We are dedicated to supporting cultural initiatives that enrich our community and bring culture to life. If you're an artist, creator, organisation, or simply someone with a passion for fostering cultural vibrancy, you're in the right place.
On this page, you'll find a range of funding sources designed to support projects that align with the spirit of CultureDale. From our own funds, which will go live in stages throughout the Year of Culture, to information on external support, we're committed to providing resources that help turn your cultural aspirations into reality.
Let's work together to make Calderdale's Year of Culture an exceptional celebration of creativity, diversity, and community. Your vision deserves the support it needs, and we're here to help you bring it to life.
Our Opportunities
We may also promote Calderdale Council and Community Foundation for Calderdale grants in this section. Please check the details of each item before contacting us.
Thriving Towns Fund
Applications are open for micro grants of £250 to £750 for community-led events, cultural activity and creative projects that bring people together, increase footfall, animate public spaces and contribute to thriving town centres across Calderdale - held between October 2026 and March 2027. Apply via the application link below. Guidance and criteria are also available to download.
External Funding
Creative Minds
Creative Minds
Creative Minds are delivering matched financial support for projects that use creative activity to support and improve the wellbeing of people living in Calderdale - from arts, leisure, recreation, horticulture, sport and physical activity. Each project grant is from £800-2,000, with £1,000 being the maximum for newly-formed organisations (<2yrs old) and small or peer-led groups. Read the full eligibility criteria in the document below to learn more. Closes 5pm Friday 23rd October 2026.
Locala Community Fund
Locala Community Fund
Locala’s Community Fund supports not for profit and community groups in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Stockport, Tameside, Wigan and Leigh, with grants of up to £1,500. Funding is allocated to projects that align with Locala’s Thrive Strategy, which aims to ‘support people to thrive where they live’. Learn more at the links below.
National Lottery Awards for All
National Lottery Awards for All
National Lottery are offering funding from £300 to £20,000 to support projects of up to two years that deliver a new or existing community cohesion activity. Learn more about eligibility on their website below.
Rural England Prosperity Fund
Rural England Prosperity Fund
The Rural England Prosperity Fund is open for applications for capital grants for a variety of investment priorities in rural areas. These include investment in rural SMEs; developing the visitor economy; building capacity for local community groups and more. See the full list in the document linked below.
Supporting Grassroots Music Fund
Supporting Grassroots Music Fund
Grants of up to £40,000 for projects up to three years in length that support the Grassroots Music Sector can now be applied for through Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants.
Create Growth Programme
Create Growth Programme
The Create Growth Programme is designed to support the development of creative industries with high-growth potential across England.
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has secured funding as part of this programme, offering a bespoke package of business support targeted at high-growth potential creative industries businesses in West Yorkshire.
This programme will run from April 2024 to March 2025, with face-to-face and online sessions.
Learn more about eligibility and register your interest below.
National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery Project Grants
Offering grants of up to £100,000 for arts, libraries and museums projects.
Currently prioritising Supporting Grassroots Music, Museum Unlocking Collections and Universal Library Offers projects.
Youth Music Funding
Youth Music Funding
The Youth Music Network is offering funding across the UK through their different grant programmes, including the the Incubator Fund, the NextGen Fund, the Trailblazer Fund and Catalyser Fund.
These funds are generally targeted towards organisations that support children and young people facing barriers to make, learn and earn in music, as well as young creatives looking to make their ideas a reality.
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