Regional Creatives Fund

30 Jun

Amazon is helping charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs) and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) create pathways into creative careers and upskill the next generation of creatives.

Launched in 2025, the Regional Creatives Fund is available to charities, CICs, and CIOs which support individuals breaking into publishing, music, gaming, film, TV, fashion, advertising, and other creative sectors where diversity and fresh perspectives can drive innovation and change.

Who can apply

2026 applications are welcome from small-to-medium-size single charities, CICs, and CIOs — up to £30,000 — and from consortiums — up to £100,000 — whose members are based in the same region, provided they already run skills projects making a real difference and are looking for further funding to grow, maintain, or reimagine that work.

The Regional Creatives Fund welcomes applications from organisations working across the creative industries, including:
Music — performance, production, artist development, sound engineering, music business.
Performing Arts and Live Events — theatre, live performance, events production, stage management, technical production.
Screen and Audio — film, TV, animation, podcasting, radio, audio production.
Digital and Interactive — gaming, XR, AI-enabled creative tools, digital design, social media production.
Publishing and Communications — books, journalism, copywriting, PR, advertising, podcasting.
Fashion, Craft and Visual Arts — fashion, textiles, fine art, illustration, photography, graphic design.
Comedy — stand-up, sketch, sitcom, comedy writing, character comedy.
Cross-disciplinary — projects that genuinely span two or more of the above.
Other — creative industries where a strong fit is demonstrated.

By backing charities, CICs, and CIOs with established creative upskilling work, the Regional Creatives Fund gives community organisations the freedom to tackle their most urgent priorities.

Restrictions

The fund is not available for: