Deadline: 21-Jan-21
The Arts Council England is seeking applications for its Culture Recovery Fund: Grants Second Round to support cultural organizations as they transition back to a viable and sustainable operating model during April-June 2021.
This grant program is part of the Government’s £1.57 billion package to protect the UK’s culture and heritage sectors from the economic impacts of Covid-19. The criteria for the Culture Recovery Fund were designed by DCMS, and the Arts Council administering, awarding and monitoring it on their behalf.
Funding Information
- Total fund: up to £250 million
- Grant range:
- Between £25,000 and £3,000,000
- There may be a limit on how much applicants can apply to this programme for:
- if applicants have previously received a grant from Culture Recovery Fund: Grants, the maximum they can receive in total across rounds is £3,000,000.
- if applicants have not previously received a grant from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, the maximum they can apply for is £3,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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/ agreement.
- 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.
- Heritage organisations with a museum with either Accredited or working towards Accreditation status.
- The lead organisation must either be based in England or can demonstrate that the majority of their work takes place in England.
- For the avoidance of doubt, the above includes National Portfolio Organisations, Creative People and Places lead organisations and Music Education Hub lead organisations.
For more information, visit https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/CRFgrants