Culture Grant Scheme

Welsh Government Culture Grant Scheme for Grassroot Organisations – now open

The Welsh Government’s Culture Grant Scheme for Grassroot Organisations is one of a range of activities taking place that will support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, including people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, having equitable access to and involvement in cultural activities across Wales.

Welsh Government has outlined its commitments and initiative on race equality, published in June 2022 in the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan. The Plan outlined Welsh Government’s vision to become an anti-racist nation by 2030 and set out key priority goals and actions for eleven policy areas including for Culture, Heritage and Sport

As part of those goals and actions this grant, managed by Diverse Cymru, seeks to support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, including people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, to develop cultural and creative activities across Wales and can support single year or multi-year projects up to December 2024.

What projects will be supported?

We want to support a range of projects and groups that reflect the diversity of Wales’s communities including, but not exclusive to visual art, community art, dance, carnival, festivals, performance, literature, and music.

Grant details

Two types of grant are available, please check the eligibility criteria for each grant before applying.

Medium grant

Funding from £1001 – £5,000 is available to projects led by grassroot constituted not for profit organisations including charities and community interest companies. Unincorporated organisation / constituted groups can apply in association with a fully constituted organisation.

Large grant

Funding from £5001 – £30,000 is available to support projects delivered by constituted not for profit organisations including charities and community interest companies.

Deadlines

Round 1: applications for all two grants are now open and will close on Monday 25th September at 9am.

Decisions will be made by an independent grant panel. We expect to notify groups of an outcome late October and that projects should be ready to begin immediately.

Organisations can apply for single or multi-year funding.  For single year projects, funding must be spent by 31 March 2024. Organisations seeking multi-year funding must stipulate the amount needed for each financial year (not exceeding the maximum threshold of £30,000 for the two years) and must complete the project by 31 December 2024.

For more information, and to apply, visit: https://diversecymru.org.uk/culture-grant-scheme/