Creative Foundations Fund

What is the grant available for?

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.

The Creative Foundations Fund will support arts and cultural organisations across England to make these investments, chart sustainable futures for their estates, and act as a catalyst for unlocking further funding. All this will support organisations so they can continue doing what they do best: produce high-quality creative work, accelerate growth in the creative and cultural sectors, and make places more attractive to live, work, visit, and invest in. 

Capital or Revenue or Both?

Capital. 

Any eligibility criteria

This Fund is for Not-for-profit cultural organisations based in England.

Click here to read the full eligibility criteria.

What grant amounts are available?

The fund is split into two strands with separate ‘How to apply’ guides:

• How to Apply (Strand 1):  up to £25 million is available in Strand 1 for grants of £100,000 up to and including £1 million.
• How to Apply (Strand 2):  up to £60 million is available in Strand 2 for grants above £1 million up to and including £10 million.

You can submit one Expression of Interest to either Strand 1 or 2 (not both).

How to apply for the grant?

The initial eligibility questionnaire and Expression of Interest form will be available on Grantium from noon on 30 June 2025. You must submit an Expression of Interest for either Strand 1 or Stand 2 by noon 25th July 2025.

For full details on how to apply, click here.