Arts Council announces the latest advice, guidance and emergency funding measures in place to address the Covid-19/Coronavirus crisis.
The Arts Council writes:
Emergency measures and funding
Ensuring the people and organisations that make up our arts, museums and libraries are protected during the Coronavirus crisis is our number one priority.
We are making £160 million of emergency funding?available?for those organisations and individuals who will need it during this crisis, and we have also changed the funding requirements for individuals and organisations currently in receipt of our funding…..
Emergency funding package
We will offer individuals and organisations working in the cultural sector new financial support during this crisis, totalling £160 million. We’ve re-purposed all our investment strands to be able to offer this support. These emergency funding streams will be open to applications very soon.
Funding for National Portfolio Organisations. We will be making £90 million available to NPOs. We hope organisations will use this funding to reboot their creative work, but we also understand it may be required to alleviate financial pressures on NPOs.
Funding for organisations outside of the National Portfolio
£50 million will be made available to organisations that are not in receipt of regular funding from the Arts Council. Organisations who have applied to National Lottery Project Grants are welcome to apply for this support.
Funding for individuals
We want to support artists, creative practitioners and freelancers as best we can in this crisis. We’re making £20 million of financial support available to individuals, so they can better sustain themselves, and their work, in the coming months.
Background information
Find out more about how we’ve designed these funds, who we’ve consulted, and where the money has come from.
Support on current funding and programmes
Are you already in receipt of funding from us or taking part in one of our programmes? We’ve put in place a set of measures to help you deal with this crisis from today.??This page includes information for organisations and individuals already in receipt of Arts Council funding, and any changes we’ve made to them. It also contains updates on a number of Museums and Cultural Property functions, including Accreditation and Export Licensing.
Got a question?
If you need some support, our Customer Services team are available via email?at the moment. We also have a set of resources that might help you adapt to new ways of working, including tips from our Digital Culture Network
To contact us or to get further information and resources go to the following link: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19
