WQ93399 (e) Tabled on 09/07/2024

Further to WQ93297, will the Cabinet Secretary outline the purpose of the grant funding provided to Race Council Cymru?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip | Answered on 04/09/2024

The purpose of the grant funding provided to Race Council Cymru in 2023/24 was as follows:

Funding

Amount 2023/24

Purpose

Windrush 75th Celebrations Small Grants

106,000

Deliver and administer a small grants scheme for supporting Windrush 75th anniversary celebrations

Black History Wales

60,000

Support 3 positions delivering Black History Wales work

Windrush 75th Celebrations

64,500

Deliver Windrush 75 year celebrations at the Senedd on 22 June 2023 and the production, dissemination and recognition of the Windrush stories across Wales

Codi Cymru Black Lives 23-24

5,000

Support the launch of the Codi Cymru Black Lives Matter Exhibition 2024 and the associated UN Day Conference at the Atrium, St Fagan’s on the 21st March 2024