Large Grants — The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation

The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation's Large Grants fund music projects in South Yorkshire — either brand-new ideas or established projects that need extra money to grow their reach — with up to £2,000 per award. It's open to charitable organisations and groups, not individual artists building their own careers, and the work has to benefit people in Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster or the wider South Yorkshire area who face social or economic disadvantage. Funding is deliberately limited: the Foundation says only a small number of Large Grants go out each year, and it's worth weighing up whether its Small Grants scheme, which offers up to £750 and stays open year-round, might actually suit a smaller project better. This round opened in early October 2026 and closes on 2 November 2026, with successful applicants told shortly afterwards; future rounds are announced on the Foundation's social media rather than fixed in advance. You apply through an online form on the Foundation's website, and it's worth reading the Grant Making Policy in full before you start, since it isn't summarised on the application page. The site doesn't publish formal scoring criteria or say whether match funding is expected — grants are judged against the Foundation's broader aim of advancing music for public benefit among disadvantaged groups, and funding for festival-type activities specifically is described as limited.