Applications for The Power of Music Fund 2025 have now closed.

We are proud to have supported 16 community projects and organisations across the UK, awarding over £31,000 in small grants!

Music for All is offering small grants to local organisations using music making to support people living with dementia and their carers. This is only open to applicants working with underrepresented communities, including those from racially minoritised communities throughout the UK. Funds can be used to support any type of ensemble including choirs, drumming circles or informal groups and should be put towards the purchase of instruments, equipment, specialised support/teaching/coaching/leading specifically designed to support the establishment and/or continuation of music groups for these groups. A grant of up to £2000 is available for this award.

The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) launched The Power of Music Fund in 2023 to promote music as a social prescription for people living with dementia and their carers. It is supported by The Utley Foundation, Arts Council England and The Rayne Foundation, alongside other investors and private donors. So far, the fund has awarded small grants to over 200 grassroots music and dementia projects across the UK, as well as launching Centres of Excellence for Music and Dementia in Manchester and Hertfordshire. Together, these grants will support more than 12,000 people.

The music making activity will be targeting people living with dementia and their carers and the application will need to illustrate how the grant will provide a musical moment(s) of joy for a person or people living with dementia (supporting, for example, costs associated with rehearsals/performance(s) including transport for participants, spaces, equipment, music, musicians and workshop leaders).

Grantees will be supported beyond their funding by connecting grassroots groups to the health system, improving access to activities and strengthening community connection. They will have access to support including training, peer support, resources, development opportunities, and evaluation through NASP’s national music and dementia network.

Visit Music Can to learn more about caring through music for those living with dementia. On their website, you can search for music activities, access helpful guides, learn more about the benefits of music, and connect with local support services using their directory. Visit their website here.

For further information and FAQs see here.