Ignite Fund
Made up of three strands
- Development strands ring-fenced to focus on priority groups and artistic genres managed by Delivery Partner Organisations
- Open access project grants for organisations managed by the LBoC steering group
- Small grants for individual artists managed by Croydon CEZ and the Culture Hubs
Development Strands
Six programmes offering training, mentoring and other support alongside grant funding. Four programmes are aimed at priority groups and two at specific artforms. Artform programmes are expected to ensure representation from the priority groups.
Black and Global majority artists.
We are asking Talawa to lead this development strand and would like to hear from other organisations that are interested in supporting Talawa, particularly those from Asian communities.
LGBTQ+
We are asking Stanley Arts to lead this development strand with supported artists and arts groups developing work that could be included in Croydon Pride 2023. We would like to hear from other organisations interested in supporting Stanley Arts
d/Deaf and disabled
We are asking SAVVY to lead this development strand working closely with other members of the THRIVE network, Turf Projects/Makers of Stuff, Club Soda, SLiDE and Drunken Chorus. We hope that the development strand will enable more local artists to be involved in the Liberty festival which will be delivered in partnership with the GLA.
Young People
We are asking CMA to take a central coordination role with delivery via the culture hubs led by Arts Press at Turf Projects, Talawa at Fairfield Halls and Zoo Co at Stanley Arts. We would expect the fund to involve other delivery partners for the C3 programme.
Music Sector
We are asking the CEZ via its Croydon Music City programme to lead this development strand which we expect to include the existing Future Stage programme offering performance opportunities to emerging artists, Croydon Calling programme of free music events, Music Heritage Trail activations and a new borough wide busking programme.
Heritage
We are asking the John Whitgift Foundation to lead this development strand which will support heritage projects focussing on the borough’s cultural and community heritage. We would like to hear from other heritage organisations who are interested in being involved in developing this strand.
If further funding becomes available we would like to also establish sector support funding for
- The dance sector
- Spoken word/new writing
- Community festivals
Ignite Fund – Open Access
Two Project Grant programmes and grants for individuals
Project Grants - Large
- Min 10 Grants of up to £50,000. Average 25K
- Projects supported by large grants will be LBoC Flagship events
- LBoC Steering group to agree criteria and assess bids
- LBoC Team to lead on securing additional funding
- We hope to be open for bids in April 2022
Project Grants - Medium
- Min 15 Grants of up to £10,000. Average 5K
- Steering group to agree criteria and timetable
- Assessments by Steering Group and Culture Hubs
- Fundraising support given to grant recipients to secure additional funds
Grants - Individual artists
- 100 Grants of up to £1,000. Average £750
- Assessments by CEZ and Culture Hubs
- Administered by CEZ
Marketing support
- We hope the majority of culture projects taking place in 2023 will be promoted via LBoC irrespective of whether they are directly funded
- LBoC delivery plans include a designated Comm & PR post, website and agency support
