↑ the leap into culturedale awards 2025
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apply for awards of up to £500 and support, for community-led arts, culture and heritage Ideas that can make an impact for people and places in calderdale with the least access to arts, heritage and cultural experiences.
about this programme
Awards are open to motivated artists, individuals or groups in Calderdale, who passionately believe in the transformative impact that arts, culture or heritage can have for communities.
The Awards support projects that are for the benefit of people and places that are least engaged in arts, culture or heritage in Calderdale. The Leap aims to get more local people shaping and leading arts and cultural projects within their communities.
You don't have to be part of an organisation, or a professional artist to apply for an Award of up to £500.
criteria and eligibility
For full details of this Award please download the Criteria and Eligibility document here ↗
As well as details of the Award this document also contains the application timeline.
All project ideas must be discussed with one of our Community Development Managers prior to application submission.
Queries about this Award: Ibrar Ali, Community Development Manager, 07702210910 (9am to 3pm) or via ibrar@the-leap.org.uk
monitoring and evaluation
You will be required to provide The Leap (and/or our partners) with data, monitoring and evaluation information for your project, so that we can share this with our funders. Collecting data is an extremely important part of project management. Data can be used to track whether the aims of the project have been a success, or whether it needs to be adapted and improved in the future to achieve the intended aims. The Monitoring and Evaluation requirements may be downloaded as a pdf by clicking on this link.
application submission
Applications will only be accepted via this link: here ↗
The form will not accept input from more than one device; if you are working with other people on your application, you may find it easier to work from Microsoft Word and then copy and paste your answers into the form at the link above.
You will find a pro-forma of the application form here ↗
Your application must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 18th November.
If you have any other queries, please get in touch: info@the-leap.org.uk.