960 freelance creative people received creative support from the crisis package of the Ministry of Culture. The budget for creative grants has now been exhausted, but as a one-off relief, an additional €110,000 will be added to cover grants to partially cover applications received after the funds have run out. A total of 5.2 million euros in creative grants have been distributed this year.
Crisis grants were paid to creative people for 4.3 million euros, additional money will be needed for the latest payments
Estonian Ministry of Culture,
16 October 2020, Estonia
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