Arts Funding Opportunities

General or multi artform

Culture Priority Pipeline Form If you have a project that aligns with the East Sussex Cultural Strategy and whose total value is over £100,000, Culture East Sussex want to hear from you. The Culture Priority Pipeline helps the Culture East Sussex board to identify projects that are investment ready for when significant funding pots become available. By providing your information to the Cultural Priority Pipeline you will help Culture East Sussex to advocate for your project. We may also offer you advice if that is appropriate and would be helpful.

Please note the pipeline is not a funding application, but helps us to understand the cultural ambitions across East Sussex so we can support projects strategically. If you have a project in the making which will have a value over £100k please find out more information and the form here.

The East Sussex Arts Partnership has a small number of grants of up to £1000 available. These grants are for arts projects which support the East Sussex Cultural Strategy priorities. To apply please first check the criteria here.

Wealden Community Lottery Are you a charity, community group, sports club, residents’ association, parish or town council or a not-for profit group interested in raising unrestricted funds on a monthly basis? Over the last 26 months, the Wealden’s Community Lottery has over 100 good causes signed up and currently raising funds through the platform and has raised a total of £130K for good causes and the central fund. From every £1 ticket sale, 50% of the ticket proceeds goes to support a local Wealden good cause which could be a local charity, voluntary organisation, or other not-for-profit group, with the remainder being put towards a central fund, prizes, and operating costs.

Local organisations can sign up for FREE to start raising funds instantly: https://www.wealdencommunitylottery.co.uk/ For more information on how the lottery can have a positive impact on your local organisation, please email communitygrants@wealden.gov.uk to discuss further.

Wealden Councillor Ward Members Scheme The 2026/27 Councillor Ward Budgets Scheme is open, with effect from 1 May 2026. Each Ward Councillor has been allocated a budget of £10,000 to be able to provide funding for locally focussed community projects and initiatives that aim to improve outcomes for residents of those wards, as well as contributing to the delivery of the Council Strategy.

The 2026/27 Scheme will close to applications on 28 February 2027 and all organisations are encouraged to submit their applications well in advance of that cut-off date, as many ward councillors make their decisions on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please read the Scheme guidance and Terms and Conditions carefully before submitting an application.

If you have any queries about the 2026/27 Scheme please contact CouncillorWardBudgets@wealden.gov.uk

Impact Investment - Figurative These impact investment funds support cultural and creative organisations that benefit individuals, communities and society through their work.

Golsoncott Foundation The Foundation’s main objective is to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and, in particular, the fine arts and music. Priority is given to applications that focus upon the perfection or promotion of the art in question. Additionally for those applications involving young people the trustees look to a long-lasting connection between them and the art form, one which aims at a significant level of participation and achievement, rather than projects that offer little scope for further involvement. Funding is discretionary; however, grants tend to be between £250 and £3,000 with most in the £500 to £1,000 range. Tel: 01392 252855. Email: golsoncott@btinternet.com

Paul Hamlyn Foundation: keep an eye on their funding opportunities.

The Arts & Culture Impact Fund is an impact investment fund for socially-driven arts, culture and heritage organisations registered and operating in the UK. The fund offers loans between £150,000 and £1 million repayable until 2032. Open since 2020, this is currently the only open fund offered by Figurative and offers rates ranging from 3%-8.5%. These are fixed over the life of the loan. Investment can be used for a variety of purposes including purchasing or renovating property, growing existing activities or developing a new product or service.

