Funding has been provided by Birmingham City Council, with the successful projects set to be part of the six-month festival of culture which will run alongside the Commonwealth Games.

Up to 150 community groups will benefit in all, with a total pot of £2 million ($2.7 million/€2.3 million) available.

It is hoped that a wide range of groups will apply, such as sports teams, youth groups, disability groups and LGBTQI+ networks.

Artists and communities will work in partnership with the aim of leaving positive Birmingham 2022 legacies.

The end result will be creative works and performances in high streets, neighbourhoods, parks, waterways, venues and civic spaces.

"Birmingham City Council's significant commitment to the Games culture programme will see the work of residents and organisations from across the city standing proudly and equally next to that of major cultural and artistic institutions from across the region," said Martin Green, Birmingham 2022's chief creative officer.

Lydia Harrington, the grants programme manager for the cultural programme, added: "We want to build a programme of creative projects that showcase the people that make Birmingham so special. 

"We're a diverse and young city so we want to see that in the people who lead and participate in the projects. 

"Successful applicants will also be offered training to increase their confidence in applying for further sources of funding in the future."

Birmingham 2022 is due to run between July 28 and August 8 next year.

"We always said the Games are more than 11 days of fantastic sporting competition," said Jayne Francis, a cabinet member for education, skills and culture at Birmingham City Council.

"These grants will enable groups and organisations with their roots in Birmingham to showcase the very best of the city's creativity to an international audience, and prove what we have always known - Birmingham is a great place in which to live, work or visit."

Applications can be made here before a deadline of July 1.