Arts Funding
Below are some contacts for a variety of funding sources for arts activities. Each contains a brief description of the fund, as well as contact details for further information (including a website address where applicable):
Arts Council England administers the largest funding pot for the arts with Grants for the Arts. These are available for individuals, arts organisations, national touring and other people who use the arts in their work. They are for activities that benefit people in England or that help artists and arts organisations from England to carry out their work. ‘Grants for the arts - organisations and national touring’ are funded by the National Lottery. You can apply at any time.
Please also see the Flash Funding Newsletter at the bottom of this page for more funding options.
CONTACT: Tel: 0845 300 6200 Textphone: 020 7973 6564
These grants are awarded three times a year to any organisation developing arts work in Derbyshire. They can provide funding of up to £1,000 for projects which fit into one or more of these priorities: developing new audiences and participants in arts activity; supporting arts work with disabled people; supporting arts work in rural areas; supporting the creative economy. The following are NOT eligible: individuals; organisations which already receive funding from Derbyshire County Council; any work in schools which is in school time or supports the curriculum; organisations which have already received a Small Arts Grant. Applications will be considered by councillors in June, October and January.
CONTACT: Application forms available from Claire Bosworth. Tel: 01773 831385 Email:claire.bosworth@derbyshire.gov.uk
A new Derbyshire grant scheme has been launched made possible by Derbyshire local authorities coming together to provide a funding initiative for all Derbyshire makers registered with Design Factory. Design Factory aims to support and market the innovation of artists, designers and makers in the East Midlands, and helps create opportunities and attract new markets to raise the profile of artists, designer/makers and manufacturers in the region.
CONTACT: Tel: 01529 414830 / 414532
The Crafts Council offers a range of opportunities to provide support for makers to create sustainable and thriving practices at all stages of their careers - from developing and emerging to established makers.
CONTACT: Crafts Council Resource Centre (requesting a Guidebook and providing a postal address), 44a Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9BY Tel: 020 7806 2501 Fax: 020 7833 4479 Email: reference@craftscouncil.org.uk
Awards For All
Organisations with a turnover of less than £15,000 a year are eligible to apply to Awards For All. This is a scheme for grants of up to £10,000 over 2 years.
Tel: 0845 600 2040
The Big Lottery Fund
Advice line: 0845 4 10 20 30
Big Lottery Young People’s Fund
There has been a lack of good quality applications coming through from this region, so if you have a project that meets the Young People’s Fund criteria, you should have a good chance of success. Grants can range from £5,000 to £150,000 with an average of £75,000, of which no more than £30,000 can be for capital costs. Projects must be for young people aged 11-18 (or up to 25 for "disadvantaged" groups) and must provide activities, not just a service. Before you can apply you need to complete a fairly simple pre-application form to check that your project is eligible.
To find out more or obtain a pre-application form call 0845 410 20 30 or go to their website.
Heritage Lottery Fund
Tel: 020 7591 6000
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
Tel: 020 7645 9500
Youth Music Open Programme
Youth Music have launched three new Open Programmes aimed at encouraging music-making, singing and vocal activities for children and young people. Grants for between £5,000 and £30,000 are available to non-profit making organisations to work with children and young people, up to the age of 18, over a period of 6 to 24 months. Application forms and hot tips for applying for funding are available online. It takes a minimum of three months to process an application.
Film Council
Tel: 020 786 7861
A general overview of lottery funding is available on the website:
or by phoning the Lottery Funding line on 0845 275 0000
There are hundreds of different trusts and foundations that you could apply to but each one will have very strict guidelines and restrictions on how it can spend its money. It is best to do some research into these before applying, and make sure your project fits their brief.
The Directory of Social Change
24 Stephenson Way, NW1 2DP
Publishes a number of fundraising guides, including: A guide to the Major Trusts (Volumes 1&2) and the Arts Funding Guide.
Further funding opportunities:
- The Joanies Trust (UK) awards grants to the arts for community-based arts events, charities wishing to take the arts to rural areas, and those using art forms for therapeutic properties. Grants awarded will not exceed £3,000, with most averaging £1,000. Grants will not be for more than one year, though projects may reapply. Running costs, both project and core costs, and capital costs are considered. General appeals, promotion of religion, minibuses and projects that have already taken place are among the trust’s exclusions. Contact: 01531633 345 www.joaniestrust.org.uk
- The Elspeth Kyle Trust aims to relieve individuals in need through their leisure time activities by the provision of grants so as to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities. Open to individuals only, people from disadvantaged and excluded backgrounds will be considered, particularly homelessness. The trustees will not support any activity that can be funded by a statutory authority. Grants will be up to £1,000 per individual. Contact: Novas Group tel: 0870 906 3200.
- LankellyChase Foundation encourages access to the arts, in particular amongst those who have been least able to participate, e.g. in rural areas or with special needs. Preference given to projects working with those in greatest financial, physical or mental need. Revenue and capital projects will be considered with a limit on the latter of £20,000. The foundation intends to concentrate upon smaller charities, many of which will only have a local or regional remit. Contact: Tel: 01235 820 044 or Email: Barbara.garlick@btconnect.com
Sponsorship is another way of getting your project funded. Advice on how to raise sponsorship is available from Arts & Business who run excellent workshops on this topic.
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The main European fund for cultural activities is Culture 2000. This requires that the project be developed in partnership with organisations in at least three other European countries. Information about the annual call and advice and support for applicants is available from Euclid, who also hold regular and very useful seminars on how to complete the application form.
For more information visit the Euclid website: www.euclid.info/
Voluntary Arts England
Voluntary Arts Network
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