Covid-19: Revenue Support for Arts Organizations – United Kingdom

Deadline: 9-Sep-20

Arts Council of Wales is seeking applications for “Covid-19: Revenue Support for Arts Organizations” as a part of its Wales Cultural Recovery Fund 2020/21.

Organizations supported through this fund will be expected to demonstrate a forward-looking commitment to the principles of the Welsh Government’s Wellbeing of Future Generations Act (Wales) 2015.

This fund is designed to help organizations stay afloat during a period of acute financial pressure due to COVID-19. They also recognize that ongoing restrictions on the resuming of activity caused by social distancing rules add to the uncertainty. Helping to address these pressures is the central purpose of this fund.

The fund will consider support for businesses of all sizes which employ staff, including social enterprises and charitable organizations. Voluntary organizations that need help with the capital costs of making venues and facilities COVID-safe can apply to the separate Capital scheme.

Funding Information

A grant of up to £3 million, to be used by 31 March 2021.
There are three funding thresholds. The level of funding that you can apply for depends on your final level of turnover as specified in your 2018/19 annual accounts.
- If your total turnover was £750,000 or under, you can apply for up to £100,000
- If your turnover was between £750,001 and £2,000,000, you can apply for up to £350,000
- If your turnover was above £2,000,000, you can apply for up to £3,000,000

Eligibility Criteria

Organizations that can apply if they are:
- based in Wales, and formally constituted as one of the following:
  - a Company Limited by Guarantee
  - a registered charity (including charitable trusts)
  - a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO)
  - a Community Interest Company (CIC)
  - a Company Limited by Shares an Unincorporated Association
  - a Partnership, including a Limited Liability Partnership
  - a local authority, University or other Public Body running cultural activity
contributing to the cultural life of Wales by providing creative activities that people can enjoy and take part in
working mainly (50%+) in one of our supported disciplines (music, dance,theatre, literature, visual and applied arts, combined arts, Digital Art)
able to show a track record (within the last three years) of providing publicly accessible arts activity that has a public benefit
delivering the majority of their work (60%+) in Wales
operating with a registered address in Wales, and have a UK bank account in the organization’s name with at least two people who can authorize transactions not in default of any financial agreement or have any overdue requirements on any other funding with the Arts Council of Wales or Welsh Government.