€473,000 for culture: Florence Metropolitan City grants, applications

€473,000 for culture: bandi from Florence Metropolitan City

The Florence Metropolitan City has allocated a total of €473,000 to support cultural production across the territory. The initiative aims to finance events, festivals and projects that promote widespread cultural activity and enhance lesser-known areas. The deadline to submit applications is 30 April 2026.

The calls for proposals include obligations such as final reporting and the inclusion of the Metropolitan City's logo and funding reference in event communications.

• Associations and cultural bodies: €277,000 available; grants up to €25,000 per project, covering up to 50% of total costs. Projects should have a metropolitan scope, involving one or more municipalities.
• Municipalities: €166,000 reserved for the 41 municipalities of the Metropolitan City; grants up to €25,000 for initiatives with metropolitan relevance.
• Proloco and local promotion bodies: a dedicated notice with a total of €30,000; grants up to €5,000 for local enhancement activities.

Applicants must follow the procedures and use the required forms published on the Florence Metropolitan City website. The funding aims to support organizations of different sizes and foster collaboration between cultural actors and local administrations to build a broad, distributed cultural calendar.