Grants database

Manchester Art Gallery provides free access to exhibitions of their collections, education and community engagement programmes. In 2021 the gallery plans to relaunch the former gallery of costume, Platt Hall, as a community-generated museum. This grant will support the gallery to deepen understanding of local needs, test events co-created with community partners and inform the programme for Platt Hall.

Maiden Voyage Dance is a contemporary dance company based in Belfast. This grant will support the company to explore whether an inclusive dance group can support girls and women experiencing disadvantage to improve self-expression, wellbeing and social cohesion, in collaboration with women’s support centres across Belfast.

Hounslow Action for Youth Association provides a range of specialist one-to-one and group work support services to young people at risk of crime and anti-social behaviour, improving their engagement with education, families and community for better mental and physical health, and positive futures. This grant will support the organisation to develop creative writing workshops to support young women at risk of gang involvement and sexual exploitation in Hounslow.

Clean Break is a women-only theatre company supporting women who have experience of, or are at risk of entering, the criminal justice system. Through this grant the company will explore and develop a new supportive, integrated practice which aims to remove barriers to professional development for their members. Activities will include supporting artistic development, developing life skills, and mental health support.

Based in Glasgow, the Centre of Contemporary Arts aims to act as a hub for creative activity in the city and to support the wider cultural ecology. Through this grant, CCA will explore how longer-term engagement, partnership working and co-production can increase access for people claiming asylum and those with refugee status.

Based in North Belfast, The Duncairn delivers a programme of live music, workshops and participatory arts events. Through this grant, the organisation will explore how best to embed impact measurement across all programme strands and test which methods best enable participants and staff to reflect and articulate personal, social and skills-based changes as a result of engagement.

This grant will support the development of a six-week sex and relationship education programme for 11 to 18 year olds. The programme aims to develop student’s social and emotional literacy, through co-created material and arts-based projects, encouraging creative expression.

SignCo.io works with BSL/​English Interpreters, Deaf people and other interested parties to deliver high-quality interpreting services to Deaf people for health services across Merseyside. This grant will support the organisation to develop a digital platform for obtaining quality BSL interpreting within a healthcare setting, co-designed with interpreters, Deaf members and health service providers.

Samenua Sesher is a writer, coach and culture management consultant. This grant will support her to develop a digital Museum of Colour to explore and celebrate the contributions made by people of colour to the UK’s creative industries, particularly film, television and the arts.

Revolution Hive provides PSHE education to young people through workshops and programmes that prepare young people for life beyond the classroom. This grant will support the organisation to develop workshops to help young people develop life skills, like conflict resolution, critical thinking and social awareness, through an escape room-type experience working together with peers towards a common goal.

Pay as You Feel Accountants aims to help young people who have experienced domestic abuse, homelessness or other disadvantages in their lives to make the first step into employment. Through this grant, Pay as You Feel Community Accountants will explore how best to support young women who have experienced abuse to train as accountants.

MPP is dedicated to bringing mindfulness education to those otherwise unable to afford it. Through this grant MPP will research, develop and pilot an accessible and engaging mindfulness course for excluded young people, fusing mindfulness with non-contact boxing training.