Blueprint Programme
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About this grant
Blueprint is Arts & Business NI’s financial resilience programme, which has the ambition to help strengthen the arts sector in Northern Ireland for the future. A five-year programme which started in January 2022, Blueprint supports a network of arts and cultural organisations to encourage income growth and long-term financial stability. In addition to tailored training and mentoring, the programme includes investment grants to help organisations free up capacity, test new income generation [...] Through Blueprint, Arts & Business NI are providing a catalyst for transformational change, during an incredibly challenging time for arts organisations. Blueprint aims to deliver significant and lasting benefits to the arts sector in Northern Ireland.
To find out more about the programme, including where it all started and our ambitions for the future, view our linked brochure.
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### Who's Taking Part? [...] Arts & Business NI would also like to acknowledge and thank two other funders who also supported the research and development work that underpinned Blueprint.
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## Our Funders & Partners
Arts & Business NI is generously supported by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
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##### Contact
East Belfast Network Centre, 55 Templemore Avenue, Belfast BT5 4FP
Tel: 028 9073 5150
Email: info@artsandbusinessni.org.uk
Also in England, Scotland and Wales
Eligibility
- ✓ Arts organisations
- ✓ Investment grants to help organisations free up capacity, test new income generation ideas and invest in and incentivise financial growth
- ✓ Northern Ireland
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