Arts & Heritage

Funding for community arts, culture and heritage, and tourism

  • Business Catalyst (Small) Grants

    If you have a jewellery or silversmithing business you may be able to access a Business Catalyst (Small) Grant to help grow your business. Each year, the Goldsmiths’ Centre provides 10 grants of £2,000 to sole traders and small businesses in the jewellery or silversmithing sector. The funding can be used to develop the business […]

  • ScreenSkills Bursaries

    If you currently work or intend to work in the screen sector (TV, film, animation etc) you can apply for a bursary towards the costs of your career development. ScreenSkills Bursaries can be up to £2,000 and can be used to pay for expenses such as training fees, accommodation, care, disability access costs, equipment, software […]

  • Youth Music

    Youth Music gives grants for music projects that help to provide equal access to music. The current funds are as follows: Youth Music Trailblazer Fund Grants of £2,000 to £30,000 to run projects for children and young people (25 or under) to make, learn and earn in music. Your work must cover one of the […]

  • Heritage at Risk Capital Fund

    Expressions of Interest are now open for funding from the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund. The fund is run by Historic England to support the repair and conservation of historic buildings and sites at risk across England. Heritage at Risk grants are available for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, […]

  • Radcliffe Trust

    The Radcliffe Trust provides grants from the bequest of Dr John Radcliffe to support classical music projects and the heritage and crafts sector. Not-for-profit organisations including Community Interest Companies and Charitable Incorporated Organisations can apply for funding through two schemes: Music: for classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition and music education. The […]

  • Devon County Council: Locality Budgets 2026/27

    Each County Councillor in Devon has a Locality Budget allocation of £10,000 that they can use in this financial year (until March 2027) to support local projects. County Councillors can use their Locality Budget to support projects that benefit the local community and support the priorities of the County Council’s Strategic Plan which are: Applications […]

  • Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest

    Voluntary and community organisations can apply for a small grant for activities that help to strengthen their community and improve their local area. Grants of £300 to £3,000 are available from the Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest which has a total of £80,000 in 2026 from the Hall & Woodhouse pub chain. The funding is […]

  • Naturesave Trust

    The Naturesave Trust has announced that its current round of funding will be for Devon-based organisations only. The theme is Creative Action for Nature and is for projects based in Devon that use creative approaches to engage young people with environmental issues. Projects can focus on a range of different creative activities including: The Naturesave […]

  • Art Fund

    The Art Fund provides funding to support museums, galleries and other heritage and visual arts organisations and their staff. This includes funding to improve and expand collections, research funding, student grants, and bursaries. The following grants are currently open: Acquisition Grants – to help museums and galleries purchase art for their collections. This can include […]

  • Biffa Award Partnership Grants Scheme

    Each year, Biffa Award makes a small number of grants of between £250,000 and £1,000,000 for projects that have national or regional significance. The 2026 Partnership Grants Scheme is now open for Expressions of Interest. This year, the location criteria have changed and projects can be up to 25 miles away from a Biffa operation […]