Culture Grants Medium

Medium grants offer up to £5,000. They are open to applications from Charities, CICs, and individual creatives and organisations.
Constituted community groups are not eligible to apply.
Medium grants are expected to predominantly focus on creative and heritage activities which can be delivered in the short term.
Medium Grants will support
- medium scale creative, cultural, and heritage projects
- short term participatory arts projects
- short term projects that target engagement with culturally under-served audiences
- match funding for national funding application i.e. Arts Council England
- support for community led medium scale public festivals (free to access)
- note: Festivals applications will only be considered in the April round of applications
Application deadlines
- round 1: Tuesday 22 April 2025
- round 2: Monday 14 July 2025
Decisions will be announced 8 weeks after each deadline, followed by a 2-week period for contracting and finance arrangements. Note that this could mean up to 10 weeks between application and a project beginning.
How to apply
Please review our application guidance before applying.
Applications are accepted via word document or e-form. We will accept applications via video or audio file if this is the preferred format due to access needs. Please get in touch at culturegrants@wakefield.gov.uk for further information and support.
To apply to Culture Grants Medium, please complete the:
Project reporting
All supported Culture Grants Medium projects will need to complete an interim report 30% of the way through. They will also submit an evaluation form at the end of the project.
The following forms are examples of the reporting required: