Grants database

Green Team provides transformational outdoor experiences connecting children and young people in Edinburgh and Lothians, to nature, others and themselves. This grant will support the organisation to prioritise the development of a business and marketing strategy and to broaden fundraising capabilities. Funding would contribute to the salary of a Business Development Manager to raise organisational profile, diversify income and develop impact evaluation and improve sustainability.

Creative Youth Network is a large youth and creative services provider supporting around 6,000 young people in the South West each year. The organisation aims to establish a new group of youth advocates with experience of disadvantage, support them to act as ​“change-makers” in areas of policy and practice and share learning from this work with other youth organisations.

1625 Independent People provides support for young people who are experiencing homeless, leaving care or at risk of homelessness. This grant will help four Local Authorities in the South West to embed Psychologically Informed Environments within their youth and social care teams.

An Lanntair will work with seventeen schools on Harris and Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland to explore and test two strands of activity: a teacher professional learning scheme to develop teachers’ practice, enhancing sustainability for schools, particularly in the context of the geographical/​infrastructural challenges of the Western Isles; and a series of longer-term arts-based learning programmes, delivered by An Lanntair artist practitioners in schools and developed in consultation with teachers.

This project aims to support Reception age children in three Stafford primary schools to be better prepared for the future demands of school life. It will use a holistic arts-based approach combining music, movement, visual arts and media to develop key areas of child development: communication/​listening skills, physical skills, self-regulation/mindfulness, independence and self-confidence. The project also plans to support school staff to continue to use this arts-based approach in the classroom.

This grant will support the organisational development of Islington Mill, a creative space, arts hub and community based in Salford. Funding will provide research and development time and transition support for the founding directors and a new managing director.

This grant will fund the next stage in this strategic partnership between Gloucester Culture Trust, local arts organisations and London’s Roundhouse. This will nurture Gloucester’s emerging cultural community, develop key performance and participation spaces, support local talent and widen access to quality arts for young people in the city as audiences, participants, artists and decision makers.

This grant will support Ballet Cymru to roll out their Duets programme beyond south Wales. This will expand long-term, quality dance classes to young people facing multiple inequalities in six areas across Wales; provide additional progression routes; and share an innovative Creative Ballet syllabus with new community dance partners which co-deliver the work.

Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, humane, open and effective justice system. This grant will support the development of a movement to advocate for criminal records reform.

This grant will support the Busking Project to create and crowd source resources on busking, ranging from performance techniques to advice on permits, licenses and laws to local festivals and arts organisations.

Stephen Carolan is co-founder of Shoot Your Mouth Off CIC, which offers creative activities for learning disabled adults in Hartlepool. This grant will support the co-creation of a schools-based workshop with learning disabled adults to challenge negative attitudes and fight hate crime.

This grant will support the scoping and development of a community-based service so that people of all ages can find support and be open about their struggles with grief.