Youth Music distributes its funds in a variety of ways including:

General funding criteria

All the necessary information on each type of programme can be found in the relevant section. In most cases organisations will be applying to one of the Open Programmes. Each has its own application criteria, but the following list of conditions applies to all Youth Music funding.

• Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations in England that are over one year old.
• Participants must be 0-18 (or up to 25 with special educational needs (SEN), disabilities or in detention).
• Projects must include structured music-making activities for children and young people which are planned to advance their music skills
• Activities must involve training and development
• Music-making activity must take place principally outside of school hours.
• Youth Music's main source of funding is National Lottery money. This is distributed via Arts Council England, and so is not able to fund projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Each nation has its own Lottery allocation and chooses to use it in a variety of ways. However, strategic alliances are being established with the Arts Councils of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to enable Youth Music programmes to take place throughout the UK in the future.

Information about the other nations

For further information
T: 020 7902 1060 or E: info@youthmusic.org.uk