The fund is for organisations that:

• Work across any creative discipline – not just music.
• We envisage funding a couple of music projects, but music will not be the majority focus of this fund.
• Already actively work with Disabled people across all parts of their organisation (i.e. as participants, volunteers, freelancers, and staff).
• Have built trust with Disabled people.
• Are anti-ableist, advocate for the rights of Disabled people, and operate in line with the social model of disability.
• Can amplify young Disabled voices and already have established ways of co-creating with Disabled young people.
• Are ambitious, who want to push boundaries within their creative practice, with Disabled young people’s creative ambitions at the heart.
• Prioritise Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. In particular, those who design-in access from the start, and think about diversity and inclusion through an intersectional lens.
• Prioritise participant and staff wellbeing and safety.
• Actively reflect on what they do, and are open to learning and change.
• Have strong partnerships in place. 

• Individuals.
• New organisations.
• Organisations in Scotland and Wales.
• One-off or short-term projects.
• Organisations that don’t have a track record of creative work with Disabled young people.
• Organisations that aren’t looking to learn and develop their practice.
• Organisations without established youth voice or participatory structures.
• Organisations for whom this work is not part of their core purpose.
• Nurseries and schools (although they could be project partners).