Deadline: 4-Jul-25
The Herefordshire Council has launched the UKSPF Cultural Programming Grant to support the delivery of local arts, culture, heritage and creative activities across Herefordshire.
The scheme aims to increase engagement and vitalise communities across the county through cultural programming.
What they mean by cultural programming?
- Cultural programming helps to foster a sense of local pride. Creative activities enliven communities, improve wellbeing and strengthen social ties, helping to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the neighbourhoods. They can also attract people into the county, increasing economic investment and improving people’s perception of Herefordshire.
- Cultural programming can take many forms including community events, festivals, creative activities and workshops, tours, exhibitions, maker spaces and screenings as part of an ongoing creative programme.
Funding Information
- You can apply for a grant of up to 100% of the total project costs.
- Minimum grant of £1,000
- Maximum grant of up to £10,000
- Organisations can only apply for one project up to the maximum grant value.
What the grant or funding is for?
- The grant will support a range of creative activities across Herefordshire including (but not limited to):
- Funding for the development and/or operation of local maker spaces
- Funding for community arts and heritage events and festivals (not including business expos, trade fairs, award ceremonies, wedding fairs, school or village fetes, regular street markets, auctions, car boot sales, agricultural markets, or sports races, matches or competitions)
- Support for studio sessions or art classes and workshops
- Funding for local exhibitions and local displays for artists to showcase work
- Funding for local cultural or heritage tours and trails
- Funding for local independent film or cinema programming
Outputs and Outcomes
- They aim to fund programmes that align to one or more of the following interventions from the UKSPF investment priority – Communities and Place:
- Herefordshire Council core interventions – E6: Support for local arts, culture, heritage and creative activities
- Activities should deliver the following outputs and outcomes:
- Increase in footfall
- Improved engagement
- Number of local activities and programmes
- They are particularly looking for projects that:
- Help to foster a sense of local pride and belonging
- Engage new audiences
- Provide new skills or opportunities to local people
- Support the wellbeing and happiness of local people
- Support the growth of the cultural programme in Herefordshire
Eligibility Criteria
- This is a county-wide grant scheme. Only organisations registered in Herefordshire with legal status can apply, including:
- Charities, voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations including charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) and social enterprises (e.g. CICs)
- Businesses (with a core operation in the natural, cultural or heritage sector)
- State and independent schools and colleges (as long as the project or activity benefits and involves the community and does not deliver activities that are part of the standard curriculum)
- Town and parish councils
- Community benefit societies
- Community clubs or trusts
- Religious organisations (as long as the project or activity benefits the wider community and does not include religious content)
- Sole traders, with business or evidenced bank accounts
Ineligibility Criteria
- Following is not eligible to apply:
- Individuals
- Unconstituted organisations
- Organisations who are registered in the county, but propose to deliver activities and programmes outside Herefordshire
For more information, visit Herefordshire Council.
