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Arts Council EnglandGrants for the arts
Adrienne Hart taking part in Dance SCAPES project, SwindonPhoto: Kevin Clifford
Eddie ThomasSenior Manager, Grants for the arts
This session
• Grants landscape
• Arts Council England
• Grants for the arts
• Any questions
Grants
What is a grant
• Financial backing for a not for profit project, awarded through a competitive application process and paid back by furthering the grantor aims Eddie Thomas, 2012
Who are they, how do you find them?
• Government grants
o (International, national, regional)
o Lottery distributors
• Trusts and foundations
• Identify your need - don’t trawl for cash
• Desk research – web search & dedicated databases
– DCMS web site is a good start (money map)
Common themes
• Funder purposes (not financial)
• Competitive process
• Eligibility & Criteria
• Match funding
• Profits not allowed
• Ethics and good practice
• Project not Revenue funding
• You don’t repay in money
(Not yet anyway)
• The process improves you
Some pointers
• Consider partners (can you be a partner)
• Timing is everything – apply early!
• Try to make personal contact
• If you are not committed don’t apply
Arts Council England
Great Art for Everyone
• National development agency for the Arts in England
• Government body – at arms length
• 9 regional offices (currently restructuring)
– Relationship Managers
• 2011 – 2015 will invest £2.4 billion in the arts
– National Portfolio
– Strategic funds
– Grants for the arts
Grants for the arts
Grants for the arts background
•Open access – rolling programme (reactive)
– Anyone, anything, any time
•Around £60m a year awarded (£1k - £100k)
– 2,681 awards in 2011 (43% success rate)
• Competitive process
• 6 or 12 week turnaround
• online application
Who does it fund?
• Individuals– artists, performers, promoters, presenters, curators, producers,
writers, individuals or groups of individuals working in, or with, the arts
– £1,000 to £30,000 normally awarded - average £10,000
• Organisations– local authorities, public organisations, partnerships, collectives,
organisations whose activity is not arts-related, including voluntary and community groups
– £1,000 to £100,000 – average £33,000
Who does it not fund?
• organisations that are able to share out profits to members or
shareholders UNLESS the activity you are applying for is a
self-contained arts project and has a clear benefit to the public
• students, for activities related to their course of study
• Educational establishments where the activity does not provide benefits to the wider community or artists
• Applicants based (living) outside the European Union
What does it fund - ARTS RELATED ACTIVITIES
• projects and events
• commissions and productions
• research and development
• Participatory activities
• audience development
• marketing activities
• Assets
– Equipment
– Instruments
– vehicles
• public art
• professional development
• bursaries
• fellowships
• organisational development
• residencies
• touring & national activities
– £10k - £200k
What does it not fund?
• self-promotional activities ?
• retrospective stuff • On-going overheads ?• activities with no public benefit
• film or video not supporting artistic work
• activities not arts-related
• activities outside England (some exceptions)
• statutory provision (such as in education)
Making an application
The assessment process
Offer Reject
ContractGrant monitoring
ContractGrant monitoring
FeedbackFeedback
Assessment – the 4 criteria
• It is an EVIDENCE based assessment
• The criteria we use
– Quality (You and your work)
– Public engagement
– Management
– Finance
(there are also some overview scores)
Budget headlines example
Income from your activity Expenditure for your activity
Ticket sales 1,500 Artistic spend 5,000Merchandise 500
Organisational development 1,000Trusts and foundations 2,750
Marketing 3,000Sponsorship 500
Overheads 1,000Own resources 500
Assets 750
Total income from others 5,750
Other spending 0
Amount from ACE 5,000
Total income 10,750 Total expenditure 10,750
Support in kind 3,000
Final points
• Grants should be on your horizon for project funding
• Align your need with the fund aims and criteria
• Source quality partners
• Prepare an evidence based application using criteria
• Get match funding
• Apply early and prepare for rejection
• If successful
– Do a good job!!
– Keep funder informed of changes
• If unsuccessful - Listen to feedback!!
Any questions ?- Eddie Thomas
- Arts Council England (grants for the arts)
- www.artscouncil.org.uk
- There is a lot of information on our web site!
- Enquiries team 0845 300 6200
www.artscouncil.org.uk
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