John Ellerman Foundation The Foundation aims to advance the wellbeing of people, society and the natural world. Support is available for charitable work in the arts, environment and social action. The Foundation is keenly aware of the connections between these areas and their effects on each other and on people’s health and happiness. Funding specifically for arts is available for regional museums and galleries and performing arts - mainly theatre, music and dance. Grants start at £10,000 with no upper limit. Most grants are for two to three years for core funding. Apply any time. The Foundation operates a two-stage application process. See the website for guidance on these stages. Telephone: 020 7930 8566. Email: Stephanie@ellerman.org.uk

The Hays Travel Foundation is funding local groups operating in areas Hays Travel have a branch and whose project helps young people up to 25 years of age develop in at least one of these areas: education, prevention of poverty, health, arts, culture or sports. Grants tend to be in the £2,000 to £15,000 range. The average grant last year was around £3,500. Apply any time. Tel: 0191 814 8092 Email: enquiries@haystravelfoundation.co.uk

Community Ownership Fund (COF), helps community groups buy or renovate assets that would otherwise be lost to the community. Voluntary and community organisations can apply as long as they are an incorporated organisation set up to deliver charitable purpose, social purpose or public benefit and have a viable plan for taking ownership of a community asset at risk and running it sustainably for community benefit. Proposals will need to prove the value of the asset to local people and that the asset can run sustainably for the long-term benefit of the community. An updated prospectus and accompanying guidance for the final round are expected to be published soon. My Community, the official delivery partners for the Community Ownership Fund support programme, has published a number of different guides on their website which new applicants may wish to refer to. Email: info@mycommunity.org.uk

Marks Family Charitable Trust Funding is for projects that support young people with an emphasis on projects including promotion of the arts.

Previously funded projects include:

Royal Academy Schools to support the restoration of the campus
Restoration and Renovation of the Grade II listed Victorian Library at Exeter College, Oxford
Apelles Art Fund, King’s College Cambridge

Typically, grants range between £5,000 and £20,000 per year, for up to three years.

Email: office@marksfamilycharitabletrust.com

Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts - Headley Trust Funding is available for registered charities for projects in areas including the arts, cathedrals and churches and heritage in the UK. Arts and Heritage UK funds can be used for regional museums and galleries (including Local Authority museums); curators; acquisitions; display, study, acquisition of British ceramics; industrial, maritime, built heritage conservation; archaeology; arts education digitisation and outreach. Repairs and restoration for pre-1850 Anglican cathedrals. Cathedrals (Anglican only) funding will be considered towards restoration or repair work to the fabric of ancient cathedrals, parish church cathedrals (that are members of the Major Churches Network) and large churches of exceptional architectural merit that were built before 1850.

The trust will also consider conservation of monuments; applications for energy efficient measures if part of a wider appeal for fabric conservation; applications for fire and burglar alarms; applications for solar panels and photovoltaic cells. Grants are discretionary and apply any time. There is a two-stage application process. The first is a brief application summary. The second, if successful, is a full application. Telephone: 020 7410 0330. Email: info@sfct.org.uk

Energy Resilience Fund: A new £15 million Energy Resilience Fund for charities and social enterprises in England. Eligible organisations can apply for funding between £25k-£250k to install energy savings measures or energy generating technology. The Architectural Heritage Fund is a partner in this initiative and is offering to support charities and social enterprises based in historic buildings to apply for blended funding to improve their energy resilience. Details: Energy Resilience Fund - Social Investment Business

Schroder Charity Trust Grants are available for UK charities supporting projects in areas including arts, culture and heritage. Priority will be given to projects focused on:

Building strong communities and an understanding on how to engage with intended beneficiaries
Replicable and sustainable work, rather than one off events
Value for money
Maximising the use of volunteers
Support of older people
Support for marginalised/vulnerable younger people
The use of helplines and information support services
Sustainability of funding i.e. the charity will not be solely reliant on a grant from the Schroder Charity Trust for their work

Grants are up to £5,000. Apply any time. Email: info@schrodercharitytrust.org

Purchase Grant Fund – England and Wales The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is keen to encourage applications to the Purchase Grant Fund that it manages on behalf of museums, galleries, record repositories and specialist libraries. The fund, which is supported by Arts Council England lottery money, helps eligible collections in England and Wales make new acquisitions. The minimum purchase price is £500 and the maximum £500,000. The maximum grant is 50% of the purchase price. More information on historic acquisitions made, eligibility criteria and application process can be found here.

