Our Development Funds
For 2018-22 our investment previously known as 'Strategic Funds' will now be known as Arts Council England Development Funds.
Our investment
Our investment
Our Development Funds will focus on diversity, resilience, innovation in business models and leadership development. Overall these funds will receive £72.2 million per year.
- A further commitment of £37 million over four years has been made to our flagship programme, Creative People and Places, which targets areas with low levels of engagement in art and culture.
- There will be one round of large capital funding opening with a budget of £30 million in 2020/21 and an annual small capital funding programme of £11 million per year from 2018/19.
- Developing Your Creative Practice will encourage ambitious work from independent creative practitioners with £3.6 million available per year. This programme has been specifically designed to support independent creative practitioners, who can apply for grants of up to £10,000.