The Community Grants programme is administered Music for All, which is the charity of the UK musical instrument industry. The mission of the charity ‘is to make more musicians and to enable and inspire more people to discover the mental and physical benefits that playing a musical instrument can bring’.
Music for All is a partner of the Power of Music fund, and in summer 2024 Music for All will be awarding grants of up to £2,000 to underserved community groups and to support providers using music to assist people living with dementia. These awards will feature in Music for All’s regular awards programme and target deprived and marginalised communities, in line with the charity’s core values.
Groups, schools and organisations that are bringing music to their communities in the UK can apply.
Priority will be given to applicants who are most in need of help.
Applicants are eligible only if they have been resident in the UK for a minimum of three years and are either a British Citizen or a national of a member state of the European Economic Area, or have been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK for an indefinite period or hold a certificate of right of abode in the UK.
Applicants will also be required to nominate an independent referee who must complete a witness statement in support of the application.
The next deadline for applications is 1 July 2024 (8am).
An online application form is available to complete on the Music for All website. It is only available during the open application window.
The process takes around three months from application to outcome notification.
