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Royal Greenwich's Create grants fund

Create grant terms and conditions

If you are awarded a Create grant, you must follow these conditions. They help make sure the funding is used fairly and delivers benefits to residents of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must live or work in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
  • Projects must take place within the borough.
  • Applicants must sign up to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Equality and Equity Charter.
  • Projects must align with the borough’s Culture Strategy.
  • Educational establishments (such as schools or colleges) cannot apply directly. An artist, practitioner or organisation can apply to work with them.

Project delivery

  • Projects must take place between September 2025 and 31 March 2026.
  • Events on council land (such as parks or town centres) need separate permission.
  • You must confirm event and activity dates to the Events & Culture team at least 8 weeks before announcing them.
  • Your project must not start until funding has been agreed. We cannot fund activities that have already started.

Find out how to apply to hire council land.

Insurance and policies

  • All applicants need public liability insurance of at least £5 million. You can include this cost in your budget if you don’t already have cover.
  • Groups and organisations must have a Health and Safety policy and/or Safeguarding policy.
  • Individual artists or practitioners without policies must provide a risk assessment for public activities.
  • If you need help creating policies, visit:

Grant management

  • Provide a final itemised budget breakdown within 2 weeks of signing the contract.
  • Provide a final project plan (including any updates) before your activities start. Your first payment will not be released until this is received.
  • Operate to the standards set out in your contract and payment schedule.

What we do not fund

We do not fund:

  • activities that have already taken place
  • ongoing or recurring project costs (such as regular workshops or events)
  • activities with no public benefit for Royal Greenwich residents
  • activities promoting political, religious or extremist views
  • applications from people in full-time education
  • core running costs (including website maintenance, VAT, loan repayments or budget deficits)
  • fundraising events or activities for private gain
  • promotional videos or films
  • study, training fees or individual tuition

Payment and compliance

  • Do not commit to spending the grant until we confirm your funding in writing.
  • We may negotiate changes to the grant amount, project or delivery.
  • We may withhold the final payment or ask for funds to be returned if conditions are not met.