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Open 4 Business Portal

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Carlisle City Council is providing local businesses with free access to its local business support and grant portal provided by Open4Business. This is tailored for the Carlisle area and includes local, regional and national schemes.

Business can also search for funding relevant to their size and sector. To use the portal, you will first need to register with Open4Business.

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Grants and Funding

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Opens for First Round of the Year

Health & Social Welfare

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Funding to support those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are the most limited.

Registered and exempt charities in the UK can now apply for a grant of £1,000 to help tackle social disadvantage and support vulnerable individuals.

The deadline to apply is 28 February 2023.

New Cash Grants for UK Start-ups and Growing Businesses

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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Grants are available to help start-ups and early-stage founders across the UK to take the next steps on their business journey.

‘Realising the Remarkable’ is a new cash grant programme which has been created to help entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses, and reach their full potential.

The deadline for applications is 26 February 2023 (23:59 GMT).

New Round of Grants to Boost International Recognition of UK Regulators

Education, Employment and Training

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Grants are available for UK regulators and professional bodies pursuing international recognition arrangements.

The Recognition Arrangements Grants Programme will provide grants for UK regulators to develop recognition arrangements with their international counterparts, and ensure British professionals have their qualifications recognised overseas.

The second round of the programme is now open with a deadline for applications of Friday 24 March 2023 (23:59 GMT).

IUK Launches Engineering Biology Collaborative Research and Development Competition

Digital & Technology

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Organisations can apply for funding to develop Engineering Biology technologies, processes, products and services, or apply Engineering Biology to societal challenges.

Through this competition, Innovate UK (IUK) will fund business-led research and development (R&D) that will lead to new Engineering Biology (EngBio) products, processes or services, and de-risk the adoption of new EngBio technologies that offer high market potential.

The deadline for applications is 29 March 2023 (11:00 BST).

Launch of £1m Competition to Stimulate Innovation in Occupational Health

Health & Social Welfare

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UK businesses, and partner organisations, can apply for research and development funding to help with challenges small businesses and the self-employed face with ill health at work.

Innovate UK has launched a competition to increase access for small businesses and the self-employed to occupational health services (OHS) in the UK.

The deadline for applications is 15 March 2023 (11:00 GMT).

Innovation for All Grants Now Available

Community

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Funding for projects using innovative and creative solutions to benefit communities in the UK.

Kilburn & Strode LLP is a leading practice firm of intellectual property attorneys. Annually, it donates 1% of profits to its charitable arm, the Innovation for All Foundation.

Applications are open until 31 March 2023.

Kellogg’s School Breakfast Club Fund Reopens for 2023

Health & Social Welfare

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Schools across the United Kingdom can now apply for funding to support breakfast club initiatives for children.

Kellogg’s, in partnership with Forever Manchester, is offering grants of up to £1,000 to schools to help fund breakfast clubs across the UK and ensure that children who need it most receive a morning meal.

Applications can be submitted at any time.

Michael Tippett Musical Foundation Reopens for 2023

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Grants are available for young musicians and composers across the UK to support the performance, recording, and promotion of the music of Michael Tippett.

For 2023 the Trustees have decided to focus the Foundation’s activity exclusively on the funding of performances and recording of music by Michael Tippett, to generate greater revenue for a wider range of activities in future years

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2023.

QuantERA ERA-NET Cofund in Quantum Technologies Launches 2023 Call

Digital & Technology

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The transnational call is providing approximately €33 million for projects focusing on applied quantum science and quantum phenomena and resources.

QuantERA II is a European Research Area network focused on quantum technologies (QT). It supports multilateral research projects with the potential to initiate or foster new lines of QT through collaborations exploring advanced multidisciplinary science and/or cutting-edge engineering.

Applications should be submitted by the 11 May 2023 (17:00 CET) deadline.

Co-op Foundation’s Carbon Innovation Fund – New Focus for Round 2

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding for community, private and public sector organisations across the UK for initiatives which will help to reduce the UK’s reliance on soy-based animal and fish feed and synthetic fertilisers.

The Co-op Foundation has published the guidance notes for the second round of its £3.5 million Carbon Innovation Fund.

Round Two will open for applications on 1 February 2023 (after the event concludes at midday) and close on 28 February 2023 (midday).

Government Plans to Expedite Rollout of Sustainable Farming Incentive

Energy, Environment & Climate

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England’s farmers will soon have access to a new set of paid actions to support food production and environmentally responsible farming.

The Government has set out new plans for England’s farming sector, supporting farmers to be profitable and resilient as they produce food sustainably while protecting nature and enhancing the environment.

Applications opened on 30 June 2022. Applications will remain open, so interested parties can apply at a time that works best for them.

