Deadline: 27-Aug-21
The Arts Council has announced the applications for the Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support to support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis.
Funding Information
- The minimum amount that can applied for is £25,000.
- The limits to how much you can apply to this programme for are as follows:
- They would not expect you to apply for more than 25% per cent of your annual turnover (pre-Covid-19)
- If you are a Not for profit organisation the maximum that you can receive in total across the three rounds is £4,000,000
- If you are a Local Authority or University, the maximum that you can receive in total across the three rounds is £4,000,000
- If you are a For profit organisation or group, the maximum that you can receive in total across the three rounds is £1,500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- This round of funding is only open to organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds.
- Live Music Venues who were awarded funding from the Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund are also eligible to apply (excluding sole traders).
- Organisations that received funding via the Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund and have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, are also eligible to apply for Continuity Support funding.
- The lead organisation (the organisation submitting the application) should be properly constituted as an organisation. The kinds of organisations that are eligible to apply include:
- limited companies registered at Companies House
- community interest companies (CICs) registered with the CIC regulator
- charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) registered with the Charity Commission
- charitable companies or charitable trusts registered with the Charity Commission
- limited liability partnerships registered at Companies House
- partnerships established under a partnership deed governed by the Partnership Act 1890 or the Limited Partnerships Act 1907, where a signed partnership agreement in writing is in place
- community benefit and co-operative societies regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- Royal Charter bodies
- statutory bodies and other public bodies including Universities and Local Authorities who run or maintain cultural services
- organisations with a museum with either Accreditation or working towards Accreditation status
For more information, visit https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/culture-recovery-fund-continuity-support#section-1