Funding Streams

Cash for Culture Guide from Voluntary Arts Scotland

 Funding through Covid-19​​

• Funding and Planning Support for Community Events in 2021
  
• The William Syson Foundation
• Social Investment Scotland help and advice
• Helpful Financial Toolkit from Craft Scotland
• Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
• £20 Million Hardship Fund for Creative, Tourism & Hospitality Enterprises ​
• ​Creative Scotland Sustaining Creative Development fund open
• Museums Galleries Scotland announces new funds to support Scotland's most vulnerable museums and galleries and to support digital and home working
• BFI sets out support for UK industry impacted by COVID-19 crisis
• Foundation Scotland Community Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund
• Awards For All (COVID-19 specific)
• If you are isolating and need to access cash the Post Office can help. 

 Innovate Create Cultivate

The Innovate Create Cultivate fund is open for 2020/21 

Find out more about the Innovate Create Cultivate fund.

Regional Arts Fund Round 8 2021-22

The Regional Arts Fund 2021-22 is now open.

The purpose of Dumfries and Galloway Regional Arts Fund is to increase the volume and impact of high quality arts projects for the public and economic benefit of Dumfries and Galloway.

Completed applications and supporting material should be submitted to grantapplications@dumgal.gov.uk 
The closing date is 12 noon on Wednesday 6 January 2021.

The investment priorities were developed by DG Unlimited on behalf of the arts sector in the region. Full details and a link to the guidance notes and the application form can be found here

 South of Scotland Visual Artist and Craft Makers Award (VACMA)

Applications are open for the Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards Scheme 2019-2020.

Find out more.

These funds are supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Bright Sparks

Bright Sparks is a new and innovative fund to support creative risk-taking and excellence.

Find out more.

This fund is supported by Creative Scotland.