Netflix Opens Documentary Talent Fund for 2023

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Funding and professional support is available to help five emerging filmmakers from the UK and Ireland turn their short documentary ideas into completed films.

Netflix is once again providing the Documentary Talent Fund to identify and support emerging documentary filmmakers from the UK and Ireland.

The deadline for applications is 16 February 2023 (13:00 GMT).

New IUK Competition for UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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UK registered organisations, collaborating with at least one German SME, can apply for grants for collaborative research projects resulting in innovative solutions.

The aim of this Innovate UK (IUK) competition is to support UK and German business-led collaboration in innovation. IUK will support UK businesses to collaborate successfully with German counterparts and build global growth prospects. Proposals must contribute to the development of commercial products, processes or technical services.

The competition opens on Tuesday 7 February 2023. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 7 June 2023 (11:00 BST).

Ofwat Launches £4m Water Discovery Challenge

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Support is being offered for a range of organisations to develop bids addressing the water sector's most pressing challenges.

Ofwat’s new Water Discovery Challenge is a £4 million competition for innovations that can help solve the biggest challenges facing the water sector; today and in the future. The aim is to directly support organisations with innovative propositions and facilitate their engagement with water companies.

The deadline for applications is 5 April 2023 (12:00 GMT).

2023 Dates for Veterans’ Foundation Applications

Health & Social Welfare

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Funding to help provide lifetime support to those in need among serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and their immediate families.

Not-for profit organisations which support the Armed Forces community in Great Britain (veterans, those serving and immediate dependants) can now apply for the next round of grants from the Veterans’ Foundation.

The next deadline is 6 February 2023.

Dyers’ Company Launches Seed Capital Investment Fund

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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New businesses operating in the UK’s dyeing, textile production or colouration industries can access investment funding to help their enterprises gain traction.

The Dyers’ Company has launched a new Seed Capital Investment Fund designed to support innovation in, and the commercialisation of, business ideas with a link to colour or colouration.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 28 February 2023.

Sea-Changer’s Coastal Fountain Fund Reopens for 2023

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Not-for-profit organisations across the United Kingdom can apply for funding to cover the purchase of a water foundation to help reduce pollution and the use of non-reusable plastics in coastal communities.

Sea Changers is offering grants of up to £2500 for community groups and other not-for-profit organisations to help prevent negative impacts on UK coastal and marine environments and species by reducing marine litter through the provision of well-located coastal water fountains that will significantly reduce the use of non-reusable plastic drinks bottles. 

The deadline for applications is 28 February 2023.

Sport England Offering Grants for Flood-Damaged Facilities

Sports, Leisure and Tourism

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The Small Grants fund has broadened its criteria to include flood support.

Sport England has temporarily updated its Small Grants guidance to enable funding for organisations affected by recent flooding.

Flood Relief funding is available for a limited time only.

Funding for Transport Innovations to Support Ageing Population

Transport, Infrastructure & Communications

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Funding is available for businesses that have ideas to reimagine how transport options in the UK can better support a rapidly ageing population.

The Transport Pathfinder Innovation Programme invites innovators, businesses and entrepreneurs to propose transport solutions that are commercially viable, demonstrate creativity and innovation, and can be supported towards market by investment in good design.

The deadline for applications is Monday 27 February 2023 (12:00 GMT).

Grants to Mark the 75th Anniversary of Windrush

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Funding to support groups to celebrate and/or educate about the history of the MV Empire Windrush and the contributions of the Windrush Generation to UK life.

Activities in 2023 need to support the central aims of Windrush Day – to tell the story of the Windrush Generation and celebrate and recognise how they have shaped Britain’s heritage.

The deadline to apply is 22 February 2023.

Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Documentary Film Fund Invites Applications

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Funding is available to finance the production of a short documentary film produced by an emerging British LGBTQ+ filmmaker.

Applications are being invited to the second annual documentary film fund provided by Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2023.

National Lottery Awards for All Accepting 2023 Event Applications

Community

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Funding to build strong relationships in and across communities in England.

Applications are accepted from constituted voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and statutory bodies such as local authorities and community councils.

Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are available for up to one year.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

£60m Fund to Enable Councils to Regenerate Brownfield Land

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding available to support local authority partnerships in England to help unlock surplus land and property.

One Public Estate (OPE) is a partnership between the Office of Government Property (OGP) in the Cabinet Office (CO), the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2023.

Google Global Goals Call for Applications for AI-based Solutions to Societal Challenges

Digital & Technology

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Funding and technical expertise are available to organisations worldwide to advance AI-based projects which address global societal problems.

Google.org is inviting funding applications from organisations around the world that are using artificial intelligence to create new, innovative solutions to existing societal problems and to make progress against the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Applications may be made at any time and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The application window will remain open until all selections are made.

