The budget for the commission is £9,000 (including VAT). This will be treated as a grant, and paid to the creative practitioner(s) in three instalments at the start, middle and end of the project (the last payment will be released upon receipt of a final evaluation report).
The budget should cover ALL PROJECT COSTS such as fees, expenses, travel, participant recruitment, event costs, and materials. General marketing for the commission can be undertaken in partnership with ECDP and other partners as appropriate.
We do not tend to select projects that are only partly funded by the £9K budget, especially if additional fundraising is needed before or within the project's main timelines, which could affect the commission being delivered on time and to budget.