SoundEMission funding directory provides a list of grants and resources to support creative projects and initiatives in the East Midlands.
PPL Momentum Music Fund
Deadline - 11 August 2025
The PPL Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.
Activities eligible for support include recording, touring and marketing.
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Previous recipients include Little Simz, Sam Fender, Kae Tempest, Knucks, Hannah Peel, Big Joanie and many more.
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The PPL Momentum Music Fund is run by PRS Foundation in partnership with PPL, Creative Wales and Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Trailblazer Fund
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The Youth Music Trailblazer fund offers grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to organisations in England to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. The project should trial work or test a new way of working, sustain a grassroots programme or disrupt the status quo (or all three!).
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Your work must meet one of our themes:
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Early years
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Disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent young people
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Youth justice system
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Young people facing barriers
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Young adults
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Organisations and the workforce.
Fidelio Charitable Trust
Fidelio aims to provide support for individuals (over the age of 21) or groups of exceptional ability, to enable them for example:
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To receive special tuition or coaching (e.g. in the case of musicians to attend Master Classes)
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To participate in external competitions
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To be supported for a specially arranged performance
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To receive support for a musical composition
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Applications must be submitted by Institutions, Colleges, Arts Festivals or other similar arts organisations in the United Kingdom with recognised relevant expertise, preferably registered charities.
Yapp Charitable Trust
The Yapp Charitable Trust offer grants for running costs to registered charities with a total annual expenditure of less than £40,000.
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They fund works that focuses on the following priority groups:
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Elderly people
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Children and young people
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People with physical impairments, learning difficulties or mental health challenges
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Social welfare
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Education and learning
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Arts Council National Lottery Grants
National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual practitioners, community and cultural organisations
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We fund projects that:
• Focus on the disciplines we support
• Reach and engage people and communities in England with high quality creativity and culture.
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Project Grants is always open for applications between £1,000 and £100,000.
Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust
The Charity provides funds for tuition; help towards the purchase of an instrument; some living expenses incurred whilst in full time or postgraduate education/studies at a recognised music college/university in the U.K.
The Charity supports students from 18-21 years of age. The Charity can only accept applications from those in full time study and holding a UK bank account. All successful applications are paid their grant/award by bank transfer.