Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Return

20 July 2020 by Michelle

The National Lottery Project Grants programme reopens on 22nd July, and has been prioritised to help fund independent organisations, creative practitioners and freelancers as quickly as possible, in the aftermath of Covid-19.

Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Return

The National Lottery Project Grants fund was closed briefly due to the Covid-19 crisis, but will be returning on 22nd July 2020 with a budget of £59.8 million, available until April 2021

Arts Council England have made improvements to ensure the fund is more responsive to the needs of smaller independent organisations, creative practitioners and freelancers during Covid-19.

Find out more about the changes, and how to apply, via these links:

- Access the full PROJECT GRANTS PAGE

- Read the additional SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE NOTES to see what's changed in 2020.

- There's a 3 step APPLICATION PROCESS

You first need to take a quiz to check if you're eligible. Then read all the guidance information. Finally, you have to be registered on Grantium to complete the application process.

NOTE: Your Grantium application profile can take up to 10 days to be approved, so register as soon as possible.

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