Guidance

Funding available through the Culture Recovery Fund

Funding streams available as part of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

Through the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, the government has shown it is Here for Culture in all kinds of communities and will make sure our most loved performing arts, heritage sites, independent cinemas, music venues and museums can weather the impact of coronavirus and come back even stronger.

As part of the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture, the #HereForCulture campaign has been launched to help support Britain’s globally renowned arts, culture and heritage industries.

Organisations across these sectors are encouraged to apply for funding designed to support the cultural sector’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding

Fund name and value: Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas: Second Round - £14 million

Fund bio: To support independent cinemas whose businesses have been unavoidably interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and will continue to support them as they transition back to a viable and sustainable way of operating in the months ahead.

Organisation: British Film Institute

How to apply: Applications for this have now closed. Geographical scope: Independent cinemas in England

Fund name and value: Culture Recovery Fund: Grants Second Round - £250 million

Fund bio: To support cultural organisations as they transition back to a viable and sustainable operating model during April-June 2021.

Organisation: Arts Council England

How to apply: Applications for this have now closed.

Geographical scope: Cultural organisations that are based in England, or those that can demonstrate that the majority of their work takes place in England.

Fund name and value: Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage: Second Round - £36 million

Fund bio: To support heritage organisations with the costs they will face during April-June 2021 as they welcome back visitors.

Organisation: National Lottery Heritage Fund /Heritage England

How to apply: Applications for this have now closed.

Geographical scope: Heritage organisations that are based in England.

Fund name and value: Culture Recovery Fund: Repayable Finance Round Two - £100 million

Fund bio: To support culturally significant organisations in operating fully on a viable and sustainable basis by March 2022.

Organisation: Arts Council England

How to apply: Applications for this have now closed.

Geographical scope: Cultural organisations that are based in England.

Fund name and value: Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas - £30m for independent cinemas

Fund bio: For building-based independent cinemas, who provide a year round film programme, that are at risk of failure because of COVID-19

Organisation: British Film Institute

How to apply: Applications for this fund have now closed.

Geographical scope: England

Fund name and value: ACE - £500m grants

Fund bio: For cultural organisations that are at risk of failure because of COVID-19 and who need funding of up to £3m

Organisation: ACE

How to apply: Applications for this fund have now closed.

Geographical scope: England

Fund name and value: ACE - £270m repayable finance

Fund bio: For cultural organisations that are at risk of failure because of COVID-19 and who need funding of over £3m

Organisation: Arts Council England

How to apply: Applications for this fund have now closed.

Geographical scope: England

Fund name and value: HE and NLHF Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage

Fund bio: Help for heritage organisations or businesses to cover operating costs, assess and adapt their business models, and become financially viable.

Organisation: Historic England and National Lottery Heritage Fund

How to apply: Applications for this fund have now closed.

Geographical scope: England

Fund name and value: HE £50m heritage stimulus fund (capital)

Fund bio: Funding to restart vital construction and maintenance projects on heritage sites, stalled due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19

Organisation: Historic England

How to apply: Applications for this fund have now closed.

Geographical scope: England

Fund name and value: ACE capital

Fund bio: Capital expenditure funding for existing Arts Council capital grant holders who can demonstrate a capital funding shortfall due to COVID-19

Organisation: Arts Council England

How to apply: Applications for this fund have now closed.

Geographical scope: England

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Here for Culture

We are Here for Culture. We want you to do the same by supporting arts and cultural venues, cinemas and heritage sites in your community. Find out more on our Here for Culture campaign page.

Take a look at our toolkit, share across your social media channels and show you are Here for Culture too.

Published 22 August 2020