Production and operational grants

You can apply for discretionary grants for cultural events and projects from the Cultural Affairs throughout the year. You can apply for operational grants from the Board of Culture and Quality of Life annually.

Production grants

Operational grants

Production grants

Production grants can be applied for by associations, communities or work groups. A discretionary grant can be given for a one-time, single event, project or venture. The grant will not be given for events or ventures that will make a profit or whose main goal is entrepreneurship. Grants are also not given for events that have to do with the basic functions of an organisation and that are supported by other grants or subsidies. Production grants and project grants can only be used for the purposes stated in the resolution.

The grants are directed at non-profit, unchallenged public events that complete the existing local cultural offerings and that are primarily directed at people from the Tampere region. Production corporations and registered associations can apply for a grant to help with the cost of e.g. the materials, marketing or other costs of an event. The grant is not given for device acquisitions, recordings, publications or for private persons. You can apply for grants at any time. The application must be submitted, however, before the event or project takes place.

It is advisable to contact the unit responsible for giving the grant. The grants from Cultural Affairs are applied for with a special form. The grant will be paid against presentation of receipts.

Further information

Application forms can be printed from this page. Some can be filled in on the screen and only printed for the signature. You can also get the forms from the following customer service offices, where you can ask for further information:

The applications will be returned to the Registrar’s Office, address above.

Project grant application, Cultural Affairs (pdf, 54 KB)

Project grant appropriation, Cultural Affairs (pdf, 30 KB)

Nuorisopalvelujen tuotantotukihakemus (pdf, 147 KB)

Tuotantotuen tilityslomake, nuorisopalvelut, With this form you can account for an allocated Youth Services subsidy (form in Finnish) (pdf, 35 KB)

Operational grants

There are annual grants for:

- Art institutions
- Cultural communities
- Educational organisations
- Cultural and hobby organisations
- Senior citizens’ organisations
- Immigrant communities
- Young people’s communities
- Grants for professional artists for artistic activity
- Grants for artists for continuing education.

The Board of Child and Youth Services allocate annual grants for youth organisations.

The Board of Senior Citizens’ Services allocate annual grants for senior citizens’ organisations.

The application time for operational grants in 2010 was 4.1. - 29.1.