Derry groups to share in £10.8m in new funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Welcome cash boost for local organisations
Children enjoying activities at Studio 2 in Derry pre-Covid. Studio 2 is one of the local groups to benefit from the new funding.
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A large number of groups in Derry are to share in a £10.8m funding allocation from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
The money is being handed out as part of Stability and Renewal Programme for Organisations (SRPO) which is supporting cultural organisations affected as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Seventeen of the 168 organisations are based in the local council area.