Call for Submissions: GMCA Inspire Fund (UK)

Funding Information

• Grants of £500 – £2,000.

Eligible Costs 

• Software
• Contributions towards venue or room hire
• Training/course fees
• Upgrades to kit
• Equipment
• Materials and resources
• Tools to enhance working environment
• Instruments
• Applications only within GM
• Music
• Craft
• Small Capital Expenditures
• Theatre/Spoken Word
• Photography
• Visual Arts
• Film
• Multi-disciplinary Arts
• Design
• Room, space hire but not solely
• Literature
• Museums
• Event/project budgets (in part, only)
• Heritage
• Combined Arts
• Dance
• Resources

Ineligible Costs

• Your time/staff time, including living costs
• Total costs of an event or project
• Expenses including travel
• Organisations already funded by the Spirit and Sustain strands of the GMCA Culture Fund
• Costs towards a project or activity that will last beyond April 2026

Eligible Activities

• The GMCA Culture Fund: Inspire will prioritise funding applications that:
  • Allow you to grow as a creative or creative organisation
  • Support your work and growth in Greater Manchester
  • Show evidence of added value to creative individuals or organisations

Eligibility Criteria

• The GMCA Culture Fund: Inspire is designed to support Greater Manchester-based:
  • Freelance artists.
  • Independent creatives, artists, musicians, and performers.
  • Small creative arts organisations (less than £100k turnover).

For more information, visit 10GM.