Application Access Fund

If you identify as Disabled and need further support to make an application to Youth Music, you can apply to our Application Access Fund. This provides funding to cover any additional access costs that might be required for you to make an application to one of Youth Music’s main grant funds. You should apply for this fund before you start making your application.

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Personal Access Costs

When you make an application to Youth Music, you can build in personal access costs to your project and timeline. These are costs that remove barriers to enable staff to deliver the project and undertake the grant reporting. Designed for those facing the following additional barriers:

  • d/Deaf or disabled.
  • Neurodivergent.
  • Have learning difficulties.
  • Have a mental health condition.
  • Have a long-term health condition.

You can apply for personal access costs in addition to the main grant. You can apply for an extra 10% on top of the amount you are requesting. When completing your application there will be a separate section to enter your personal access costs.

Other access support we can provide

If there are barriers to engaging with our materials (e.g. documents, forms, websites, online grants portal) then please let us know. We can supply them in a different format or find an alternative way for you to engage.

We can often be flexible about application and reporting deadlines if you have access needs and contact us at least two weeks before a deadline.

Which fund is for you?

We have some tools to help you understand the differences between our funds, including our newest funds, and help you decide which fund is for you.

Which fund should I apply to?

I Need Funding

On this page you can find information about our different grant programmes, including the NextGen Fund, the Trailblazer Fund, Catalyser Fund and Energiser Fund.

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Application Access Fund

If you identify as Disabled and need further support to make an application to Youth Music, you can apply to our Access Fund. 

Funding round opens 22/02/2025

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