Ryedale District Council

Emergency arts and culture funding streams still open:

• NEW The New Culture Recovery Fund

• Culture Recovery Fund for arts and culture:

•  Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage:

•  Culture Recovery Fund for Independant Cinemas:

• The Art Fund

The Art Fund UK has announced a new 'Respond and Reimagine' funding scheme to support cultural organisations develop ideas that help them adapt for the future.  Applications are welcome from UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives. For all details please visit the website. There will be three rounds of funding and the next deadline is 17th August.. 

• Youth Music

Youth Music have launched a emergency fund to offer additional support to music-making organisations affected by coronavirus. Full details are here. There are a number of funds available with deadlines throughout 2020. They are also provide funding guidance and advice for individual music freelancers here.

• Theatres Trust

 The Theatres Trust have launched a small grants scheme to support re-opening - details are here.

• NEW! The Arts Council

The Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants have now been relaunched and applications are open until April 2021. This is not an emergency COVID fund but applications are welcome from smaller organisations and individuals that can deliver projects that will support their recovery. Full details are here.

Advice and guidence also available from:

• Association of Independent Museums (AIM)

AIM are lobbying the government to ensure that the UK's independent museums sector at this time will be supported. This site includes a breakdown of the programme of financial support available to the independent museum sector, as well as updates on advocacy news and an online advice surgery.  

• The Creative Industries Federation

 The site contains updates for the Creative Industries Sector, and includes links to Webinair sessions with leading sector specialists. The Federation is also offering free membership until September 2020 for freelancers and microbusinesses.

• The UK Craft Council

Information includes what they are doing to support makers and craft businesses.

• Theatre Support

Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have launched a new website with details of theatre charities offering grants and support.

Digital Heritage Lab:

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Digital Heritage Lab is offering FREE digital support. The website here, includes a number of free downloadable resources.

Prosper North Business Support Programme

Prosper North is a free business support programme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.The programme aims to improve the capabilities of around 80 cultural heritage organisations in the North of England – from music venues to community art groups, and independent museums to literature festivals.

Successful applicants will recieve tailored 1:1 business support, workshops, webinars and meetups designed to enable cultural heritage organisations to increase income and impact, become more resilient businesses and explore social investment. In these challenging times of social distancing due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the programme will also help with planning for the rebuilding of businesses post-lock down.

You can apply here. Deadline 3rd August.