Deadline: 2-Dec-21
The Leeds Inspired (LI) has launched its Small Grants program for non-profit making projects or events that work with artists.
Funding Information
The Leeds Inspired Small Grant Scheme accepts applications for arts projects grants of between £100 and £1200. The Leeds Inspired grant schemes are usually heavily oversubscribed and they are unable fund everything.
What they Fund?
- Leeds Inspired aims to promote access to the arts. The scheme aims to achieve a balance of creative opportunity across the city for the benefit of all communities.
- They fund activities which increase access to arts and enable people to take part fully and with greater confidence. Funds are for new activity or additions to existing events. They do not fund repeat activity.
- You can apply for grants for arts related activities for example:
- Events, performances, exhibitions & workshops
- Participatory arts project work
- Online arts based activity
- Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are welcome for non-profit making projects or events that work with artists.
- These projects may be organised by:
- Individuals (you will need to demonstrate your previous experience of running similar projects and budgets)
- Arts organisations
- Community or voluntary groups
- Commercial organisations who wish to run a non-profit arts project
- Groups of organisations (one will need to take the lead and have the main responsibility for managing the application and any grant)
Constitution and governance for organisations
- Organisations must have a governing document that has a minimum name, aim/purpose, objects and a dissolution clause for the organisation
- Organisations must have a list of trustees/committee members, with signatures
- Organisations must have at least 3 Trustees/Committee members, who should not be related
- Organisations must have a bank account or building society that requires at least two people (who are unrelated and do not live at the same address) to sign cheques
- Paid members of staff cannot also act as Trustees/Committee members
For more information, visit https://www.leedsinspired.co.uk/grants