The Wolfson Foundation - Funding for Places (nb: Wolfson demands work of national significance and some are specifically for ACE portfolio holders). The Trust’s main grants programme provides support for places. These grants are for capital initiatives, i.e. buildings (new build or refurbishment) and equipment. They fund a broad range of organisations working across the fields of education, science & medicine, health & disability, heritage, humanities & the arts. The Foundation accepts applications from the following types of organisation below - please note, specific funding criteria apply to each with regards to applicant and type of project. Please see the fund’s detailed guidance for each one. Interested applicants can also contact the Foundation to check if your organisation is eligible.

Charities working with disability
Charities working in mental health
Charities working with older people
Historic buildings and landscapes is open to Registered or exempt charity (or equivalent) or local authority. Usual grant range is £15,000 – £100,000 for Conservation and restoration work to sites of outstanding historic, architectural and cultural significance
Hospices and palliative care organisations
Places of worship
Libraries and archives – is open to Registered or exempt charity (or equivalent) or local authority. Usual grant range is £15,000 – £100,000 is for new build, refurbishment and equipment to improve access to nationally significant collections.
Museums and galleries is open to Registered or exempt charity (or equivalent) or local authority with a record of producing work of national significance . Usual grant range is £50,000 – £500,000 is for New build, refurbishment and equipment to improve the display and interpretation of nationally significant collections
Performing arts organisations is open to Registered or exempt charity (or equivalent) or local authority with a record of producing work of national significance and part of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio . Usual grant range is £15,000 – £150,000 for New build, refurbishment and major equipment to improve performance and training facilities
Public engagement with science organisations
Secondary schools and sixth form colleges
Special needs schools and colleges
Universities and research institutions

Decision dates are in June and December annually. Corresponding application deadlines are 5 January and 1 September each year. Tel: 020 7323 5730 / Email: grants@wolfson.org.uk

TRANSFORM helps micro, small and medium-sized employers build a stronger workforce by offering free, impartial advice on skills training and apprenticeships. We can also support larger employers sourcing suitable training and spending their levy.

Additionally, the The TRANSFORM Toolkit has been developed to help employer organisations from all industry sectors in East Sussex, who are interested in exploring ways of investing in new and existing workers.

The Arts Society Grants This fund aims to support UK-based registered charities to deliver projects and activities that make a positive contribution to people’s lives through the arts. Funding will support projects and activities that engage young people in the arts, skills development in the arts and heritage sector, and projects that support local and regional arts organisations and museums. Grants of up to £3,000 are available. UK-registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £3 million can apply. Applicants must provide a copy of their latest annual accounts (no more than 12 months old), alongside their organisational bank details. Funding is for projects that fall under one or more of the following priorities:

Young Arts: Projects that support a wide range of activities to introduce young people to and engage them in artistic experience and practise
Skills Development: Projects that further the development and training of skills in the arts, crafts, and heritage
Regional Museums, Galleries, and Arts Organisations. Projects that support regional and local museums and galleries, such as special projects, displays, internship or part-time costs, or training and conservation activities. Funding for regional and local theatres and performing arts spaces and groups will also be considered

Lawson Trust: Funding is available for local charities in Kent and Sussex that address one or more of the Trust’s funding priorities:

Arts and heritage.
Education.
Environment.
Health.
Social and economic disadvantage.

Organisations which can best demonstrate engagement at community level within the areas of Kent and Sussex will always be a priority for the trustees. The average grant amount is £5,000. The trustees award larger grants by invitation only. Match funding is not a specified requirement. Registered charities operating in Kent and/or Sussex are eligible to apply.

The Lawson Trust does not fund:

Individuals.
Non-registered charities.
Overseas charities.
Political parties.
Endeavours to promote religion.

