This fund is to enable cultural organisations, working primarily for public benefit, to rebuild and create opportunities to increase their financial resilience after the COVID-19 pandemic.
To be eligible for support from this fund, organisations must:
And be at least one of the following:
Organisations that are in receipt of other Creative Scotland support, including Regular and Open funding, are able to apply if they meet the above criteria.
For more information, please see page 4 and 5 of the Guidance Notes.
The overall budget for this fund is at least £15m.
Eligible organisations can apply for support of up to 10% of their income in the most recent full financial year not impacted by COVID-19. If the organisation applying is based in another country, as well as Scotland, only income generated in Scotland can be included.
Applicants can apply for between £5,000 and £150,000.
As the budget for this fund is dependent on the final position of other funds then the amount awarded may be reduced or increased. An increase in award would only take place if funds are available and we assess that the organisation can deliver increased public value through an enhanced award.
Applications are now closed.
We offer access support to disabled applicants, tailored to individual requests. Support includes Sign Language Interpreters for meetings and scribing support for dyslexic applicants. Officers can offer advice to new applicants and support them to make an application.
The Equalities Team can offer additional one-to-one support to applicants with access requirements. Please note we will accept applications and supporting materials which are written in English, Gaelic or Scots. If you are a D/deaf BSL user, you can access our services with the Contact Scotland-BSL programme.
If you need access support, please get in touch with enquiries@creativescotland.com