, 2025 of the Fund is Friday 27th June at 23:59.
Applicants that do not meet the eligibility criteria for Music For All funding or find the grants on offer in this round unsuitable for their needs, can use the Funding Wizard’ resource on the Help Musicians website to find other funding opportunities.
Contact details for Music For All are:
Music For All Community Project Grants
PO Box 1059
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 9WX
Email: help@musicforall.org.uk