New financial support available from Arts Council England

Arts Council England have announced new financial support available for arts and culture organisations, and for creative individuals. The Government is making a further £30 million available as part of the latest round of the Culture Recovery Fund, and the Arts Council are investing in three benevolent funds to ease the financial burden our freelance workforce is facing as the Omicron Covid-19 variant spreads.

Funding available includes:

Culture Recovery Fund - Emergency Resource Support (Round 2)
www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/culture-recovery-fund-emergency-resource-support-round-two

Three new fund for individuals - Benevolent fund investment
The Theatre Artists Fund and Help For Musicians (both receiving £650,000) and a-n, The Artist Information Company, a charity for visual artists (receiving £200,000).
www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-open-funds/benevolent-funds

An updated National Lottery Project Grants for individuals and organisations
www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants

Developing Your Creative Practice for individuals
To support individual cultural and creative practitioners to take the time to focus on their creative development.
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/DYCP

To find out more about all Arts Council funding visit the website below

For more information visit https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding