Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage service requests permission to distribute round two grant funding to community groups to deliver intergenerational family learning programmes for Children’s Capital of Culture.
Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage has been commissioned by Children’s Capital of Culture to lead on the family learning strand. The first round of grants were commissioned and approved in July 2025.
The Family Learning Commissioning Panel has been set up by the service to allocate commissions and grant funding to community organisations to deliver creative and play based approaches to intergenerational families in Rotherham.
The funding has been allocated from eligible participants who were unsuccessful in the open call round one. These applicants were invited to submit a revised application for round two, and the panel has made the final decisions on the allocation of grant funds. A total remaining budget of £75,000 was allocated to the Family Learning Commissioning Panel to distribute to community organisations throughout 2025 and 2026 through a grants and commissioning programme. This report is to allocate the remaining £14,098 of this funding.
The funding for the panel and grants is through the Children’s Capital of Culture Arts Council Place Partnership bid for Rotherham to deliver the festival year in 2025.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/08/2025
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: October 2025 by Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment
Lead director: Andrew Bramidge
Department: Regeneration and Environment
Contact: Leanne Buchan, Head of Creative Programming and Engagement Email: leanne.buchan@rotherham.gov.uk, Lisa Howarth, Museums, Arts and Heritage Manager Email: lisa.howarth@rotherham.gov.uk.
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