The fund has been introduced by Dumfries and Galloway Council to make grants of up to £4000 available to enhance, improve and promote community-led creative and cultural programmes and facilities in Dumfries and Galloway.
The fund provides an ideal opportunity for arts, heritage and community organisations across the region to take forward work that could not otherwise be financed – to elevate your work and programmes.
The Fund will also support arts, creative and heritage organisations to diversify their work and programmes if this directly leads to higher visitor numbers. The Fund will also support projects that clearly contribute to the resilience of museums, galleries and cultural venues across Dumfries and Galloway whilst working towards achieving our aims, objectives and priorities of the Cultural Strategy for Dumfries and Galloway.
Applicant organisations will need to demonstrate that their project can be completely planned, managed and fully delivered by February 28 2026.
The total fund is £44,000. This project is fully funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It is being managed by Dumfries and Galloway Council with the support and assistance from DG Unlimited and the Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Partnership.
The deadline for applications is by 5pm on 6 October 2025. Submit completed application forms to Email: GrantApplications@dumgal.gov.uk
Download an Application Form, Guidance and Criteria
The DG Unlimited team is here to help. Contact us if you have any questions about the fund. We can provide general advice on eligibility and direct you to good sources of information and key sections of the Dumfries and Galloway Cultural Strategy which may be relevant to your application. We cannot advise you on the strength of a particular application or project, or provide any guidance on how your application might be scored by the panel.
You can read various strategies which may help you here.