Arts & Heritage

Funding for community arts, culture and heritage, and tourism

  • 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 […]

  • Dartmoor: Public Access Support Fund

    The Dartmoor Preservation Association has launched a new fund for projects that encourage access to Dartmoor. The Public Access Support Fund is available for projects dealing with access in broad terms – this can be: Grants start at £500 and go up to £3,000+. Applications are accepted from individuals, groups, charities, CICs, schools, collectives and […]

  • The Space: Digital Commissions

    Museums, libraries, community organisations and local authorities can apply for funding to help with the costs of setting up creative digital projects. This is an opportunity to develop and deliver a creative project for online or in-person audiences: this could involve video or audio and could be an interactive or immersive experience. The funding comes […]

  • Scops Arts Trust

    The aim of the Scops Arts Trust is to help people to understand, participate in and enjoy the arts, particularly the performing arts. It provides support for projects that widen access and have a lasting cultural impact on the community. This is a small trust with limited funds and so most grants are for less […]

  • Community Care Fund

    Caremark is offering three awards of £3,000 each to community projects that bring people together and make a positive difference. Projects can include improving a play area, supplies for a community garden, equipment for inclusive sports or activity groups, supporting a food bank or revamping a village hall. The grants are intended to support activities […]

  • Postcode Local Trust

    The Postcode Local Trust supports smaller charities and good causes in the West of England. Your organisation’s main aims and objectives must fit with one of four funding themes: You can apply for up to £50,000 in total over three years as flexible funding that doesn’t need to be tied to a specific project or activity. […]

  • Clark Foundation

    Not-for-profit organisations with a community project in Plymouth or Barnstaple can apply to the Clark Foundation for a capital grant towards building or equipment costs. The funding can be used for the following types of projects: You can apply for a community grant for any amount over £1,000: most grants are for less than £10,000. […]

  • Association for Industrial Archaeology: Restoration Grants

    The Association for Industrial Archaeology offers capital grants for the restoration of important industrial buildings, structures, machinery, vehicles and vessels within the UK. Applications should relate to a single, tangible structure or artefact which is historically, technically, architecturally and/or archaeologically important and is covered by a conservation policy and/or statement. There must be full public […]

  • Garfield Weston Foundation

    The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest UK grant-making foundations, supporting charities across the UK with donations totalling around £100m each year. Most grants from the foundation are in the range of £10,000 to £50,000 but smaller and larger grants can be awarded, including major grants of over £100,000. The grants can be […]

  • ChurchCare

    ChurchCare is the Church of England’s national resource, providing advice, support and funding for people caring for church buildings. ChurchCare works in partnership with various grant-giving bodies to provide funding for church projects. The grants provide support for Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) for the conservation of the historic contents of churches and churchyard structures. Grants […]