Applications can be submitted at any time. Information on the application process and an application form are available here https://lawsontrust.org/

The Fore provides unrestricted grants to small charities and social enterprises based in the UK with an annual revenue of less than £500,000 in the previous completed financial year. The funding is intended to have a transformational impact on the organisations being supported by unlocking exponential growth, sustainability, efficiency or some other major step forward. The grants are viewed by the Fore as investments in the organisations it supports. The Fore funds work across the following charitable sectors:

Arts and culture
Disability
Economic development and employability
Environment
Health and well being
Housing and homelessness
Human rights, law and justice
Poverty and disadvantage
Sport
Women and girls
Youth and education

Grants of up to £45,000 which may be spread over one to three years are available. The funding is intended to help strengthen the organisation internally and help it to take the next step forward in its growth or sustainability. This unrestricted funding can be used for any purpose, including core costs and capital funding. The grant could help, for example, an organisation grow, increase internal capacity, serve new beneficiary groups, become more sustainable or more efficient, etc. Applications for core costs must show how the funding will move the organisation forward rather than enabling ‘business as usual’.

There are three funding rounds each year (Spring, Summer, Autumn). Once open for registration, the application process is as follows:

The first step is to register an interest on the Applying for Funding page which takes about two to three minutes
Registered applicants will receive confirmation that they have been allocated a place on the funding round. Details of how to apply will be included
If there are more applicants registered than places available, places will be allocated at random
There follows a three-stage application

Stage 1 - confirmed applicants have around three weeks to complete their application
Stage 2 – online meeting for long listed applicants who are invited via email for a meeting with one of the Fore’s Strategic Applicant Consultants
Stage 3 – shortlisted applications go to the funding panels

Announcement of successful applicants is typically within 12 weeks of the application deadline
Unsuccessful applicants are offered feedback and can apply for future rounds

Tel: 07858 339 981 Email: info@thefore.org

Swire Charitable Trust focuses their grant giving to registered charities supporting the UK’s most vulnerable people and to charities protecting the UK’s environment and heritage. The Trust does not specify minimum or maximum grant values. The trustees award grants on a restricted or unrestricted basis, and are willing support core costs, capital expenditures and salaries. Projects must address at least one of the Trust's funding programme objectives:

Opportunity: focusing on ex-service men and women, victims of slavery and trafficking, children and young people from the most socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who are in the care, or who are involved with the criminal justice system

Environment:

Connecting people to the environment
Supporting the UK's biodiversity - activities that improve the health and resilience of the UK's eco-systems, habitats and native species

Heritage:

Regeneration through restoration, for grass-roots organisations strongly engaged with their local communities to deliver meaningful social and economic benefits to deprived communities or disadvantaged people
Safeguarding endangered skills, to protect and cultivate the skills and knowledge underpinning the UK's heritage sector.

The Trust runs a rolling programme. Charities can apply anytime. Tel: 020 7963 9417 Email: info@scts.org.uk

The Radcliffe Trust supports projects furthering Music, Heritage and Crafts.

Music Grants support classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition and music education. The Trust is particularly interested in music education projects for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and at secondary and higher levels, including academic research
Heritage & Crafts Grants support developing skills, knowledge and experience of the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors. This includes support for engaging craftspeople, training, projects demonstrating creative outcomes for designer-makers, capacity building within the sector, and special needs projects focused on therapeutic benefits of skills development

The Trust also considers other areas of cultural creativity related to heritage and crafts. This includes theatre, performance, and literature, especially where projects promote and develop of high-level skills among early career practitioners and disadvantaged groups. The Trust accepts applications from charities and not-for-profits, and typically awards £2,500 - £7,500. There are two deadlines per year: 31st July (for consideration in December) and 31st January (for consideration in June). Tel: 01285 841900 Email: radcliffe@thetrustpartnership.com

