Grants for the Promotion of Welsh (Main Grants Scheme) - 2011/12 Round Launched

Offering financial support to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language, this programme funds projects that have as their aim, realising one of the following objectives:

• Increasing the number of people who are able to speak Welsh.
• Providing opportunities to use the language.
• Changing habits of language use and encouraging people to take advantage of the opportunities provided.
• Strengthening Welsh as a community language.

Grants are offered on a discretionary basis and will meet up to 70% of project costs.

Eligible applicants include private sector businesses, voluntary groups and public sector organisations.

The 2011/12 bidding round has recently opened. Applications must be received by 2 September 2010.

Click here for links to the relevant website/scheme guidelines and GRANTfinder report