# Applications open to Manchester Culture Fund’s Spirit and Sustain strands

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/10/31/applications-open-to-manchester-culture-fund/
- Published: 2025-10-31T07:24:03+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Applications are now open to the [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://www.linkedin.com/company/greater-manchester-combined-authority/)
Culture Fund Spirit and Sustain strands of investment.**

The GMCA Culture Fund has delivered “transformational social and economic value”,****
from mental health support to youth engagement, refugee inclusion, supporting the
city’s visitor and night time economy and “making our high streets and town centres
thriving and exciting places”.

The three-year funding is for cultural organisations in Greater Manchester.

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The GMCA is made up of the ten Greater Manchester councils and Mayor, who work with
other local services, businesses, communities and other partners to improve the 
city-region.

## Spirit and Sustain

The [Greater Manchester Culture Fund 2026–2029](https://greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/culture/funding/greater-manchester-culture-fund/)
is open for applications through two investment strands: **Spirit** and **Sustain**.

**Spirit** is for organisations delivering cultural activity in more than one Greater
Manchester district, with funding **between £20,000 and £200,000 per year**.

**Sustain** is for organisations delivering activity in all ten GM districts, with
funding of **£200,000 or more per year**. Sustain recipients are “expected to play
a leadership role in supporting the wider cultural sector”.

The deadline for applications to both funding strands is **5pm on Wednesday 19 November
2025**.

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