Apply for funding

You can now download and read our Arts Grants for Organisations Funding Guidelines and make an application for funding online.

Our Arts Grants for Organisations provide targeted and timely support for arts organisations based and primarily working in Wales.

We want to enable them to fulfil their artistic potential and to offer creative experiences of the highest possible quality to the people of Wales.

We may accept applications from organisations based outside Wales, where they can demonstrate convincingly that their project will benefit artists and audiences in Wales.

Small Grants

Small Grants are open to application at any time and are for projects that need less than £5,000 from us. We offer:

• Small Grants
• Small Grants for Research and Development
• Small Grants Training

Large Grants

Large Grants are open to application four times a year and are for projects that need more than £5,000 from us. These are:

• Large Grants
• Large Grants Training
• Large Grants Festivals
• Large Grants Music Industry Development
• Large Grants National Touring (October 2013 and January 2014 only)
• Large Grants Theatre and Dance Production Development

The deadlines for 2013/14 are:

• Friday 17 May 2013
• Friday 26 July 2013
• Friday 11 October 2013
• Friday 24 January 2014

Wales in Edinburgh 2013 grants

This additional funding opportunity provides support for Wales-based performing arts companies to produce and present their work at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Click here to download the Wales in Edinburgh 2013 Application Guidance before you start an application.

The deadline for applications is on Friday 31 May 2013.

Lottery Capital Programme

Capital Lottery funding is open to application at any time. For projects that need more than £50,000 a simple Project Registration form will need to be completed. We offer:

• Purchase of Equipment
• Project Registration Form
• Minor Capital Projects
• Feasibility Studies

Your application

If you’re disabled or cannot get access to a computer, please contact us. We’ll work with you to find other ways for you to apply that are more suited to your specific needs.

Contact us

You can contact us in a number of ways:

• by telephone from 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on 0845 873 4900 – at local call rates
• by SMS – 07797800504 (Messages charged at caller’s standard network rate only)
• by email to information@artscouncilofwales.org.uk