Grants we have made

Grants list

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This section lists all grants we have made since 2013. The categories from 2013 to 2018 were Arts, Environment and Welfare. This changed in 2018 when Welfare was replaced with Social Action. There are also separate categories for grants to the Museums and Galleries Fund and to the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Fund.

Please note that the Visit Website button under each grant listed is a link to the listed grant-holder's website.

LGBT Foundation 

Towards project costs related to their policy and influencing work in relation to health inequalities faced by members of the LGBT community

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£95,790 
Duration
2 years
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Manchester Collective

Towards core salaries of the Head of Development and Senior Producer roles

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Manchester Museums Partnership

Towards the "Indigenising Manchester Museum" Project

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£101,850
Duration
2 years
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National Youth Theatre

Towards the costs of 30 new national freelance employment opportunities for a cohort of diverse young professional creatives

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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National Youth Theatre

Championing Theatre Creators: direct employment and support of diverse young professional creatives

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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North West Wildlife Trusts

Towards core costs and policy work to secure better managed Marine Protected Areas in the Irish Sea

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Northern Ballet

Towards core costs associated with the creation and production of new work

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
2 years
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ORA Singers

Towards core costs in support of their capacity to commission, perform and record new choral repertoire

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£132,000
Duration
3 years
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Outside In

Towards their "Curating Collections Course"

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
3 years
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