The Arts Council England has just announced it is to open its new Creative Foundations Fund, a capital fund for creative and cultural organisations that will support restoration and renewal projects, on Monday 30th June 2025
First announced as part of the £270 million Arts Everywhere fund, Arts Council England is working alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to invest the £85 million fund, which will support theatres, galleries, and arts centres to restore buildings in need of repair.
The Creative Foundations Fund is an open-access capital fund that supports creative and cultural organisations in England in revitalising, restoring, retrofitting, or renewing cultural assets, including urgent work to address issues which prevent organisations from effectively delivering work for the public.
Applicants must demonstrate that the investment in buildings and equipment is business-critical to delivering creative or cultural activity, minimising the risk of asset failure and increasing the economic sustainability of the creative and cultural sectors.
The fund is split into two strands with separate ‘How to apply’ guides:
o How to Apply (Strand 1): for grants of £100,000 up to and including £1 million.
o How to Apply (Strand 2): for grants above £1 million up to and including £10 million.
The Fund will open to Expressions of interest on Monday 30th June 2025.
Further information is available on the Arts Council England website.
