*Grants are currently closed*
Funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority, a range of grant options are available via the Culture and Creative Investment Programme. Read the guidelines to find out more about our grants of up to £5000 and strategic grants of up to £25,000, and how to apply.
Offering grants as part of our investment strategy enables enterprises to build upon their creative and commercial ideas, creating opportunity for them to become more sustainable or grow their business
Application process
Please read the application guidelines before applying. Applications to be made via Creative UK application portal. There is one form for Individuals (capped at £10,000), and another form for Sole Traders and Registered Businesses:
North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme application
for Grants – Individuals
North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme application
for Grants – Sole Traders and Registered Businesses
You will be asked to provide:
• Contact information for yourself and/company
• Financial information about your business
• An overview of your track record or that of your business
• Information about your plans and the impact they will have on your career and/or your company’s long-term sustainability and potential growth
If you are applying for over £5,000 and up to £25,000, we recommend that you discuss your idea with us before starting an application. If you have a proposal for a strategic grant please contact Carol Bell, the Strategic Advisor for the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme Carol.bell@wearecreative.uk
North of Tyne Grants Webinar
We held a webinar to answer questions about the grant offer – you can watch the webinar recording below.
Other grant funding available through the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme
We are currently looking for partners to co-deliver a themed sprint or challenge, learn more here.
We are so thankful to be recipients of this amazing grant. While the pandemic has obviously had a huge impact on our sector, there has also been learning and growth in diversifying the offer of creative companies like ours; this grant will help us continue to develop our digital capacity, particularly within innovative immersive technologies, and deepen our understanding of improving access to culture across multiple platforms.
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We are thrilled and very grateful to have received this grant from Creative UK and North of Tyne Combined Authority. Moving Parts Arts CIO will now be able to begin focussing on building and strengthening our team and resources, which in time will allow us to engage more people and produce more ambitious work.
Up until this point all of our festivals, events and community projects have been run on a shoestring and have relied on many hours of voluntary service from the core team and our supporters who believe in the project. This grant marks a turning point where we can start to build strong foundations for the future.
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