The Arts Council England has announced that it will be launching the National Lottery Project Grants scheme on the 5th March 2018. This will replace the current Grant for the Arts Scheme.
Under the new scheme grants of £1,000 – £100,000 will be available to individuals, organisations, museums and libraries to support a wide range of arts projects as well as creative and digital media projects. The new grant scheme will have an annual budget of £97.3 million.
Some aspects of the Strategic Touring and Ambition for Excellence funds will also be absorbed into Project Grants, with £14 million per year reserved to support nationally significant and national touring projects of over £100,000.
Once the grant scheme opens, applications can be submitted at any time. Individuals and organisations applying for £15,000 or under will receive a decision in 6 weeks. For those applying for over £15,000 a decision will take 12 weeks.
Visit the Arts Council website for all the details.