Youth Music has announced grants of £869,000 as part of a new funding programme, bringing the year’s total to £7.69m.
The music charity currently supports almost 400 music-making projects across the country and reaches out to 75,000 children and young people.
According to the organisation, this latest round of investment is part of Fund A, a new financial scheme set up to allow smaller organisations or smaller projects to apply for grants of up to £30,000 to support life changing music-making activity.
Successfully funded projects include initiatives for children and young people with special educational needs, disabilities and sensory impairment.
Matt Griffiths, Youth Music chief executive, said: ‘This is the second round of awards under our Fund A programme and we’re definitely achieving our aim of diversifying our portfolio while making it easier for smaller projects or organisations to access funding.
‘We’re delighted to welcome 21 new organisations into the Youth Music fold. Several grants have been awarded for projects focused on special educational needs and disabilities as we now the benefits of our investment for the young participants involved are enormous.’
Visit the Youth Music website for more information about Youth Music’s funding programme.
The music charity currently supports almost 400 music-making projects across the country and reaches out to 75,000 children and young people.
According to the organisation, this latest round of investment is part of Fund A, a new financial scheme set up to allow smaller organisations or smaller projects to apply for grants of up to £30,000 to support life changing music-making activity.
Successfully funded projects include initiatives for children and young people with special educational needs, disabilities and sensory impairment.
Matt Griffiths, Youth Music chief executive, said: ‘This is the second round of awards under our Fund A programme and we’re definitely achieving our aim of diversifying our portfolio while making it easier for smaller projects or organisations to access funding.
‘We’re delighted to welcome 21 new organisations into the Youth Music fold. Several grants have been awarded for projects focused on special educational needs and disabilities as we now the benefits of our investment for the young participants involved are enormous.’
Visit the Youth Music website for more information about Youth Music’s funding programme.
