Funding opportunities for Creative Industries in London: Funding opportunities for Creative Industries in London Rocket Science Zennor Consulting 23rd October 2007


Funding opportunities for Creative Industries in London: Funding opportunities for Creative Industries in London Olympic opportunities European Union Funding, 2007-13 The BIG Lottery The Arts Council Future funding (programmes in development)


Olympic Opportunities: Olympic Opportunities 4 major Olympic opportunities Cultural Olympiad Creative Programmers Legacy Trust Five Olympic Boroughs


Olympic Opportunities: Olympic Opportunities Cultural Olympiad UK-wide Cultural Festival (June 2007) Four year UK-wide Cultural Festival – 2008 Partnership of BBC, UK Film Council, Arts Councils and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Form, purpose and ambition of the Cultural Olympiad shaped by the views of 4,000 representatives from the cultural sector


Olympic Opportunities: Olympic Opportunities 10 major projects - Film and Video Nation - International Exhibitions Programme - Artists Taking the Lead - 2012 Sounds! - International Shakespeare - Live Sites - Celebration of Disability Arts and Sports - 2012 Carnival - World Cultural Festival - World Festival of Youth Culture


Olympic Opportunities: Olympic Opportunities Creative Programmers Encourage and enable arts and cultural bodies to get involved Create opportunities for ordinary people to take part A link between the regions and LOCOG Assessment of local projects Champions for the region’s heritage


Olympic Opportunities: Olympic Opportunities Legacy Trust (20th November) £40 million expendable endowment UK-wide programme of projects aimed at; promoting the Olympic and Paralympic ideals Foster innovation and creativity Strengthen the creative and technical skills base across the UK Encourage a joined-up approach Offer young people and diverse communities the opportunity to participate Leave a lasting positive legacy


Olympic Opportunities: Olympic Opportunities Five Olympic Boroughs Host Boroughs Unit – Newham, Greenwich, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest A potential Annual Cultural Festival Boroughs are offering individual grant programmes e.g. Newham; Go for it grants Local Employment and Training Framework (£9.6m to 2009)


The European Union in London(2007-2013): The European Union in London (2007-2013) ERDF (£120 million) ESF (£334 million) DWP produced ESF Operational Programme Led by Mayors Office (LDA)


The European Union: The European Union Opportunities LDA ESF Funding round – Prospectus launched - 14 November 2007 Register interest - http://www.lda.gov.uk/server/show/ConForm.64 Closing date – 8 January 2008 Delivery start date - 1 June 2008 Further tendering round – Summer 08 Other (LSC, DWP, London Councils)


The European Union: The European Union Challenges Competition Open & Competitive Tendering


EU trans-national Programmes: EU trans-national Programmes European Territorial Co-operation (INTERREG) North West Europe Inter-regional networks Non Structural Funds: Culture Programme Research Framework Programme (FP7) Socrates and educational exchanges Twinning


The BIG Lottery: The BIG Lottery £2.3 bn between 2006-2009 Health, education, environment & charitable causes 3 aims of funding; - supporting community learning and creating opportunity - promoting community safety and cohesion - promoting well-being


The BIG Lottery : The BIG Lottery Outcomes from their funding; People have better chances in life, with better access to training and development Stronger communities Improved rural and urban environments Healthier and more people


The BIG Lottery: The BIG Lottery Opportunities Reaching Communities £100 million Bring improvements to people & communities Voluntary & community organisations, social enterprises and statutory bodies


The BIG Lottery: The BIG Lottery Opportunities Awards for All - Up to £60 million - grants available between £300 - £10,000 - projects for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community - promotion of education, environment and health


The Arts Council (England): The Arts Council (England) Limited Funding Opportunities Grants for the Arts - Ad hoc funding Regular multi-annual funding Cultural leadership programme


The Arts Council: The Arts Council Opportunities & Challenges Small ad hoc grants – generally £100k ceiling for non-national projects Changes to eligibility criteria