Allocating grants for non-profit making activities for cultural projects
Tallinn supports cultural events taking place in the city through various open application rounds so that our cultural calendar can remain versatile and full of events and to make sure the city’s cultural life is accessible to as many of the city’s residents as possible. The objectives of the grants for non-profit activities are based on the Tallinn Development Strategy “Tallinn 2035” .
Deadlines for application rounds:
December 10, 2024 – Cultural Projects I (for activities from January 1, 2025).
January 6, 2025 – Live Music Concert Venues I (for activities from January 1 - June 30, 2025).
January 20, 2025 – Music Projects I (for activities from February 1, 2025).
February 3, 2025 – Cultural Projects of National Minorities (for activities from February 1, 2025).
February 21, 2025 – Song and Dance Festival Collectives.
March 10, 2025 - Cultural projects created for people with special needs (for activities starting from April 1, 2025).
March 14, 2025 – Small projects for Tallinn Old Town Days (activities starting from April 1, 2025).
April 15, 2025 - Small projects for the Days of National Cultures (for activities starting from June 1, 2025).
April 28, 2025 – Small projects for Culture Night (activities starting from June 1, 2025).
May 5, 2025 – Cultural projects II (excluding music sector events) (activities starting from July 1, 2025).
May 20, 2025 – Three-year activity support for cultural institutions (activities starting from January 1, 2025).
May 26, 2025 – Music projects II (activities starting from July 1, 2025).
June 2, 2025 – Live music concert venues II (activities from July 1 to December 31, 2025).
August 14, 2025 – National minority cultural projects II (activities starting from September 1, 2025).
Important documents:
The procedure for granting support to non-profit activities in Tallinn
Additional conditions for determining support for non-profit activities general additional conditions § 1–5; additional conditions in the field of culture § 29–36)
Tallinn 2035 Development Strategy
City of Music Tallinn Strategy 2022-2025
The Tallinn music sector sustainability guide Roheraider has been created for organisers in cooperation with Tallinn Music Week (TMW) and Viljandi Folk Music Festival. Roheraider outlines recommendations for organising environmentally friendly events and includes practical examples. It helps organisers to link their organisational principles more easily with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. From spring 2024, the city’s music project organisers are recommended to follow Roheraider I while organising their events.
Additional information:
Marina Fanfora
[email protected]
Phone: +372 645 7323
Where to start
See the Procedure for allocation of grants for non-profit making activities, which is available at: Procedure for allocation of grants for non-profit making activities and Additional terms and conditions for allocation of grants for non-profit making activities – kindly familiarise yourself with the Additional General Terms and Conditions (ANNEX_1) and the Additional Terms and Conditions for Cultural Projects (ANNEX_6) set out for the city for 2019.
See the user manual for the self-service environment.
See the instruction materials for project management.
See the instructions for applying for operating subsidies.
Application
Please enter the self-service environment in order to complete and submit the form
Personal identification
Log in with ID-card or mobile-ID.
Result
The Head of the Office will make a decision on awarding or not awarding the grant on the basis of the proposal of the committee.
A grant agreement is concluded with the applicant or a notice will be sent on the decision of not awarding a grant.
One month after the end of the supported activity at the latest, a report shall be submitted to the Office together with the required annexes.
A list of awarded grants is available here.
When the result is unsatisfactory
In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the decree may be objected or challenged in Tallinn Administrative Court (Pärnu mnt 7, Tallinn 15082) within 30 days after the notification of the decree.
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