Grants for Actions and Programs to promote Universal Accessibility for People with Disabilities (Greece)

The grants of the Ministry of Health through the “Creative Greece – “Contemporary Culture Grants 2024”, aim in 2024 to strengthen and highlighting the bodies and artists of Contemporary Culture and at the same time, at measure, they help the public to remain, co-exist and renew interest in the actions and initiatives that modernity can offer artistic creation.

This call aims to support and develop the cultural organizations and actions that, with clarity and method, are also addressed to People with Disability, to participate and get in touch and acquaintance with the Contemporary Culture.

Objectives of the Ministry of Health in the context of this call

• The support and development of contemporary artistic creation and production
• The highlighting of new and original/innovative ideas of artistic expression and cultural action
• The support of the work of young artists and the strengthening of new artistic currents
• The development of the public and the diffusion of cultural goods among citizens
• The strengthening of cross-sectoral/cross-artistic actions of Contemporary Culture and the encouragement of creative synergies in Greece and internationally
• The strengthening of the cultural and creative economy as a pillar of social and economic development and the creation of new jobs
• The development of actions in the Region with the aim of supporting and exploiting the human potential of each region and contributing to the economic revitalization of local societies
• The promotion of equality in access, participation and familiarization with contemporary cultural development, with an emphasis on young people, susceptible and vulnerable social groups, as well as special audiences
• Strengthening social cohesion and contributing to the acceptance of diversity
• The empowerment of knowledge for an even more sustainable environment, through responsible social actions
• The promotion of digital transformation and digital innovation in the field of culture
• Strengthening the prestige and reputation of Greek contemporary artistic creation abroad and highlighting Greece as a strong and recognizable pole of development of Contemporary Culture

Funding Information

• Proposals exceeding 20,000 euros must be accompanied from budget report signed and sealed by active accountant/tax preparer (e.g. from the AADE Registry) in order to be done accepted for evaluation.
• The actions to be subsidized must be implemented within the current year or at least start their implementation within the year.

Which proposals are outside the scope of this call?

• Proposals submitted by those supervised and regularly subsidized by the Ministry of Health. carriers
• Grant proposals to cover operational costs, equipment and building infrastructure
• Proposals not related to the subject of modern culture (e.g. folk art and tradition, folklore, history and ethnological museums)
• Proposals that did not receive a grant in the context of previous invitations from the Ministry of Health.
• Proposals which themselves or their drafts have already been presented to the public by the body

Eligibility Criteria

• Legal Entities of Private or Public Law of a non-profit nature, with cultural and/or public benefit purposes that have been established by 31/10/2023.
• In the case of cooperation between bodies, the proposal is submitted by the main body implementing the action and a cooperation agreement signed by the cooperating parties is submitted. If a foreign body participates, the proposal is submitted by the Greek body.
• Each body in the framework of the ‘Creative Greece – Contemporary Culture 2024’ program can submit only one proposal.

Evaluation Criteria

• General Criteria:
  • The relevance of the proposal to the priorities of the Ministry of Health.
  • The coherence of the proposal with the theme of the Invitation, its content and its artistic excellence
  • Adequate proposal development, comprehensive and documented planning and realistic time planning
  • Realistic budgeting and adequate documentation and analysis of financial data
  • Cooperation with professionals in the field during the planning and implementation of the proposal
  • The overall cultural and artistic activity of the organization/group in the field of modern culture, the culture of collaborations it has developed and its participation in important events in Greece and abroad (e.g. festivals, programs, collaborations, etc.)
  • Securing any other sources of funding for the implementation of the proposal (private, national, European sources/programs, alternative forms of funding, etc.)
• Specific evaluation criteria for the call proposals:
  • Highlighting artists with disabilities and/or chronic conditions and promoting their freedom of expression through art
  • The support of creators / organizations / groups that systematically deal with the production of cultural-artistic actions, which are also addressed to people with disabilities, with the implementation of inclusive cultural actions and programs (which include people with and without disabilities)
  • The support of integrated and innovative cultural actions, of a social and educational nature, which aim at the expansion and development of artistic skills, the active participation and integration of people with disabilities (artists and non-artists) and contribute to the removal of obstacles and the facilitation of access for people with a disability in cultural goods
  • Strengthening the entrepreneurship of people with disabilities in the cultural and creative sector and encouraging their networking with other agencies
  • The promotion of collaborations with artists and groups from abroad that specialize in the production of cultural activities with and for people with disabilities
  • The design and/or provision of certified audiovisual content (subtitling, audio description, sign language, etc.)
  • The support of actions by specialized staff, who have experience in actions of people with disabilities)
  • Also, priority will be given to proposals that create jobs, especially for people with disabilities and/or chronic conditions (artists or disabled workers in general).
  • Finally, priority will be given to inclusive cultural actions and programs aimed at people with and without disabilities.

For more information, visit Ministry of Culture.