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Wakefield Council Culture Grants

Wakefield Council Culture Grants

Wakefield Council

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Funding Available:
Up to £10,000
Deadline:
Various

Funding Information

Wakefield Council Culture Grants have launched three new grant strands open to charities, CICs and other VCSE organisations based in Wakefield District. These will support arts, creative and heritage activities and events.

  • Culture Grants Small – up to £2,000
  • Culture Grants Medium - £2,000 to £5,000
  • Culture Grants Large - £5,000 to £10,000

The grants support groups to co-produce creative and heritage projects by Wakefield communities. Whether you want to run arts workshops at your community gala, create a new film inspired by local heritage, or improve health and wellbeing through creative writing or performance. Wakefield needs your ideas and passion to help make a lasting impact and inspire your community.

Application deadlines for Culture Grants Small are:

  • Round 1 – Monday 31 March 2025
  • Round 2 – Monday 19 May 2025
  • Round 3 – Monday 14 July 2025
  • Round 4 – Monday 15 September 2025
  • Round 5 – Monday 17 November 2025

Application deadlines for Culture Grants Medium and Large are:

  • Round 1 – Tuesday 22 April 2025
  • Round 2 – Monday 14 July 2025

Find out more at an introductory session online or around the district:

  • Thursday 13 March, 12-1pm – Online via Microsoft Teams
  • Monday 17 March, 12-1pm – Airedale Library
  • Tuesday 18 March, 12:30-1:30pm – Ossett Library Community Room
  • Wednesday 19 March, 12-1pm – Wakefield Library Learning Zone
  • Thursday 20 March, 12-1pm – Normanton Library
  • Thursday 20 March, 6-7pm – Online via Microsoft Teams
  • Friday 21 March, 11:30am-12:30pm – South Elmsall Library

Book your place at a session here: Wakefield Council Culture Grants event tickets from TicketSource.

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