Are you in a choir or singing group that is a lifeline for someone living with dementia and their carer?
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The National Academy of Social Prescribing, in partnership with the Utley Foundation, is offering 100 grants of £1,000 each to eligible choirs and singing groups on a first come first served basis*
Registration for the fund will open on this page at 9am on Monday 13 February and will close at 9am on Wednesday 15 February.
This small-grant fund is intended to support social prescribing by helping choirs and singing groups come through a challenging winter and continue providing musical moments of joy to those living with dementia and their carers.
Support for the Power of Music Fund is part of the Utley Foundation’s ongoing commitment to increasing the use of music in dementia care.
*Weighted to ensure grants go to people across the country and to reflect diversity.
How to apply
1. Registration opens on this page at 9am on Monday 13 February and will close at 9am on Wednesday 15 February.
2. Come back at any point during the registration window and submit the following information (you will need to complete the form in one sitting as our system cannot save versions for you to edit later).
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- A contact name, number, and email address for all correspondence.
- The name of the choir or singing group
- How often you meet
- Details of the bank account the grant will be paid into – account name, number, and sort code. NB: If the choir or singing group does not have a bank account in its own name, you will need to provide details of the host organisation that will receive funds including its registration number as a charity or care home. The receiving bank account cannot be in the name of an individual.
- The location of the choir or singing group– England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.
- The number of people in the choir or group and estimates of the number of choir members who live with dementia and the BAME diversity of the group.
- 50 words max on how the choir or signing group will use £1,000 to bring musical moments of joy to people living with dementia.
3. Click submit and that’s it.
Eligibility checklist for choirs and singing groups
- Your group must meet regularly and include at least one member who is living with dementia.
- Your group can be stand-alone or hosted by another organisation e.g. charities, carers centres, care homes, churches/ faith centres.
- Your group must have a bank account in its own name OR if it is a group hosted by another organisation, that organisation must have a bank account in its name and be a registered charity or a registered care home.
Key dates for your diary
- 9am on Monday 13 February – Registration opens
- 9am on Wednesday 15 February – Registration closes
- Monday 20 February – The first offer letters will be sent. It may take up to 8 weeks to receive an offer letter.
- Successful groups will have 2 weeks to accept an offer by submitting 50 words on what makes their choir special and a photo or other visual celebrating their choir to be used in promoting the fund.
- Offers that are not accepted within 2 weeks will be withdrawn and reallocated to the next choir on the list.
- 2 July – Thank You Day 2023. All choirs and groups registering for the fund will be invited to take part in Thank You Day 2023, when the Music for Dementia campaign will be celebrating the power of music to help those living with dementia with different activities around the country
