In November 2009, we published The criteria for Arts Council England regular funding, which describes the framework we use in making decisions about regular funding for organisations.

We currently do not accept applications for new regularly funded organisations.

Organisations are usually invited to become a regularly funded organisation as the result of the investment strategy.

We identify organisations to invite to join the regularly funded organisation portfolio in several ways. Sometimes we have an existing relationship with an organisation because we have funded them previously through Grants for the arts or another funding stream, but this is not always the case.

Sometimes, in conjunction with other partners, we look to support new organisations to grow and fill a particular gap in existing provision.