Arts Council England: Creative Foundations Fund

Arts Council England is inviting Expressions of Interest for the Creative Foundations Fund, a capital funding programme for creative and cultural organisations in England. The fund supports investment in buildings and equipment that are business-critical to the delivery of creative or cultural activity. Eligible work includes restoration, retrofitting, and addressing urgent infrastructure issues.

The Creative Foundations Fund is an open-access capital fund that supports creative and cultural organisations in England in revitalising, restoring, retrofitting, or renewing cultural assets, including urgent work to address issues which prevent organisations from effectively delivering work for the public.

Applicants must demonstrate that the investment in buildings and equipment is business-critical to delivering creative or cultural activity, minimising the risk of asset failure and increasing the economic sustainability of the creative and cultural sectors.

Two strands are available:

• Strand 1: Grants from £100,000 to £1 million.

• Strand 2: Grants from £1 million to £10 million.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 12pm, 25 July 2025

Full Application Deadline (if invited): 12pm, 31 October 2025

Find out more and apply!