South Downs National Park: any sites with green space inside the Park that could be improved for nature can apply to funding streams from the South Downs Trust for activities such as wildflower and tree planting. Various grants open at different times of year, including Beelines and Trees for the Downs. Contact the grants officer at Grants@southdowns.gov.uk to be emailed an update when grant programmes open. The Youth Action Fund and Sustainable Communities Fund are currently open: https://www.southdownstrust.org.uk/apply-for-funding/

East Sussex Community Information Service (ESCIS): a reminder to make use of this free listings service: ESCIS | Information for Sussex

East Sussex in Figures – Data Observatory to support your funding bids and proposals

Sussex Community Foundation – broad range of grants available

Arts Council England Funding: for National Lottery Project Grants follow the link

Creative UK Creative Growth Finance II. Creative UK are the UK’s leading creative Industries investor and a strategic investment partner for growth-minded creative businesses. They understand the needs of creative businesses and know how difficult it is to access finance from traditional sources. They have partnered with Triodos Bank on the Creative Growth Finance fund to offer loans of £100,000 to £1m that will help businesses to grow.

Backstage Trust is a small trust which offers financial support with a focus on the performing arts, particularly theatre and music. As with all charitable trusts Backstage can only make grants to registered charities, Community Interest Companies, or support activities which have clear charitable aims. Please note that the trust cannot directly fund individuals or pay training fees. There is no website but information can be found here and if you google Backstage Trust you will find their downloadable application form. Responses to applications should be turned round in six weeks.

Visual Arts

Art Fund - Commission Grants Art Fund recognise that there are distinct opportunities and fundraising challenges in realising a commission, and that the acquisition of a commission can be conceptualised and carried out in many different ways; for example, as a unique permanent artwork that can be accessioned into a public collection, or as a temporary, ephemeral or performance piece that may only have a permanent legacy in the form of archival material. For an application to be successful applicants will need to make a strong case in the following three areas:

Benefit to the Artist
Benefit to the Organisation
Benefit to Audiences

Applications towards support for commissions need to demonstrate the impact of the work of art within the context of all three areas above. This programme has two levels of funding available:

Main grants: grant requests of above £7,500 and/or where the total cost of the work is more than £15,000
Small grants: grant requests of £7,500 or less where the total cost of the work is £15,000 or less

There is no minimum amount that can be applied for. All public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives in the UK or Channel Islands are eligible to apply. The total cost of the work is deemed to be the overall costs associated with the fabrication and production of the work, plus the artist fee and acquisition cost. Deadlines:

Main Grants: There are several deadlines per year. These deadlines correspond to Art Fund Trustee meetings. Please contact the Programme's office at the Art Fund for these deadlines
Small Grants: Applications for can be submitted at any time

Before submitting an application, applicants should ensure that they have discussed their application with the Programme's Office to confirm eligibility, deadlines and relevant meeting dates.

Tel: 0207 225 4871 Email: rdingle@artfund.org

DOC SOCIETY Funds Grants in the region of £20,000 are available to support independent filmmakers and artists making documentary projects that would not be commissioned by a UK broadcaster. The Foundation also helps filmmakers in other ways, such as arranging mentoring, offering advice, and additional funding to ensure that films get seen by the right people once they are completed. Deadline: None specified.

For more information: https://docsociety.org/more

Performing Arts, Film and Events

Performing Arts

Free resource: Theatre Green book webinars Theatre Green Book is a free resource for theatre-makers, working at all scales. Theatre Green Book offers access to guidance, case studies and training. Over the next five months they are hosting webinars introducing you to Theatre Green Book and taking a deep dive into how to use Theatre Green Books Production Calculator. Sign up here.

Theatre Tax Relief Cashflow Loans UK not-for-profit theatre organisations can now apply for our loans to cashflow TTR claims. The loans are intended to contribute to the financial resilience of the subsidised theatre sector, enabling borrowers to focus on delivering their strategic objectives rather than short-term cash management.

