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National Call

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants

Funded by:
National Lottery
Deadline:
None
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Description

You may be an emerging creative and cultural practitioner all the way up to an international touring company. Your project may be creating new work, reaching new audiences, research and development, a tour or something totally different. Projects can range from creating and delivering creative and cultural activity to projects which have a longer term positive impact, such as organisational development, research and development, and sector support activity. We can make grants between £1,000 and £100,000+. For projects up to three years in length

Criteria:

Be based within (live in or have a business address in) England or the wider UK. Activities we support through Project Grants must have a primary outcome that focuses on one or more of these disciplines: Combined arts - including festivals and carnivals, Dance, Libraries - for activity that delivers against at least one of the four Universal Library Offer, Literature, Music, Museums and collections, Theatre, Visual arts. Reach and engage people and communities in England with high quality creativity and culture.

Funding available:

£1,000 and £100,000+

Creative
Design
National Call

Arts & Culture Impact Fund - Affordable Repayable Finance

Funded by:
Arts & Culture Impact Fund
Deadline:
None
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Description

The Arts & Culture Impact Fund offers secured and unsecured finance between £150,000 and £1,000,000 with repayment term available until May 2032 and interest rates ranging between 3% and 8.5%. That can be used, among other things, to acquire new assets, improve built infrastructure, develop new ventures or scale up existing revenue streams.

Criteria:

Your organisation’s primary activity is in arts, culture and heritage. We can only work with organisations registered in the UK and primarily benefiting communities in the UK. Digital organisations will need to demonstrate their primary audiences are based in the UK. We do not make loans to individuals, sole traders, partnerships or unincorporated bodies (unless their partners/members are exclusively corporate bodies). Your organisation has to demonstrate that has a clear social mission. When applying, you will need to show how your organisation delivers specific positive outcomes for individuals or communities.

Funding available:

Secured and unsecured finance between £150,000 and £1,000,000

Creative
All industries

Black Artists Grant

Funded by:
Creative Debuts
Deadline:
None
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Description

A no-strings attached financial support to help Black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want – be that make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or to even just cover some life expenses. Rolling fund with one applicant awarded each month.

Criteria:

Applicants must be based in the UK. This is specifically for Black artists (those with Black heritage and identify as Black); not politically Black, not POC or BAME. Recipients will be chosen monthly. Each successful recipient will receive £500. Open to all creative disciplines, eg painters, musicians, directors, jewellers, set designers, sculptors, choreographers etc etc

Funding available:

£500

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Film & TV
Animation Design
Immersive

Creative Enterprise Business Builder

Funded by:
Creative UK
Deadline:
None
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Description

A grant initiative designed to support companies who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film television, games, animation and immersive industries. With grants of up to £2,500, beneficiaries will be able to work with a consultant to build meaningful connections and create opportunities for business growth. The grants can be used to subsidise the cost of working with an expert to support companies’ specific goals including business planning and strategy as well as offering other specialist expertise, knowledge or contacts.

Criteria:

The programme will support registered SMEs working in ‘moving image’ for storytelling. We will consider companies working with on screen content that tells a story in order to entertain an audience. This includes those working in film, TV, animation, games and immersive media, tech platforms with a narrative focus; and where the content is consumed on screen. Founder working in the Screen sector in England, outside of London Be a Limited Company registered on Companies House Relevant track record in the screen industry * For example trading as a company for at least 12 months, or experience bringing a product to market* Ambitions for company growth and a clear vision for your business

Funding available:

£2500

Film & TV
Animation Design
Immersive
Media
TV

Creative Enterprise Business Builder

Funded by:
Creative UK
Deadline:
None
View Scheme
Description

A grant initiative designed to support companies who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film television, games, animation and immersive industries. With grants of up to £2,500, beneficiaries will be able to work with a consultant to build meaningful connections and create opportunities for business growth. We will consider companies working with on screen content that tells a story in order to entertain an audience. This includes those working in film, TV, animation, games and immersive media, tech platforms with a narrative focus; and where the content is consumed on screen.

Criteria:

Founder working in the Screen sector in England, outside of London - Be a Limited Company registered on Companies House - Relevant track record in the screen industry *For example trading as a company for at least 12 months, or experience bringing a product to market* - Ambitions for company growth and a clear vision for your business

Funding available:

up to £2500

CWX is Coventry & Warwickshire’s gateway to help accelerate your immersive and creative tech projects.

Coventry & Warwickshire is home to a thriving creative sector, specialising in video game development and wider creative and immersive technologies. With over 7,000 creative businesses and 80 game development studios, the region is buzzing with talent. From design and digital marketing to virtual reality, film, and TV, around 44,000 creative minds are shaping the future here.

INFORMATION

Bringing
Creativity
Together.


CWX brings all this creativity together. By joining forces across the region, we’re helping drive innovation, attract new investment, and open up exciting opportunities for businesses in the creative industries.

1.

Create more opportunities for businesses to collaborate and grow.

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Help creative companies innovate, partner up, and expand.

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Bring together key players from business, investment, and local communities to guide the project.

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Promote diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone has a seat at the table.

5.

Build a strong identity for the C&W creative cluster.

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Ensure long-term success with sustainable plans for the future.

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Promote diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone has a seat at the table.

5.

Build a strong identity for the C&W creative cluster.

6.

Ensure long-term success with sustainable plans for the future.