Think City launches RM20mil Creative KL Grant 2024

Think City Creative KL Grants Programme 2024 launch event

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Think City recently announced the launch of the Creative KL Grants Programme for 2024, which is a flagship initiative dedicated to rejuvenating Downtown Kuala Lumpur. This programme will be focused on refreshing the areas around the confluence of the Klang and Gombak Rivers within a 3km radius, to renew Kuala Lumpur as a creative and cultural district.

The Creative KL Grants Programme is designed around six key themes – Space Rejuvenation, Creative & Cultural Businesses Seeding and/or Expansion, Creative Content and/or Activation, Enhancing Environmental Resilience, Digitalisation and Capacity Building. It will be aimed to address the diverse needs and challenges of Downtown Kuala Lumpur by enhancing public spaces to fostering digital innovation. This initiative will also be looking to empower communities and businesses to actively contribute to revitalising the city’s cultural and economic landscape.

The Think City Creative KL Grant 2024 will include an allocation of RM20mil

This programme will be supported by the Ministry of Finance through Budget 2024, and will include an allocation of RM20 million which will be used to refresh the areas around downtown KL to improve overall quality of life.

ThinkCity Creative Grant Programme Launch — (From L to R) YB Datuk Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik (Chairman of MyCreative Ventures); Suryani Senja Alias (Board Director of Think City); YB Dr. Zaliha Mustafa (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department [W.P.]); Hamdan Abdul Majeed, (Managing Director of Think City); Maslina Mansor (Board Director of Think City).

The grants programme was officially launched by Dr Zaliha Mustafa, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), in conjunction with the reopening of Semua House in Kuala Lumpur. Semua House is a key community partner in the programme, and will play a vital role in revitalising the Fashion and Textiles Area that is tucked within the Traditional Shopping Street Precinct.

“Rejuvenating Downtown Kuala Lumpur into a creative and cultural district is key to unlocking the potential of the historic city. Through the Creative KL Grants Programme, we encourage communities to take ownership of their future and drive positive change in Downtown Kuala Lumpur. From rejuvenating heritage sites to supporting local creative and cultural businesses and activations, to urban greening efforts as well as digitalisation and capacity building, the programme aims to create a vibrant and resilient urban environment for all who live, work, and play in Kuala Lumpur.” – Hamdan Abdul Majeed (Managing Director of Think City)

Applications for the Creative KL Grants Programme are now open! There will also be workshops, engagement sessions, and past grantee showcases will be organised to inspire new applicants and community members in Downtown KL. For more information on this initiative, you may visit Think City’s website here.