AFCN, the City Hall, the County Council and Centrul Cultural Clujean: who funds what, for whom and when. Checked on 2026-10-19, from the funders’ own pages.
AFCN, the National Cultural Fund
The National Cultural Fund Administration is the public body, under the Ministry of Culture, that funds cultural projects across Romania. Associations, foundations, public cultural institutions, sole traders (PFA) and companies doing cultural work can apply; a private individual cannot apply alone but can be paid within a project. Minimum co-financing is 10%.
Sessions open on 1 September and 1 March, with at least 30 days to apply, through fonduri-cultura.ro and with a qualified electronic signature. Session I/2026 had a total budget of 53.9 million lei, up to 250,000 lei per project. Session I/2027 is now being evaluated.
Sources: afcn-proiecte.ro, FAQ · afcn-proiecte.ro, cultural projects
Cluj-Napoca City Hall
The “Non-profit activities of general interest” programme gives non-refundable funding to cultural projects in Cluj-Napoca, filed at the registry or online. The 2026 call opened on 30 April with 18.2 million lei for culture and a deadline of 15 May; in earlier years the call also came in April–May.
Sources: primariaclujnapoca.ro, grants · primariaclujnapoca.ro, 2026 call
Cluj County Council
For 2026 the County Council had 1.2 million lei for cultural programmes, open to organisations and institutions in the county, filed online only between 18 May and 2 June.
Sources: cjcluj.ro, 2026 notice
Centrul Cultural Clujean
A cultural organisation founded in 2010 for Cluj’s European Capital of Culture bid, renamed Centrul Cultural Clujean in 2016. It coordinates the city’s cultural strategy and the Culture Next network, and announces calls for artists on cccluj.ro; its “Cluj în rezidență” programme paid Cluj artists up to 10,000 lei gross per project in 2025.
Sources: cccluj.ro, about · academiaschimbarii.ro, Cluj în rezidență 3.0