Creative Foundations Fund: Round 2
Funding
£100,000 – £10,000,000
Deadline
23 October 2026
Location
England
Applications
Deadline: 23 October 2026
Overview
The Creative Foundations Fund supports creative and cultural organisations in England to revitalise, restore, retrofit or renew cultural assets. Strand 1 offers grants of £100,000 to £1 million. Strand 2 offers grants of above £1 million up to £10 million. The Expression of Interest stage has closed. Only organisations invited after that stage can submit a full application. Full applications close at noon on 23 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Must have been invited to apply following the Expression of Interest stage
- Project must be a capital project for a creative or cultural asset
- Organisation must be based in England
- Full application must be submitted by noon on 23 October 2026
Creative and cultural organisations in England invited to submit a full application after the Expression of Interest stage. Capital projects for cultural assets.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This fund is for creative and cultural organisations in England with capital projects to revitalise, restore, retrofit or renew cultural assets. It is not open to new applicants as the Expression of Interest stage has closed. Only organisations already invited by Arts Council England should apply.
Regions
No published award history for Arts Council England. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Arts Council England
Open-access capital fund for creative and cultural organisations in England to revitalise, restore, retrofit or renew cultural assets. Strand 1 covers £100,000 to £1 million; Strand 2 covers above £1 million up to £10 million. Expression of Interest stages have closed; full applications (invite only) close at noon on 23 October 2026.
The Expression of Interest stage has closed. Only organisations invited by Arts Council England after that stage can submit a full application. Full applications must be submitted by noon on 23 October 2026.
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