Tŷ Cerdd Lottery Grants

NEWS FROM Tŷ Cerdd:

Tŷ Cerdd distributes Lottery funds on behalf of Arts Council of Wales, to help organisations develop music-making of all genres in communities around Wales.

Three strands – Create, Engage & Inspire – support a range of work. Your organisation can apply to one, two or even three pots at once if you have activity that fits the priorities and guidelines.

Priorities

To nurture new music
To create partnerships between artists and organisations
To help bring communities together
To inspire young people

And we’re most interested in projects that provide opportunities for individuals and communities that are under-represented or have been neglected and excluded.

Create – A fund to support the creation of new work by composers and music-creators of any genre. Apply for up to £2,000 from Create to commission a composer, work with an artist in residence, or join forces with a music-creator to write a new piece for your group.

Engage – Funding a range of activity – from live performances to online productions, from workshops to community collaborations – Engage offers grants of between £250 and £2,000 towards activity that reaches out to audiences and communities.

Inspire – With young people at its heart, Inspire can support your organisation up to the tune of £2,000 for a music project for participants aged under 26, or under 31 for disabled participants.

▶ Guidelines

▶ How to apply

▶ Writing a strong funding application

Deadlines for future rounds:

16 July 2025

15 October 2025

21 January 2026

The application portal closes promptly at 5pm

For more information contact us on: 029 2063 5640 / lottery@tycerdd.org

or join us for a Q&A session. These will include detail on what we can and can’t fund, how to complete the application form and the budget and how to navigate the application portal.

Monday 16 June, 12pm
Wednesday 25 June, 5pm
Thursday 3 July, 10am