Arts Council England (ACE) is inviting libraries and museums to apply for grants from the following programmes:
Museum Renewal Fund 2025/26
Grants of between £10,000 and £1m for museums owned and directly maintained by local authority funding, or with a governance link to a local authority. The aim of the funding is to ensure financial resilience of museums and maintain their visitor numbers.
Apply by 22 May 2025
Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) Round 5
Grants of between £50,000 and £5m for non-national Accredited museums and local authorities that have urgent maintenance works that cannot be covered by day-to-day maintenance budgets. The aim is to improve resilience, access and environmental performance of museum buildings.
Expressions of Interest by 5 June 2025
Libraries Improvement Fund Round 4
Capital grants of between £50,000 and £500,000 for local authorities applying on behalf of a library service – this includes community managed libraries that are running a service as part of statutory library provision but the application must be made by the local authority. The grants can be used for a range of projects to upgrade library buildings and technology.
Expressions of Interest by 30 May 2025
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Arts Council England funding for libraries and museums
Application deadline:
See dates above