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Our open funds

National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.

Appetite presents the Enchanted Chandelier by Transe Express. Photo - Clara Lou Photography
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DYCP supports individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development.

An artist spray paints a mural on a wall.
Photo by St Paul's Carnival 2018 (C) Bhagesh Sachania
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The aim of the Cultural Development Fund is to level up through investment in culture. The fund will unlock local growth and productivity, increase access to excellent creativity and culture, and regenerate communities. It will achieve this through capital investment in transformative place-based creative and cultural initiatives.

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Photo by A Winter's Tale at The Barbican Centre, produced by Cheek by Jowl. Photo © Johan Persson / Cheek by Jowl
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This is an open-access capital fund targeted at non-national Accredited museums and local authorities based in England.

Recently closed funds

Information about our 2023-26 Investment Programme, including who will become a National Portfolio or Investment Principles Support Organisation from 1 April 2023.

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Photo by Xhosa Cole performs in the transformed spaces at Symphony Hall © Iza Korsak
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We're delivering the Culture Recovery Fund on behalf of DCMS to support culturally significant organisations to survive and recover from the pandemic.

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Photo by Logo © Arts Council England.
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Creative People and Places is a funding programme focusing on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture is significantly below the national average.

Andrew Billington
Photo by (c) Andrew Billington
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Part of the Cultural Investment Funds programme, LIF Round 2 will support libraries across England to upgrade assets, enabling the provision, both physical and digital, of a modern, flexible, community-focused space and service.

A woman looks at a reference shelf in a library.
Photo by Participant at Oadby Library. Photo © Michael Cameron Photography.
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This is an open-access capital fund targeted at non-national Accredited museums and local authorities based in England to apply for funding to undertake vital infrastructure and urgent maintenance backlogs which are beyond the scope of day-to-day maintenance budgets.

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Photo by Artonik Bell Square. Photo © Vipul Sangoi
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We made £160 million of emergency funding available for organisations and individuals who needed immediate support during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This funding is designed to connect communities and help them cope with the impact of Covid-19.

Helix Arts’ Falling On Your Feet © Maria Maza

Capital investment in transformative place-based creative and cultural initiatives.

This is an open-access capital fund targeted at non-national Accredited museums and local authorities based in England to apply for funding to undertake vital infrastructure and urgent maintenance backlogs which are beyond the scope of day-to-day maintenance budgets.

Part of the Cultural Investment Funds programme, LIF Round 2 will support libraries across England to upgrade assets, enabling the provision, both physical and digital, of a modern, flexible, community-focused space and service.

Discover our funding programmes and development resources to support capital projects

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We’re partnering with the Danish Arts Foundation and the Danish Embassy to support a second year of the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund.

Support for your application

Got a question about applying? Our Customer Services team can help

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Photo by Studio Wayne McGregor & students from Weston College perform a dance response to Luke Jerram’s In Memoriam. Image © Finnbarr Webster
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Before you can start an application you need to create a user account and an applicant profile on our application portal, Grantium

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We want everyone to be able to access our services or apply for funding

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Photo by Rebecca Banatvala as Aramis in The Dukes production of The Three Musketeers. Photo © Claire Griffiths
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When you apply for a grant from us, you need to consider whether Subsidy Control rules apply

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Photo by Lives of Clay by The Clay Connection. Credit KORMBAT
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