Manchester City Council wants your feedback on the priorities for the Cultural Partnership Grants 2026–2029 funding round!
A new consultation is now open, giving you the chance to shape how cultural organisations are funded and supported. Your feedback will help make Manchester an even more vibrant, inclusive, and creative place for everyone.
Manchester City Council offers grants to support cultural organisations with their core running costs through the Cultural Partnership Grants (CPG) programme.
The Aims, Principles, and Priorities for the next funding round have been updated in line with ‘Always, Everywhere: Manchester’s Cultural Ambition’, the city’s cultural framework.
This upcoming round of funding will cover the period from April 2026 to March 2029.
Manchester City Council want your feedback on the priorities for the 2026–2029 funding round. These priorities will be used to assess applications.
Find out more and give your feedback here
Deadline for responses: 25 June 2025