One-off revenue grants of between £500 and £8,000 are available for core operational and project costs for locally-based, grassroots UK registered charities that are providing services to UK communities in the following fields:
The Performing Arts - support for community music-making, performing arts engagement and early-stage career development, particularly:
- Amateur community music-making and singing.
- Charities that provide early-stage career development to improve social mobility in the performing arts, and
- Performing arts engagement for underserved communities, particularly young people.
Creative Health - support for non-clinical interventions that improve physical, emotional and mental health, particularly:
- Animal-assisted therapy and horticulture.
- Arts-based interventions accessed through referral, and
- Short breaks for young carers.
Heritage Crafts - support to protect rare craft skills and linking traditional skills to training and employment, particularly:
Projects linking heritage skills to employment and training, particularly for young people, and the
Protection of rare or endangered heritage craft skills.
Registered charities wishing to apply for a grant are requested to do so online via the Trust's website.
Full application guidance is available on the website, and, if needed, additional help can be obtained by contacting the Trust.