Grant Details
‘Made In Cov’ is a new grants programme for 2026 to 2027 by Coventry City Council. It will include grants of between £2,000 to £5,000 for organisations and freelance creative practitioners to deliver arts and creative activities for the benefit of residents in Coventry.
This grant programme is part of the delivery of our Coventry Cultural Strategy delivery plan 2026 to 2027 for Theme 5: 'Cultural Engagement and Opportunity – Increasing participation in culture through community led activity, improving access to creative spaces, and celebrating Coventry’s diverse cultural identities, including global craft'.
What are the grants for?
Through these grants, we want to support activities that bring more arts and creative opportunities for Coventry residents to take part in, especially in areas where there are less opportunities currently.
We are looking to support a wider range of arts and creative activities, which could range from small festivals to workshops, events, creative projects, exhibitions, showcases, trails or digital arts projects. The main aim is to bring local artists, creatives, residents and community groups together to make sure that everyone has the chance to take part and feel included. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document for more detail about what we mean by ‘arts and creative activities’.
Your activity or project doesn’t need to be a completely new one, as long as it is providing opportunities for Coventry residents to access arts and creative activities. We are especially interested in supporting activities that are developed together with the communities and audiences the project is trying to reach, and where residents have real power to influence what the activity is and how it will be delivered. This can be called co-creation. We have included more information about co-creation in the FAQs section.
We will consider funding projects in all Coventry wards, but are especially interested in projects taking place in our priority neighbourhood areas:
- Wyken Croft
- Stoke Heath
- Clifford Park
- Little Heath
- Henley Green and Wood End
- Bell Green
- Willenhall
- Foleshill West
We explain more about our priority areas in the FAQs section. To learn more about these areas, you can also visit the Coventry Place Profiler tool.
If applying for activities taking place in other areas in Coventry, it is important to think about how you will make sure that local communities can benefit, especially people experiencing disadvantages.
If your activity is something that you are already doing (for example weekly workshops), we need you to tell us what difference this funding will make that is additional to what you are already doing. For example, if you are delivering art workshops, the extra funding might help you to put on more workshops or do a special event.
How much can I apply for?
You can apply for grants between £2,000 and £5,000.
The total grant budget is £50,000 and we are more likely to fund projects and activity between £2,000 to £3,900, although we may give out a few larger grants between £4,000 to £5,000 for bigger projects involving more people and/or partners.
If you are successful in getting a grant, you will be paid in 2 instalments:
- 90% after you have signed a grant agreement at the beginning of the project
- 10% after your activity is successfully delivered and you have provided your evaluation information to us
You will therefore need to think about how you plan to deliver all the activity with 10% of the grant being paid at the end, after your main activity has finished. This may involve you needing to generate some cash from other sources to temporarily cover the remaining 10% until you are paid.
When considering when your activity can start, it is also important to note that it may take 28 days or more from signing your contract until you receive your initial payment owing to required processes and timescales relating to setting up suppliers, issuing orders and paying invoices.