Key announcements

Due to maintenance, some of our online forms and systems will be unavailable from 6:00am on Saturday 30 March to 7:00am on Monday 1 April. We are sorry for any inconvenience. To find out more about the section 114 notice, visit our section 114 page

Applying for cultural and arts funding

From February 2024, we will fund Cultural Action Areas, with two rounds of funding scheduled to be awarded in spring and summer 2024.

Learn more about Cultural Action Areas

We will also have Commonwealth Games Legacy programme funding available very soon.

Learn more about the Commonwealth Games Legacy Programme funding

Many local and national funders support cultural and arts activities.

Arts Council England

Art Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. Its National Lottery Project Grants programme provides funding for arts, libraries and museum projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, communities and cultural organisations.

Find out more about Arts Council England project grants

Heart of England Community Foundation

Heart of England Community Foundation uses its expertise and knowledge of local issues to create grant programs to make the heart of England a better place to live, work, and play.

Find out more about Heart of England Community Foundation grants

Get Grants

Get Grants provides practical support, advice and information to grant fundraisers and grantmakers. Its website has a useful free funding finder tool to help organisations and groups find out about different funding.

Go to the Get Grants fund finder

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)

The WMCA has increased its support to arts and cultural programmes across the West Midlands. It is launching new funding streams and working more closely with government and arms-length bodies, including the Arts Council, to:

  • embed the benefits of arts and culture across other sectors
  • advocate for cultural projects and develop a deeper devolution deal for the region
  • enable research and innovation within the sector

Visit the WMCA website to find out about new cultural funding streams that will be available soon or to subscribe to the culture and heritage newsletter.


Page last updated: 2 February 2024

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