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Funding

 
Although the Arts and Culture office are currently unable to provide funding for new projects, some of these organisations may be able to help you.

Government Funding

This Government website is an online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector. Funding is available from the Cabinet Office, Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Department of Health, Home Office and Government Offices for the Regions.

London Councils grants

London Councils, including a list of all its grants programmes.

Awards for All

Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme aimed at local communities, awarding between £500 and £5,000 in a simple and straightforward process. Awards for All fund projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

Baring Foundation

The Baring Foundation was set up in 1969 to give money to charities and voluntary organisations pursuing charitable purposes. In 33 years The Baring Foundation has given over £81 million in grants: the present annual budget for grant-making is just over £3 million. They have specific grants programmes concerned with voluntary sector development, the arts and international work.

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery. We give grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.

National Lottery Good Causes

Guide to various Lottery funding schemes. The National Lottery was introduced in 1994 to raise money for good causes. For every pound spent on a Lottery ticket or scratch card, 28 pence is given to the good causes.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation was established in 1987 and endowed with a personal gift of £50 million from the founder. The Foundation is interested in supporting initiatives in all parts of the UK, which address inequality of access and lack of opportunity to experience and enjoy the arts, particularly for young people.  Priority is given to exemplary projects concerned with social inclusion and under achievement amongst young people, including those ‘at risk’, and young offenders. 

Arts Council

Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts. Between 2003 and 2006 the Arts Council will invest £2 billion of public funds in the arts in England, including funding from the National Lottery.

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