Deadline: 4-Nov-22
The Youth Music is pleased to announce its Catalyser Fund which offers grants to organisations in England who want to sustain work, scale-up delivery, or create change in sector practice.
The project must support children and young people who face barriers to make, learn or earn in music, and aims to make music activity more inclusive so everyone can access it.
The Youth Music Catalyser Fund offers grants to organisations who want to:
- Sustain work;
- Scale-up delivery; or
- Create change in sector practice.
Funding Themes
Your work must meet one of their themes:
- Early years
- Disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent young people
- Youth justice system
- Young people facing barriers
- Young adults
- Organisations and the workforce.
Funding Information
- Grant sizes are between £30,001 and £300,000.
- Duration: Programmes last between 24 and 48 months
They invest in work that:
- Supports children and young people facing barriers to make, learn or earn in music.
- Makes music activity more inclusive, so more children and young people facing barriers can access it.
Target Organisations
- Organisations looking to sustain their delivery over multiple years.Organisations who are working to influence and change sector practice.
- Those who want to scale-up delivery to reach more children and young people, more of the workforce or increase the geographical reach of their work.
- All Catalyser organisations will have a track record supporting children and young people facing barriers to make, learn or earn in music.
Eligibility Criteria
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You need to meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply for a Youth Music Catalyser grant. Check you can answer yes to all the statements in this section before you make an application.
- You are committed to improving equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in your organisation (this includes youth voice and participation).
- They don’t expect organisations to have got it ‘all sorted,’ but they want to fund those who are committed to reflecting and making change. That’s why they ask you about EDI in their application and monitoring forms.
- You should have an EDI policy or action plan that is reflected on and updated regularly. If you don’t have one in place, then they’ll expect you to develop one over the course of your grant. Fair pay is important to EDI, and they expect all organisations to pay the real Living Wage.
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You are keen to develop your organisation
- They want to fund organisations that are open to developing. This means evaluating and reflecting on what you do, engaging with Youth Music, and being collaborative.
- Youth Music likes to experiment, make mistakes, adjust, learn, and improve. They try to be honest with themselves about what is and isn’t working. And they want the organisations they fund to be the same! If you have a Catalyser grant, they will be there to celebrate your successes, help when things need to change and support if things don’t go to plan.
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You are a constituted UK based organisation
- Sole traders and individuals can’t apply to this fund.
- If you are a voluntary group not registered with Companies House or the Charity Commission, you must have a constitution and management committee.
- You must be legally constituted and providing activity for at least one year before you apply to this fund.
For more information, visit Youth Music.
For more information, visit https://youthmusic.org.uk/catalyser-fund