Film

For more information: https://docsociety.org/more

Events

Purple Guide Grants The Event Industry Forum has opened its applications for grants for projects that will benefit the outdoor events industry. Previous successful grants have included a three-year funding support for a vision to a sustainable industry and funding for training to help increase the accessibility of events. Find out more about the grant guidelines and apply here.

The Board welcomes applications for grants and will generally consider these twice a year, in March and October.

Heritage

The National Lottery Grants for Heritage are supporting activities connecting people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK.

Heritage projects could include Nature conservation, designed landscapes, large-scale rural projects, oral historical recordings, cultural traditions, community archaeology, historic buildings and structures, museums and libraries, archives, transport, or celebrations.

Grants between £10,000 to £100,000 will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations, private owners of heritage and partnerships
Grants between £100,000 to £10 million will be accepted from not-for-profit organisations and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations

Submit an expression of interest any time. Tel: 020 7591 6044 Email: enquire@heritagefund.org.uk

Explore the Heritage Funding Directory Heritage Funding Directory provides over 400 potential funding sources, along with guides and resources to help you secure financial support for your heritage organisation. You can also select and view funding opportunities by theme, practice or discipline.

Pilgrim Trust - Preservation and Conservation Grants Grants are available for projects in the UK for the preservation/repair of historic buildings and the conservation of items, collections and records. The Trust offers the following grants:

Historic Buildings and Structures: for the preservation and repair of historic buildings, structures and architectural features. Special consideration for those helping find sustainable solutions for the conservation and re-use of historic buildings, particularly those at risk and of outstanding importance.
Care of Collections and Objects: to preserve historic collections, objects, artefacts, works of art, ephemera, manuscripts and museum objects.
Places of Worship: preventative maintenance and repair of historic places of worship and the conservation of their historic interiors and churchyard structures across the UK.

Tel: 020 7834 6510. Email: info@thepilgrimtrust.org.uk

Seed Corn Grants for community groups Seed Corn Grants offer between £500 and £5,000 to support early-stage, exploratory projects that spark new ideas and approaches to community engagement with heritage. These grants are designed for community groups, Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) or other heritage organisations looking to test concepts, build partnerships, or pilot activities. Grant applications for Seed Corn Grants are open.

Resilience grants for archives TNA’s resilience grants programme is now open and archives services throughout the UK are invited to apply for resilience-building projects of up to £20,000. The aim of the grants programme is to support archives to be adaptable, resilient and sustainable, whilst creating lasting solutions that enable them to respond to change, and contribute to communities and the economy. Find out more about the grants programme here and take a look at the projects that have previously secured funding here.

Records at Risk Grants The National Archives has launched a programme of Records at Risk Grants up to £5,000 that are designed to provide support for urgent, short-notice interventions to save historic records, in both physical and digital formats, that face immediate preservation challenges. The grants are flexible, open to rolling applications, and can be distributed rapidly. You can find out more and apply here.

South East Museum Development runs several small grant schemes to help museums with priority areas of development. Further information and advice can be found here. For training opportunities search here.

Museum Youth Group Directory – add your museum Kids in Museums has launched a Museum Youth Group Directory and map, listing venues across the UK, and a description of their offer to young people. Museums are invited to submit information about their group via a simple form. A museum youth group can include youth panels, forums, young volunteer programmes and other regular opportunities for young people to get involved with a museum or heritage site.

