The second round of the Culture Recovery Fund looks forward to next spring and early summer when it is expected that cultural organisations will be able to operate with fewer restrictions.
Over £300million of grants will be available, covering the period April-June, to support cultural organisations with the costs they will face as they welcome back visitors.
This second round will offer grants of between £10,000 and £3m to support organisations to make the transition towards full reopening.
The fund opened for applications on 7 January 2021 and closes on 26 January 2021.
The other element of Culture Recovery Fund support available is Repayable Finance, which has a budget of up to £100m.
Culture Recovery Fund 2: Repayable Finance allocations have a lower limit of £1m and no upper limit. Both not-for-profit and commercial organisations will be able to apply.
The fund is accepting applications from organisations and businesses that own, work with or manage heritage in England.
This second round of funding will support organisations to transition from the challenging months of lockdowns and social distancing to resume business activity and welcome visitors back to the country’s diverse heritage sites.
You can bid for grants to support the costs you face as you transition towards full reopening. This funding will support you to build up your operations and begin a programme of heritage activity in April-June 2021. The funding aims to ensure that by the end of June 2021, your organisation will be operating on a viable and sustainable basis.
The Heritage Fund are hosting two free webinars on 13 and 14 January to discuss the fund's criteria and answer any queries you might have.
For more information and to apply click here
Deadline: 26 January 2021