External Funding

Grants between £30,000 and £300,000 are available to constituted UK based organisations who are running music projects in England for children and young people (aged 25 or under) to sustain work, scale-up delivery, or create change in sector practice.

Small grants up to £400 are available for local projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and Wales.

Grants up to £75,000 are available to UK registered charities for projects in the following categories: Social and Criminal Justice; Overseas; and Older People.

Grants between £5,000 and £10,000 are available for grassroots and community groups to engage communities and raise awareness of and address any misinformation about the Windrush Compensation and Windrush Schemes, with a focus on non-Caribbean communities.

Grants up to £20,000 are available for youth-led organisations working to address climate justice across England.

Grants up to £1,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations operating in an area of high deprivation in the UK to make football, cricket, or tennis more accessible to women and girls.

Grants up to £4,000 are available for equipment that will support the participation of young people and disabled people in rowing in the UK.

Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations and schools for projects that benefit local communities in Great Britain with preference given to Essex, including East London, Southampton, Daventry, Manchester, Liverpool, and Bridgend (South Wales).

Discretionary grants (typically £2,000 - £3,000) are available to local charitable organisations working with young people aged up to 25 years in England and Wales.

Grants up to £5,000 are available to smaller charities operating across the spectrum of social need in the UK.

Grants up to £2,500 are available to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe place to call home.

Grants up to £49,859 (€ 60,000) are available for youth activities promoting peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.

Grants up to £5,000 are available for Scout or Guide groups in the UK to encourage new members and to ensure long term benefits from the award.

Grants up to £10,000 are available to harness the talent of university students to help realise a project at a museum or gallery in the UK.

Grants between £5,000 and £80,000 are available for projects lasting up to two years which help enhance early childhood education and childcare settings of young children (birth to 5 years) from Armed Forces families.

Grants up to £80,000 are available to non-profits working to support young people with criminal convictions or at high risk of offending for the first time. In 2025, the focus is specifically on young women and girls.

Grants up to £2,000 are available for small UK registered charities working with vulnerable children and young people especially those at risk of sexual and other forms of exploitation within the UK.

Grants up to £6,000 are available for UK registered charities working in the UK in the areas of advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare, and improvement or protection of the environment.

Grants up to £2,750 are available for schools, youth groups, and charities to provide access to recreational trips or holidays for groups of children aged 13 years and younger who experience disadvantage or disability and live in an area of high deprivation.

Grants up to £5,000 are available for registered charities undertaking projects to support disadvantaged and disabled children who are under 13 years of age within the UK and abroad.