Barcelona City Council opens its general call for subsidy and grant applications for 2021 on 7 January
The area of culture, with a total budget of over 4 million euros, is the one where most resources are being allocated as a way of supporting one of the sectors hit hardest by the current crisis.
Barcelona City Council’s general call for subsidy and grant applications for 2021 will be open from 7 to 27 January.
This is an ordinary call, decided on a competitive basis, for awarding subsidies for district and city projects, activities and services in 25 thematic areas, such as the sports, social, commercial, environmental, economic and cultural areas. With a budget of over 4.2 million euros, culture is the area most resources are going to, in a firm commitment by the Barcelona Institute of Culture (ICUB) to stand by the sector in the current crisis.
Thematic areas
Projects eligible for subsidies in the cultural sphere are classified in some 20 programmes falling under two thematic areas, A for culture and C for education and culture, with a further distinction between city and district projects.
What’s new
A new area has been created for the 2021, namely, Y for science and universities. This includes the science and innovation programme which used to be in A for culture. The areas of education, and culture and education are being merged into a single area: C for education and culture. A notable new feature in the district area is the “Festival cycle and annual festival calendar” programme within the area of culture.
The regulatory terms and conditions of the call can be consulted in detail at this link.
Application-submission period and procedure
The application-submission period starts on Thursday, 7 January 2021 and ends on Wednesday, 27 January.
The application must be submitted only onilne.
The call’s full terms and conditions can be consulted here and the corresponding documents and access to the procedure found in Barcelona City Council’s e-Headquarters.
Virtual information sessions
Three information sessions will be held on this call in January. They will be on Thursday, 7 January, at 12 noon; Monday, 11 January, at 6.30 pm, and on Monday, 18 January, at 6.30 pm.
You will need to reserve a place in advance to attend these sessions, which you can do from this link. The registration deadline is 23.59 pm on 4 January for the first session, 23.59 pm on 7 January for the second and 23.59 pm on 14 January for the third.
For further information, you can also call 93 316 10 00 or send an email to infoicub@bcn.cat.