Animate: Grow

Over £1000 Fund

Amount you can apply for:

• Any amount between £1,001 to £12,000.

Timeline:

For projects/events taking place between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027

• Applications open: Friday 26 September 2025
• Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 9 November 2025
• Decisions made by: Monday 15 December 2025

How to apply:

We encourage you to apply for the funding amount you need to make your project successful, up to the £12,000 limit.  

We want to support as many projects as we can and therefore we encourage applications for less than £5,000 as well as bigger projects.  

Applications over £5K needs to have match cash funding of 40% of your total expenditure budget. Applications under £5K do not require match funding.  

To apply you must read the guidance and submit a written application form or submit a video/ audio application, along with a budget for the project. 

If you would like to talk to someone on the panel about your idea, or support on completing the application form, please book an appointment at one of our funding sugeries:

Funding information session at Jolt: 8 October 10am-12pm - BOOK HERE

1-2-1 conversation about your idea at Jolt: 8 October 1:30pm – 4pm - BOOK HERE

1-2-1 conversation about your idea (online): 14 October 5pm – 7pm - BOOK HERE

1-2-1 conversation about your idea at Friendship Café: 22 October 10am – 12:30pm - BOOK HERE

Funding information session (online): 4 November 5:30pm – 7:30pm - BOOK HERE

Meet potential collaborators and develop ideas together by attending our Together Gloucester Gathering on the 1 October at Friendship Café, 9:30am – 12:30pm - BOOK HERE