CREATE Fund to help people bring new events and projects into City Centre

We're pleased to have launched the brand new CREATE Fund, inviting local organisations, community groups and individuals to apply for a share of £12,000 for funding for community projects, events, creative arts projects, pop-up shops, workshops and more, to bring benefits to the City Centre.
 
Those with ideas for events or projects could have their dreams turned into reality, thanks to the CREATE Fund providing that all-important financial support to help deliver them.
 
Anyone – be it a group, organisation or an individual – is eligible to apply, as long as they are UK-based and providing that that their ideas meet some of the criteria listed below:

• Increase footfall within the City Centre
• Raise awareness of the City Centre’s unique offerings
• Enhance and improve the experience of those visiting the City Centre
• Deliver a strong marketing offer to highlight the City Centre’s hidden gems
• Increase the safety of those visiting the City Centre
• Provide a cleaner and greener environment to attract visitors
• Reduce anti-social behaviour and crime within the City Centre
• Enhance and improve the streetscape of the City Centre

 
The CREATE Fund is designed for applicants who already have a strongly developed idea for a City Centre project or event, but need a small amount of revenue funding to develop, test and launch their initiative.
 
There will be two windows in which applications can be made per year; the first is from Saturday 29th February 2020 until the application deadline at midnight on Tuesday 31st March 2020. The second round will take place in September.
 
Once the application window has closed at midnight on Tuesday 31st March 2020, entries will be collated and assessed on the benefits to the City Centre by a judging panel before final questions (if necessary) are relayed back to the applicant for further clarification. Recommendations will be made to members of the BID Board to make a decision as to the successful applicants, who will be notified shortly thereafter.
 
More information, along with the application form and guidance notes can be found here. Submitted applications should be sent to hello@stokeontrentbid.co.uk.

Please feel free to share this information with your friends, family, teams and anyone that you know that may benefit from submitting an application. We look forward to receiving applications in due course!