Music

Music for All The Power of Music Fund Music for All launches its round of funding as part of The Power of Music Fund. It offers small grants to local organisations that use music making to support people living with dementia and their carers. Please note that applications from underrepresented communities such as those from the Global Majority will be prioritised. https://www.musicforall.org.uk/power-of-music-fund/

Music Venue Trust - Pipeline Investment Fund The funding is intended to provide grassroots music venues with support to carry out business development projects that they would otherwise find financially challenging, but make a real difference to their work. Grants of up to £5,000 are available. Applications will be accepted from community-based organisations operating grassroots music venues in the UK. The fund will prioritise support for organisations who may be excluded from other available funding. Grants may be used to help meet the cost of the following projects and activities:

Small-scale capital projects including: lights; sound; access; ventilation; and minor building alterations
Organisational development projects including: staff and training; diversifying the workforce; succession planning; skills development; and strengthening local community ties

Applications may be made at any time and will be reviewed periodically. Email: pif@musicvenuetrust.com

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Youth Music Incubator Fund supports businesses, collectives and not-for-profits working in Great Britain's music industries to help create sustainable, meaningful career opportunities for young people aged 18-25, especially those who are currently underrepresented in the sector. The Fund accepts applications from organisations that:

Have a business bank account
Can provide a recent set of financial accounts
Have a legal status (ie registered with Companies House, Charity Commission, FCA or HMRC or have a constitution) - the following are all eligible:

Sole traders
Unincorporated associations (voluntary group with a constitution)
Registered charities
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Company limited by guarantee
Company limited by share capital
Community Benefit Society
Collectives - if applying as a collective with no formal legal status, then another organisation can apply on its behalf as a 'sponsor organisation'. This can be a member of the collective who is a registered sole trader, or another partner organisation.

Funding is to be used for projects that offer paid opportunities for 18-25s and provide young people with the opportunity to develop their own projects. All participants should receive support from the organisation through incubation, training, mentoring, and networking. The Fund awards between £5,000 and £30,000 to organisations. Sole traders may apply for grants of between £5,000 and £15,000. A maximum of £5,000 can be given to each 18–25-year old supported through any grant. Apply anytime, while Round Four funding remains available.

Tel: 0207 902 1060

Help Musicians UK (HMUK) - Music-led Creative Collaboration HMUK’s Music-Led Collaboration scheme awards up to £5,000 to professional musicians to undertake a UK-based collaboration with other non-music artists. The fund accepts from professional musicians of all genres and disciplines aged 18+ to support collaboration with other non-music artists, eg storytellers, lighting designers, choreographers, technologists, scientists, gaming designers, theatre directors or visual artists. As an individual the applicant may be an instrumentalist, composer, producer, conductor, vocalist or singer-songwriter etc. Bands or ensembles comprising six members or fewer are also eligible. Eligible costs and activities include:

Venue and rehearsal space
Recording costs (live or documentation - but not studio recording)
Travel
Access
Accommodation
Fees for musicians, artists or collaborators' time to allow for collaboration to happen
Any other reasonable costs associated with creative collaboration.

There should be an end result of the collaboration, such as a body of work created for an upcoming recording or a new performance. Ultimately, the project should push the boundaries of what the applicant does as a music creator, exploring or testing something that they are not currently able to achieve without support. Apply anytime. Tel: 020 7239 9119 Email: creative@helpmusicians.org.uk

Small-scale capital projects including: lights; sound; access; ventilation; and minor building alterations
Organisational development projects including: staff and training; diversifying the workforce; succession planning; skills development; and strengthening local community ties

Applications may be made at any time. Email: pif@musicvenuetrust.com

Continuo Foundation’s aim is to mobilise projects of outstanding artistic merit, creating meaningful work for freelance period musicians, particularly in areas that lack access to high-quality live classical music. The Foundation focuses on professional ensembles playing period music and instruments.

They award £2,000 - £8,000 to support ensembles to:

· Enable a concert with a larger number of musicians at risk of being downsized

· Fund an ambitious new project where there is uncertainty about audience take-up

· Support a tour of a new or existing programme to new UK locations

· Fund the recording of repertoire that have not previously been recorded

· Create filmed video content to be used to generate further touring opportunities

Tel: 020 7783 3563 Email: info@continuofoundation.co.uk

Arts and Health

National Centre for Social Prescribing (NASP) focuses on music for dementia with lots of small grants available for grassroots organisations.

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