Culture Everywhere Micro Grants Wakefield Council’s grants specifically aimed at Wakefield-based community groups, charities, CICs and other community-focused organisations to run short term and small scale cultural, creative, or heritage projects, events and activities.

Funding is available up to £1,500 and applications are accepted throughout the year, with deadlines up until 18 December 2023.

Visit the Culture Everywhere webpage for more information and to apply, and the Application Guidance page for a wealth of application guidance and top tips documents.

Information Sessions

Culture Grants 2023 are holding drop-in information sessions across Wakefield district and online in February and March to answer any questions you might have about project eligibility and the application process.

Sessions will be held in:

• ‍Wakefield Library – Thursday 23 February, 3-6pm‍
• Hemsworth Library – Monday 27 February, 10am-12pm‍
• South Elmsall Library – Monday 27 February, 1:30-3:30pm‍
• Normanton Library – Thursday 2 March, 10am-12pm‍
• Stanley Library – Thursday 2 March, 1:30-3:30pm‍
• Online (via Teams) – Thursday 2 March, 5-7pm [Please visit this link to register for the session]‍
• Sandal Library – Friday 3 March, 10am-12pm‍
• Horbury Library - Friday 3 March, 1:30-3:30pm‍
• Featherstone Library - Monday 6 March, 10am-12pm‍
• Castleford Library – Monday 6 March, 1:30-3:30pm‍
• Aspire@ The Park, Pontefract – Tuesday 7 March, 10am-12pm‍
• Online (via Teams) – Thursday 9 March, 12-2pm [Please visit this link to register for the session]

Contract culturegrants@wakefield.gov.uk if you have any questions or need individual support.