Government provides non-recurring grant to various cultural institutions. The grant will be given by the Cultural Directorate to eligible institutions on the basis of applications received and in accordance with specific Government orders.

The scheme envisages developing a cultural space in public pathways alongside and other suitable and unused public spaces for cultural activities in villages and small cities where there are no such facilities.

Kerala has a rich cultural heritage of folk arts and craftsmen. In order to improve the living condition of these artists and craftsman, a project in collaboration with organizations like UNESCO will be implemented to create rural art hubs to help the folk artists and craftsmen to enhance their skill, reach out to the global market to strengthen their livelihood.

The Diamond Jubilee Fellowship for young artists is an innovative scheme conceived by the Culture Department with an objective to cultivate flair for art and culture in the minds of the younger generation. It also seeks to nurture the higher values of equality, secularism, brother hood, justice and democracy among the youth.