Derbyshire Makes Creative and Community Grant
Funding
£300 – £2,000
Deadline
4 November 2026
Location
East Midlands
Applications
Deadline: 4 November 2026
Overview
Derbyshire Makes gives £300 to £2,000 for making, craft and creative activity across Derbyshire. Workshops, talks, performances and artist commissions all count, and work in the six hub towns during the 2027 festival is prioritised. No match funding is needed. Applications close on 4 November 2026. Official source: https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/derbyshire-makes/creative-community-grant/derbyshire-makes-creative-and-community-grant.aspx. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- £300 to £2,000.
- Derbyshire address, not Derby city.
- No capital or running costs.
- Closes 4 November 2026.
Companies, sole traders, charities, CICs and community groups with a Derbyshire (not Derby city) address, working in the creative or community sector.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Creative practitioners, groups and charities in Derbyshire.
Regions
No published award history for Derbyshire County Council. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Derbyshire County Council
Grants of £300 to £2,000 from Derbyshire County Council's Derbyshire Makes programme for creative and community activity celebrating making in Derbyshire: workshops, participatory making sessions, walks, talks and performances, high street window schemes, and artist commissions. Priority goes to activity in the hub towns of Bolsover, Chesterfield, Cromford, Glossop, Heanor and Swadlincote during the April to May 2027 festival. Applicants need a Derbyshire address (not Derby city) and must be a registered company, sole trader, charity, CIC or community group with a bank account. Capital and running costs are not funded. Applications close on 4 November 2026.
Apply online through the Derbyshire Makes grant page by 4 November 2026. Decisions follow within six weeks; half the grant is paid upfront.
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