• Hornpipe Small Grants Scheme Application Form 2026

    Funding application form. Please complete all required fields and provide supporting documents where requested.

  • ·       Grants: From £250 to £4,000
    ·       Funding source: Hornpipe Theatre Company
    ·       Match funding: Required, can also be in-kind support
    ·       Eligibility: 


    -       Your activity can be working with young people in or out of the school  setting.
    -       Activities can be of any artform.
    -       Applications can be made by an Arts Organisation, freelance artist, community group or school.
    -       Delivery needs to be working with young people within a PO postcode.
    -       Applications are required to meet aims set out below.
    -       The activities must take place within one year of receipt of award.
    -       Only one grant can be awarded to the same grantee in a one year period.


    ·       Deadlines for applications: 
    The closing date for the next round: 12noon, Friday 8th January
    You will be notified within one month of the closing date of each round.

    ·       Other: In some instances, we may not be able to meet the entire request, but may be able to offer a contribution.
     
    Criteria:
    For requests up to £1000, you will need to detail how your project contributes to at least 2 of the following criteria.


    For larger requests of £1001-£4000, you should detail how your project contributes to at least 4 of the following criteria:


    1.     Young people’s academic achievements e.g. projects incorporating Arts Award will be looked upon favourably.
    2.     Young people’s well-being or soft-skills development
    3.     Young people’s cultural development
    4.     Increased access to arts and cultural provision. This could be through working with a specific group of young people usually excluded from provision.
    5.     Develop staff confidence and ability at utilising arts within the school/community setting.
    6.     Raise young people’s aspirations


    Evaluation- you must be committed to completing the evaluation form which demonstrates project outcomes.


    What you can apply for:
    Production costs e.g. materials, equipment costs
    Artist/ facilitator fees
    School transport costs
    Training costs
     
    What you can’t apply for:
    Projects which have already started or taken place
    Events intended to raise funds for non‐arts causes
    Requests to pay off loans or deficits
     
     
    Please note- we only have a small amount of money available each quarter, and will therefore not be able to fund every application we receive. We will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applications, due to limited resources. If you are unsuccessful, please do not let this deter you from applying again in the future.
     
    If successful, an evaluation report on the project will be supplied to the Hornpipe Trustees, no later than one year from the date of the Grant and 3 months after project conclusion. The report should describe fully the application of the Grant, and the achievements resulting from the project. More information about this will be given upon receipt of a grant.

  • Applicant and Organisation Details

  • Project start date*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Project end date*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Is your project for children?*

  • Thank you for your interest in the Hornpipe Small Grants Scheme. Unfortunately this grant is only for those projects working creatively with young people. We will not be taking your application further at this time. 

  • Applicant status*
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • Organisation Policies

    Do you have any of the following:
  • Public Liability Insurance*
  • Safeguarding Policy & Procedures in place*
  • Equal Opportunities Policy*

  • Project Proposal and Impact

  • 0/500

  • Budget and Funding

  • Expenditure breakdown*
  • In-kind support
  • Funding source, status, and amount*

  • Supporting Documents and Declaration

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  • Once you have completed the form, please check through the following list and confirm that you have copies of the following documents, and can make them available, should we request to see them in the future.  Make sure you have ticked each box relevant to your application and sign below. We do not require you to send us the documents at this point.

  • Declaration agreement*
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