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Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Instruments for performing groups

Funding for Northern Ireland music groups and community and youth music organisations to buy instruments, in any genre.

Amount varies

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Category: Career
Who applies: Organisations
When to apply: Once a year, in October

Who can apply

Professional and non-professional performing groups, community and youth music organisations and schools
Formally constituted not-for-profit, voluntary or charitable bodies with a separate non-personal bank account
Based in Northern Ireland and regularly using the instruments there
No award from this scheme in the past five years; brass, pipe and similar bands use the Bands programme

How to apply

1
Create an application account on the Arts Council online system if you are new to it
2

Complete the form and upload all mandatory enclosures listed in the Guidance Notes

Submit before 12 noon on the closing date; the system shuts down on the dot

Look for the automated confirmation email; without it the application has not been submitted

Checked against artscouncil-ni.org on October 28, 2026.

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