IOP Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2023 Opens for Applications

Community

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Funding for individuals and organisations running physics-based events and activities in the UK and Ireland that improve people’s relationship with physics in their family or community groups.

The Institute of Physics (IOP) provides grants for physics engagement projects that align with IOP’s Limit Less campaign.

The deadline for initial applications is 12pm (midday) on 27 February 2023.

Launch of the 2023 Ashden Awards for Climate Innovations

Energy, Environment & Climate

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These awards recognise outstanding climate solutions projects in the UK and the developing world.

The Ashden Awards promote exceptional climate solutions and the environmental, social and economic benefits they can provide.

The deadline for applications is 8 March 2023 (23:59 GMT).

Made Smarter Innovation - Launch of IUK’s Industry Ready Robotics and Automation Competition

Digital & Technology

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UK registered organisations can apply for grants for late-stage robotics and automation innovation projects.

Through this Made Smarter Innovation competition, Innovate UK (IUK) is investing in innovation projects focused on late-stage robotics and automation to increase productivity, sustainability and resilience within manufacturing processes.

The deadline for applications is 5 April 2023 (11:00 BST).

Ogden Trust’s Physics Education Grants Scheme Opens for First Funding Round of 2023

Education, Employment and Training

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Funding for schools, colleges and charities based in the UK and working predominantly in England for projects and activities that enhance physics opportunities and aspirations.

The Ogden Trust offers a small number of grants each term for projects that are clearly based around physics and developed with current evidence in mind.

The current deadline for applications is 26 March 2023 (midnight).

Small Grants to Support Refugees in England

Health & Social Welfare

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Funding to aid refugees by supporting their basic needs, integration and safety.

In partnership with Benefact Trust, the Church Urban Fund has opened a second round of Refugee Support funding.

Applications are open on a rolling basis until 31 March 2023.

Large Grants Available from Charles Plater Trust

Education, Employment and Training

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Funding for projects which contribute to the aim of advancing social justice through education.

Applicants do not need to be Christian as long as their aims align with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

The deadline to apply is 17 March 2023 at 5pm.

Advancing Precision Medicine - New IUK Competition Now Open

Digital & Technology

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UK businesses and research organisations can apply for grants to carry out projects focused on developing digital and data-enabled tools, as well as multi-modal approaches in precision medicine.

The competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a project, an organisation must be a UK registered business of any size or research and technology organisation (RTO). To collaborate with the lead, an organisation must be a business, academic institution, charity, not-for-profit, public sector organisation, or RTO. Applicants must be or involve at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 8 March 2023 (11:00 GMT).

DWP Launches Second Phase of Funding to Reduce Parental Conflict

Health & Social Welfare

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Grants available to support innovative projects to reduce parental conflict in England.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is offering £3.6 million through this second phase of the Challenge Fund to support innovative projects that gather learning on what works to reduce parental conflict.

Eligibility checks will be accepted until 8 February 2023.

Net Zero Technology Centre Launches 2023 Open Innovation Programme

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding is available for businesses from across the world to support technology-based solutions that will reduce offshore emissions, accelerate clean energy production, and help the UK reach net zero.

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has launched its 2023 Open Innovation Programme aimed at developing and deploying data and digital technologies that will reduce offshore emissions, accelerate clean energy production, and enable delivery of the UK’s net zero ambitions.

The deadline for applications is 17 February 2023.

Smart Energy GB in Communities Fund Reopens for 2023

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding to help engage people and communities across Britain with information about how to get and use smart meters.

Smart Energy GB, the national campaign for the smart meter rollout, launched the five-year Smart Energy GB in Communities Fund in May 2016 with the aim that every home in Britain would be offered a smart meter within five years at no additional cost.

The deadline to apply is 12 noon on 10 February 2023.

International Programme Invites Applications for Sustainable Fashion and Textiles R&D Projects

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Funding is available to design entrepreneurs and SMEs from UK and Official Development Assistance (ODA) countries to foster new ideas that will help shape the future of sustainable fashion, apparel and textiles.

Following a successful pilot programme in 2022, the next round of the New Landscapes: Catalyst Research & Development Grant Scheme is inviting applications.

The deadline for proposal submissions is 6 February 2023 (23:59 GMT).

IUK Launches Final Round of Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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UK SMEs can access loans that are affordable, patient and flexible for late stage innovation projects that have a clear route to commercial success.

Innovate UK (IUK) is offering loans to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) overcome barriers to their innovations becoming a successful, commercial reality. The aim is to make a considerable economic impact which results in significant, sustainable business growth.

Round Eight (the final round) is now open with a deadline for applications of 8 March 2023 (11:00 GMT).

Continuo Foundation Accepting Applications to Support Period Music Ensembles Across the UK

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Period-instrument ensembles can apply for funding to carry out a range of creative projects that will bring live music to communities across the UK, particularly in communities that lack access to high-quality live music.

