This is a grant to provide financial assistance for freelancers in the cultural sectors facing financial challenges in the period from April 2020 – March 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
A grant of £2,500 is available per individual, to support with immediate cash flow to help through the disrupted period.
Support is available to assist freelancer professionals whose work has direct creative/cultural outcomes, who work in the four key sub sectors:
• The Arts;
• Creative Industries;
• Arts and Heritage Events;
• Culture and Heritage.
Individuals can apply for the grant by accessing the Culture Recovery Fund Eligibility Checker on the Business Wales website https://fundchecker.businesswales.gov.wales/culture
You will not be eligible:
• If you are a freelancer working in the sport sector;
• You have recently received funding from the Start-Up Grant launched in June 2020 to help new businesses survive the economic consequences of coronavirus (Covid-19).
This funding is specifically for creative/cultural subsectors and roles that have been forced to cease work and/or face difficultly restarting because of the impact of Covid restrictions. Those in roles that have been able to continue at previous or near previous levels of activity (e.g. architects, graphic designers, games designers etc.) with or without support should not apply.