Galway City Council invites applications from school and community bands in Galway city for the 2024 Band Grant. School bands, community bands, and community music ensembles and collectives from all musical genres can apply.
The support is for band development, work towards performance, and live performances in Galway city.
The Band Grant supports school and community bands. The grant will help bands to work towards performances. It enables community groups and music educators to develop bands in the community and in educational contexts. The Band Grant fund for 2024 now includes all musical genres, so applications from schools and community bands in Galway city from all genres are welcome.
The support is available for band development and performances in Galway city and is for not-for-profit activities.
The grant can cover costs such as tuition and instruments, maintenance/repair, rehearsal, and event costs.
The Galway City Arts Office is interested in engaging with more schools, amateur bands and collectives including youth, adult and intergenerational as part of this grant.
The Band Grant initiative provides financial help from a total funding allocated for the Band Grant 2024 of €25,000.
The online application form and guidelines are available at www.GalwayCity.ie/BandGrants For any queries, contact [email protected] with the subject line ‘Band Grant 2024 Query’.