Grants of between £2,000 and £8,000 are available for professional ensembles playing period music and instruments to mobilise projects of outstanding artistic merit and create meaningful work for freelance period musicians, whilst engaging a wide range of audiences with historically informed live performances.

The deadline for applications is 6 February 2023. 

Creative Enterprise New Ideas Fund Reopens for Screen Businesses

Business, Enterprise and Regeneration

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Small seed funding is available for sole traders, start-ups and small businesses in England (outside of London) for their creative business ideas.

The New Ideas Fund is a bespoke Research and Innovation fund offering small grants for creative entrepreneurs and companies working in moving image industries with storytelling at the heart of their work.

Applications are currently being accepted until Friday 20 January 2023 (12:00 GMT).

Outreach Grants for Ecology Projects now Available

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding to promote public understanding of the science of ecology.

The British Ecological Society (BES) has launched the latest round of its outreach funding programme for education and engagement activities in Great Britain.

The deadline to apply is 15 March 2023.

31 January Deadline for Neighbourhood Planning Grant Applications

Community

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Local communities across England have until the end of January 2023 to submit their application for funding to develop a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development for financial year (2022/23).

The programme is particularly keen to help ambitious groups, from all types of neighbourhoods, who want to really influence how their place grows and changes going into the future.

The deadline for applications for this financial year (2022-23) is 5pm on 31 January 2023.

Applications Open for Food for the Planet Grants

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding for projects which create meaningful change to local food systems and promote climate justice in the UK.

As part of its wider Food for the Planet project, Sustain has reopened its small grants programme which aims to support communities to make food in their area better for people and planet.

The deadline to apply is 5pm on 10 February 2023.

Energy Redress Scheme Reopens to Applications

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Funding to support vulnerable consumers, promote innovation and the reduction of carbon emissions in the energy sector.

Organisations that have not yet registered with the scheme must do so 10 working days before the closure of the fund to allow time for eligibility checks to take place.

The deadline to apply is 5pm on 30 January 2023.

European Innovation Council (EIC) Calls Open for 2023

Digital & Technology

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The Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator strands of the EIC have all launched calls for applications to support all stages of innovation.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched the majority of its calls under the 2023 Work Programme, unlocking millions of funding for Europe's most promising innovators.

 

Cumbria Mental Health Emergency Welfare Fund

Health & Social Welfare

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To provide one-off financial support (micro grants) to individuals with a known mental health diagnosis experiencing financial hardship. Grants should help them to engage with/attend appointments and community provisions that help improve the mental health and wellbeing OR relieve financial stress.

Referring organisations will be asked to provide quotes and feedback on the impact of the funding for the individual benefitting. Referrers should only refer individuals in who are well known to the referrer and who the referrer feels confident will spend the funds for the intended purpose.

Biffa Awards

Community

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It’s a special year for Biffa as it is celebrating its 25th anniversary! Since Biffa Award began, it has funded more than 3,000 projects and awarded a whopping £189 million! 

If you’ve got a bigger project in mind, the Partnership Grants Scheme will open for applications in the spring.

Launch of £7m Innovation Fund to Decarbonise Freight

Energy, Environment & Climate

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The Government has launched a new fund to help small to medium-sized UK businesses develop greener and more efficient solutions for freight.

The Freight Innovation Fund has been established to help freight deliveries across the UK become more efficient by supporting innovative new ideas and technology across the industry.

Applications for the first open call are being accepted until 5 February 2023.

£5m Fund Launched for Wet Agriculture and Forestry on England’s Peatlands

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Grants are available for organisations across all sectors to help unlock barriers to the development of commercially viable paludiculture in England.

Through the Paludiculture Exploration Fund (PEF), grants are available to help unlock barriers to the development of commercially viable paludiculture. Paludiculture is wet agriculture and forestry on peatlands, combining the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands through rewetting with continued land use and biomass production under wet conditions.

The deadline for submission of applications is 3 March 2023.

Additional Funding for England’s Farmers Benefiting the Environment

Energy, Environment & Climate

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Defra has announced that the government is to pay more to England’s farmers and land managers who protect and enhance the environment.

England’s farmers are to be awarded increased payments for protecting and enhancing nature and delivering sustainable food production under the Government’s Environmental Land Management schemes, Defra has announced.

Applications are made online.

Deadline Approaches for International Arts Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Funding is available to arts professionals and arts companies in England and Denmark to support the development of new, environmentally responsible approaches to international touring and collaboration.

The programme aims to encourage the development of environmentally responsible approaches to international touring and collaboration between artists and companies in both countries.

The deadline for applications is 20 January 2023 (12:00 GMT).

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