CultureDale Connect Fund:
Bringing people together through culture, nature, and the outdoors
CultureDale is a vibrant celebration of what makes Calderdale unique—its history, creativity, places, and people—bringing everyone together for a memorable year of cultural expression.
The emphasis of this fund is to build social cohesion in Calderdale, through cultural activities. Social cohesion happens when people from different backgrounds meet, mix and get along. The work of cohesion and integration is about developing neighbourhoods, workplaces, institutions and social spaces where difference is welcomed and celebrated. It is about creating opportunities where empathy and curiosity about people ‘not like me’ are encouraged. When this happens, we can move beyond ‘us’ and ‘them’ towards ideas of kindness, trust and social cohesion between groups of people.
While Calderdale’s Year of Culture 2024 came to a close in April 2025, the memory of the fantastic events and activities and the new relationships forged through shared cultural activity, will live on for a long time. As part of leaving a legacy for Calderdale and working towards the Council’s Vision for 2034, Calderdale Council are launching a second round of the CultureDale Connect Fund.
Whilst cohesion and integration remain the core objective of the fund, this year CultureDale would like to encourage applications with nature and the outdoors in their applications.
How much can you apply for?
Ø The maximum you can apply for is £5000. There is a total of £45,000 available.
How to Apply
This programme is managed by the Community Foundation for Calderdale, on behalf of Calderdale Council.
Please read the guidance document for this fund here.
You can access the application form via this link: Apply to CultureDale Connect Fund
Under certain circumstances we can accept applications by video. Please click here for more information
Help to Apply
If you have any questions about the CultureDale Connect Fund please contact Joanna.Fullman@calderdale.gov.uk
If you have any questions about the application process or need some help completing your application form, please get in touch with rachelb@cffc.co.uk 01422 349700
We invite all interested applicants to attend an online information session for the CultureDale Connect Fund on Tuesday 10th February 11am-12pm. Please click here to join the meeting.
Please click here to view top tips on applying for grants.
Timescales
You can apply to the CultureDale Connect Fund from Monday 9th February 2026
The deadline for invited applications is 10am Thursday 12th March 2026.
Project delivery will be April 2026-end March 2027
Please note that applications submitted at the last minute, may not meet the deadline. A surge in submissions can result in a delay in processing. These applications will not be accepted. As most funds are oversubscribed, priority is given to applications submitted on time. To be sure of your application arriving before the deadline, apply a minimum of a day beforehand.
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