Summary: Funding to support charitable work in performing arts, creative health, and heritage crafts and skills, with a strong emphasis on increasing access for communities facing barriers to opportunity.

Deadlines:

• • 8 May 2026: First-stage applications for large charities.
  • 1 June 2026: Applications for small charities and second-stage submissions for invited large charities.

Funding available: Grants typically range from £500 to £8,000. Unrestricted funding is available for charities with annual income under £250,000.

Key funding themes:

• • Performing Arts: Community music-making, engagement for underserved communities (especially young people), and early-stage career development.
  • Creative Health: Non-clinical, arts-based health interventions, including creative referrals, short breaks for young carers, and animal- or horticulture-assisted therapies.
  • Heritage Crafts: Protection of rare or endangered craft skills and projects linking heritage skills to training and employment, particularly for young people.