Culture Together Grants fund
A fund for projects to make our culture sector more inclusive and sustainable.
What we will fund
Your project should support Southwark Stands Together. It should celebrate or make meaningful change to equality, inclusion or representation in one of the following areas:
- audiences
- workforce
- governance
- artistic content
Your activity should aim to improve access to opportunities for groups marginalised by:
- race
- disability
- sexual orientation
- gender or sex
We also encourage activities that:
- engage young people
- address climate change in line with our Climate Resilience and Adaptation strategy
- focus on health and wellbeing
Southwark's demographic data
We will evaluate your application against Southwark’s demographic data. You should apply for:
- amplifying activity if your organisation and/or its work is representative of Southwark's population
- change-making activity if it is not
The table shows a breakdown of the key population demographics in the borough:
| Global majority (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) | Disabled under the Equality Act | LGB+ sexual orientation | Transgender and non-binary | Female | |
| Total population | 49% | 14% | 8.1%* | 1.2%* | 52% |
| Working age population (16-64) | 46% | 13% | 7.9% | 1.3% | 52% |
Source: Census 2021 data.
*Data is not available for under-16s, so the total Southwark population here refers to those aged 16+.
We will not fund:
- capital costs (building works or equipment purchases)
- activities already supported by Cultural Celebrations Fund or Neighbourhood Grants
All activities must pay anyone in a ‘relevant employee’ role at least the London Living Wage.