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Many local councils have funding available for individual counsellors to allocate to projects and community organisations in their area. Exactly how the funding is used from one council to the next does vary, but common themes are:
• Helping local organisations to improve the lives and wellbeing of people in the area
• Encouraging the development of, and active participation in, community activities
Funding is normally available to a wide range of organisations, including arts organisations. We think it could be a useful source of funding for music groups, especially if you are looking to develop a new project.
We've put together the table below as a quick and easy way of finding the relevant page on your council’s website. If you find any Councillor Funds pages we have not listed, please do let us know and we'll add it to the list.
Many local authorities have arts specific funding available – we have an index to help with that too. And don’t forget we have a Funding Finder tool as well.
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England
| Region | Local Council | Funding Website | Application Form |
| East Midlands | Bassetlaw | Visit website | |
| Derbyshire | Visit website | ||
| Lincolnshire | Visit website | ||
| Northampton | Visit website | ||
| Nottinghamshire | Visit website | ||
| East | Peterborough | Visit website | View application form |
| Stevenage | Visit website | ||
| Suffolk | Visit website | View application form | |
| London | Croydon | Visit website | |
| Islington | Visit website | ||
| Lewisham | Visit website | ||
| South East | Hampshire | Visit website | View application form |
| Kent | Visit website | ||
| Oxfordshire | Visit website | View application form | |
| Surrey | Visit website | ||
| West Sussex | Visit website | ||
| South West | Cornwall | Visit website | View application form |
| Devon | Visit website | ||
| Somerset | Visit website | ||
| Torbay | Visit website | ||
| West Midlands | Warwickshire | Visit website | |
| Worcestershire | Visit website | ||
| Yorkshire and the Humber | North Yorkshire | Visit website | View application form |
Scotland
| Local Council | Funding Website | Application Form |
| Aberdeen | Visit website | View application form |
| Argyll and Bute | Visit website | |
| East Lothian | Visit website | View application form |
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Falkirk
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Visit website | |
| Highland | Visit website | |
| Moray | Visit website | |
| North Ayrshire | Visit website | |
| Perth and Kinross | Visit website |
We hope you find this Making Music resource useful. If you have any comments or suggestions about the guidance please contact us. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the content of this guidance is accurate and up to date, Making Music does not warrant, nor accept any liability or responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of the content, or for any loss which may arise from reliance on the information contained in it.
