Grant for Programming and Presentation
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We accept applications written in both Dutch and English.
To support the programming and presentation of professional performing arts throughout the Netherlands, including the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
To create opportunities for professional performing arts that are less commonly staged: new genres, presentation forms and audiences.
To achieve these goals, the grant scheme consists of two components, each with its own focus:
Component a: focuses on geographical spread
Component b: focuses on distinctive programming
Total budget: € 1.7 million, for the period starting 1 July 2026 until 30 June 2028.
Grant sum: maximum € 10,000 per year per applicant, for a two-year period.
* See the grant scheme for an explanation of how the grant amount is determined.
In the two years preceding the application, your organisation has presented at least 12 professional performing arts activities for an audience (such as concerts, performances or shows). These programming choices should be indicative of future programming.
Have you presented more than 60 activities? Then you can apply for a grant for a specific programme strand.
Applicants must have both artistic and financial responsibility for the programming.
Independent professionals and collaborative ventures are also eligible, provided they are registered in the Chamber of Commerce Business Register.
Please note: Carefully check the grant scheme and the explanatory notes to see which activities are eligible for support. Organisations receiving multi-year grants through the Venue scheme, the Festival scheme, or the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science are not eligible for this scheme.
- Geographical spread: Does your programming contribute mainly to the geographical spread of the performing arts? Then apply under component a.
- Distinctive programming: Do you present your programming in an environment whit a lot on offer, but do you make distinctive choices? Then apply under component b.
Please note: it is not permitted to submit applications under both components at the same time.
When are you eligible?
You meet the general eligibility conditions.
You present activities at a venue or venues in areas where relatively few professional performing arts are presented.
Assessment
The national regions are as follows:
Caribbean part of the Kingdom
West (Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland, excluding the municipalities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague)
Central (Utrecht and Flevoland, excluding the municipality of Utrecht)
North (Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe)
East (Overijssel and Gelderland)
South (Zeeland, Noord-Brabant and Limburg)
The following aspects are part of the assessment:
a light quality assessment of the programming choices
degree of spread within the national region
For the light quality assessment, external advisers based in the national region will be asked for their advice. The assessment will be based on previous programming and on the brief explanation provided by the applicant about the choices made.
When are you eligible?
You meet the general eligibility conditions.
The programmes you present in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom are not yet or seldom presented there.
Assessment
Programming choices – innovative, experimental, or underexposed programmes.
Presentation form – use of alternative locations or innovative presentation methods.
Public reach and outreach – appealing to new or young target groups, reaching out to the public in a distinctive manner.
The assessment will be based on the programming of the past two years and on the explanation provided by the applicant regarding the distinctive aspects of the programmes. A committee of external advisers will be involved in the assessment.
Read the detailed information about the grant conditions and assessment criteria in the Staatscourant and the explanatory notes attached below (both are only available in Dutch).
Complete and submit the application form via My Fund.
Only fully completed applications submitted in time will be processed.
Besluit subsidieplafonds programma- en presentatiebijdrage
Toelichting programma- en presentatiebijdrage
