Grants averaging between £2,500 and £7,500 for charities, not-for-profit groups, and exempt organisations to support projects in music (e.g composition, course burseries, music therapy and special needs, research, youth orchestra and education projects etc) and heritage and crafts (e.g. development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors including support for: emerging craftspeople; craft and conservation projects and training; creative outcomes by designer-makers; projects with potential for capacity building within the sector; special needs projects focusing on the therapeutic benefits of skills development).
Other areas of cultural creativity related to heritage and crafts may also be considered, including theatre, performance, and literature, especially where projects can be shown to promote and develop high-level skills among early career practitioners and disadvantaged groups.
Two rounds per year, with trustee meetings in June and December. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2026