Cultural Celebrations Fund

We will ask for some information about you and your organisation, and about the event. Then we'll ask some questions depending on the size of grant you're applying for.

Small grant application questions

We will ask for some information about you and your organisation. We'll then ask questions about the event.

Community engagement

Tell us how the event you are proposing connects and unites different communities.

Include your:

• target audiences and what journey you want them to go on by experiencing your event
• partners, their role in delivering your event, and how you intend to develop your relationships with them

(10 points)

Tell us how your event will successfully reach and engage wide audiences, including diverse and underrepresented groups.

Tell us:

• how you plan to advertise, market and promote your event
• how you will make the event accessible
• how many people you expect to be at your event during the busiest period
• how many people you expect to attend your event in total

(10 points)

Planning

Tell us more about your planning to help us understand the likelihood that the event can be successfully delivered.

Tell us about:

• progress you have made so far in planning your event
• challenges or risks that your event plan will need to address  
• the experience you and your team have of delivering events like this

(5 points)

Budget

Tell us:

• about your planned income and expenditure for the event
• whether other income is confirmed or expected
• when expected funding is likely to be confirmed 

Make sure that your income and expenditure balance.

(5 points)

You won't need to pay venue hire fees. You'll need to pay an event application fee when you submit your event application. Please include this in your expenditure budget. 

Equalities monitoring

We ask for this information so we can understand:

• who manages the organisations we fund
• how representative they are of the communities they serve 

This information:

• is not scored
• does not affect the outcome of your application

Large grant application questions

We will ask the same questions we ask people applying for small grants. We will also ask some further questions.

Anti-racism

Tell us how the Southwark Stands Together anti-racist pledges are embedded in the event delivery.

Tell us how you will ensure that the people delivering the event (staff, contractors, artists and creatives) will reflect the diversity of the borough.

(10 points)

Environmental impact

Tell us how you will make your event as environmentally sustainable as possible.

Read our Climate Emergency information and the Events Environmental Sustainability Guide before answering this question.

(5 points)

Local jobs and opportunities

Tell us how your event will help create local jobs, volunteering or training opportunities for Southwark residents. 

What opportunities will there be for local people to access:

• paid employment
• volunteering roles
• training and/or skills development

Tell us how you will make these opportunities accessible. 

(5 points)

Local businesses

Tell us how the event will support local businesses.

Tell us: 

• what opportunities the event will bring for local businesses
• how you will engage with them

(5 points)

Longer-term benefits

Tell us what you think the longer-term benefits or outcomes of holding your event will be.

Tell us how: 

• your event supports the aims of Southwark 2030
• you'll know when the benefits or outcomes you expect have been achieved

(5 points)