Kanagawa Prefecture will support the resumption of cultural and artistic activities! <Application for new subsidies> Deadline: Friday, August 7th!
In order to accelerate the resumption of cultural and artistic activities that have been suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Kanagawa Prefecture is inviting applications for projects to establish cultural and artistic activities under the "new lifestyle" that includes infection prevention measures, and will provide subsidies after screening and selection. In addition to events that have been popular in each region, we are also actively accepting highly innovative projects that use unprecedented ideas and means of expression, so please apply.
* "Magcul": The prefecture is promoting the Magnet Culture, or "Magcul" for short, initiative to attract people with the appeal of culture and the arts and create excitement in the local area.
Subsidies of up to 1.5 million yen for infectious disease prevention measures for cultural and artistic activities
We aim to accelerate the resumption of cultural and artistic activities by providing subsidies of up to 1.5 million yen for cultural and artistic events held under the "new lifestyle" that takes measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Application period] Monday, July 20th to Friday, August 7th, 2020
*Based on application documents, a screening process will be conducted to determine the subsidy recipients and grant amounts.
[Target area] Cultural and artistic activities in general
[Applicant] An organization or individual business that has a track record of conducting cultural and artistic activities open to an unspecified number of people within the prefecture between January 1, 2019 and February 25, 2020.
[Target projects] Cultural and artistic activities that take measures against infectious diseases and are carried out within the prefecture between the grant decision date (scheduled for September 16, 2020) and February 28, 2021.
[Eligible expenses] Expenses required to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (video distribution costs, new costs required to avoid crowding on stage, PCR test costs, disinfection and other consumables costs, part of the fees for using a large venue to ensure distance between spectators, etc.)
[Schedule] Please see the Kanagawa Prefecture official website for the schedule of applications, screening/selection, and grant issuance.
[Electronic application] Applications will start on Monday, July 20th
*For electronic application attachments and other details, please see Kanagawa Prefecture's website.
[Inquiries] 045-241-3601 (Kanagawa Prefecture Cultural and Artistic Activities Resumption Acceleration Project Subsidy Office <Prefectural Culture Division> / 9:00-17:00 excluding weekends and holidays)
[Email] bunpro.6fp7@pref.kanagawa.jp
