Creative Partners Investment Programme 2016-17

Kirklees Council’s Creative Partners Investment Programme 2016-17 is now open for applications. This is a one year funding programme for creative organisations based in Kirklees. The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 6 March 2016.

A SUMMARY OF THE FUNDING PROGRAMME IS BELOW BUT YOU MUST READ THE CRITERIA AT THE LINK BELOW TO CHECK FOR ELIGIBILITY TO THE SCHEME.

WHAT IS THE CREATIVE PARTNERS INVESTMENT PROGRAMME?
The Creative Partners Investment Programme is for:

• Established Kirklees based non-profit distributing creative organisations that provide part time or full time employment and have the capacity to provide freelance paid opportunities

• Those organisations who actively contribute to the vision, ambitions and aims of
Kirklees Councils Kirklees Economic Strategy (KES) and the Joint Health and
Wellbeing (JHAW) Strategy

Creative Partners will be selected for one financial year (April 2016 to March 2017). This is the final round of the Creative Partner Investment Programme.

AIM OF THE PROGRAMME
The aim of the programme is to ensure there is a strong infrastructure of arts organisations able to work in partnership with Kirklees Council to provide excellent arts and creative services, events and activities for local communities. The selected organisations must therefore be well managed and financially resilient.

WHO CAN APPLY TO BE A CREATIVE PARTNER?

You must be a CREATIVE ORGANISATION:

• based in Kirklees
• non-profit distributing
• with a demonstrable strong track record of providing all year round creative activities, events and/or services to communities and/or creative practitioners in Kirklees
• can explain clearly how your activity contributes to either or both the Joint Health &
Well-being Strategy and Kirklees Economic Strategy
• operative for at least 2 years
• showing a need for Council investment - organisations with projected reserves of more than six months operating costs (at the time of application) are less likely to be selected
• be currently registered with Kirklees Council’s Grants Access Point with a score of 5.

For more information visit http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/leisure/arts/creativePartners.aspx