national agencies
Please click on the links below for further details
Creative Scotland
Awards for All
The Heritage Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund
Museums Galleries Scotland
Scottish Screen
The British Council, Arts Groups
The British Council, Scotland
The Arts Humanities Research Board (AHRB)
The Frognal Trust Grant
Creative Scotland is the lead body for the funding,
development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland. Creative Scotland's vision
is of a confident, cultured Scotland where everyone takes part
in the arts. Its main sources of funds are
an annual grant from the Scottish Government and the National Lottery.
Creative Scotland offers a wide variety of grants to groups and
individuals for arts projects, training, equipment and buildings, and
revenue costs. For further details, visit the website or contact the
Help Desk on 0845 603 6000.
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Awards for All supports small groups across
a range of activities including the arts. It funds projects which
bring people together, are open and accessible, increase people’s involvement in a wide range of community activities
and are well organised and planned. Awards for All is a joint programme between
The Heritage Lottery Fund, The Scottish Arts Council, Sportscotland, and
the Big Lottery Fund.
Awards between £500 and £10,000 are
available. Annual income of groups applying must be less than £20,000.
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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
(www.hlf.org.uk)
The HLF channels money raised through the National
Lottery to sustain and transforms our heritage. From museums, parks
and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural
traditions HLF invest in every part of our diverse heritage.
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The Big Lottery Fund distributes a large proportion
of the National Lottery to good causes fund. The money goes to
community groups and to projects that improve health, education and
the environment.
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Museums Galleries Scotland is the lead body for the funding, development
and advocacy of over 340 museums and galleries in Scotland.
Its vision is a welcoming museum and gallery sector that widens participation,
celebrates collections, inspires creativity, learning and enjoyment
for all.
There are two strands to the programme: The Main Grants Programme
and the Small Grants Programme.
The Main grants Programme –( up to £20,000) which benefits
Registered/Accredited Mueums and the Scottish Museum Sector.
The Small Grant Programme – (up to £2,000) The small grants
programme provides funding for smaller projects that benefit Registered/Accredited
museums with a simple application process and a relatively fast response
time.
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Scottish Screen is the national development
agency for the screen industries in Scotland. It aims to inspire
audiences, support new and existing talent and businesses, educate
young people, and promote Scotland as a creative place to make great
films, award-winning television and world renowned digital entertainment.
Screen Scottish Screen invests around £6m in the development
and promotion of Scotland's industries each year. This includes distributing £2.7m
of National Lottery funds, this includes a range of initiatives, projects
and activities designed to develop talent, audiences and businesses
across the country.
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The British Council connects people with learning opportunities and
creative ideas from the UK to build lasting relationships around the
world.
It is the principal agent for cultural relations abroad including promotion of
the English language and education and technical co-operation.
The Council works with overseas promoters and artists to develop arts
programmes that reflect the interests of each of the 109 countries
where it has offices. Support for British artists can only be given
when proposals meet local needs within the programmes. Priority is
given to promoting contemporary arts, excellence, innovation and cultural
diversity.
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The British Council, Scotland works with organisations in Scotland,
the UK and internationally to connect Scotland and the world through
arts, education, science and governance. The
Council works strategically showcasing Scottish work to overseas promoters,
providing information about Scottish arts for all the overseas offices
of the British Council, and providing a link between Arts Groups and
the Arts sector in Scotland.
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The Arts and Humanities
Research Board - AHRB
(www.ahrb.ac.uk)
The Arts and Humanities Research Council supports research within
a large subject domain from traditional humanities subjects, such as
history, modern languages and English literature, to the creative and
performing arts.
Grants cover costs of research projects, travel subsistence, etc.
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The
Frognal Trust Grant
The Frognal Trust Grant is provided and administered by the
Frognal Trust for third sector organisations in the UK. The grant is
intended to support small registered charities that work in the following
areas:
• Culture and heritage
• Conservation projects
• Community services
• Parks
• Hospices and nursing homes
• Ophthalmological research
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For further information
on how to obtain this funding opportunity locally, please contact:
Enquiries
Frognal Trust
Charities Aid Foundation
King's Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4TA
T: 01732 520 083
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