Funding

Please see the 'current funding' section for more specific information on grants and funding opportunities currently available in England.

Although Voluntary Arts England itself is not a grant-making body, this section of the site aims to give you the advice and guidance you need when seeking or applying for funds.

Publications

• Arts Funding Guide - The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published a Guide to Arts Funding in England. www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/3597.aspx. The Guide covers: Government funding, Arts Council England, National Lottery,Sponsorship, Trusts and Foundations, International Funds. There is also a section of Useful Contacts and Publications, which includes funding websites.
• The Directory of Social Change produces a wide range of fundraising guides. You can browse and order online at: www.dsc.org.uk/acatalog/Fundraising.html
• The Charities Information Bureau have very useful downloadable funding guides, including a guide to jargon -www.fit4funding.org.uk

useful websites

general

• www.funderfinder.org.uk
• www.uksponsorship.com
• www.fundraising.co.uk
• www.access-funds.co.uk
• Futurebuilders - www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk
• Grantsearch - www.grantsearch.co.uk
• Profunding - www.profunding.org.uk
• NCVO - www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
• Individuals- www.grantsforindividuals.org.uk
• Charities Information Bureau - www.fit4funding.org.uk
• Community Foundations: www.communityfoundations.org.uk/about_community_foundations/finding_uk_community_foundations.php?viewall

governmental

• Government funding – www.governmentfunding.org.uk
• National Association of Local Government Arts Officers - www.nalgao.org
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport - www.culture.gov.uk
• Culture Online – www.cultureonline.gov.uk
• The Charity Commission - www.charity-commission.gov.uk
• DSC Trust Fund guide - www.trustfunding.org.uk

lottery

• Heritage Lottery Fund - www.hlf.org.uk
• Community Fund - www.community-fund.org.uk
• New Opportunities Fund - www.nof.org.uk
• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - www.nesta.org.uk
• Awards for All - www.awardsforall.org.uk

sponsorship

• Arts & Business - www.AandB.org.uk
• www.uksponsorship.com

european

• Culture 2000: www.culture.info
• European Union Culture portal - http://ec.europa.eu/culture/portal/index_en.htm
• International Intelligence on Culture (IIC) - www.intelculture.org
• EUCLID - www.euclid.info
• European Cultural Foundation (ECF) - www.eurocult.org
• International Intelligence on Culture - www.intelCULTURE.org
• Visiting Arts: www.visitingarts.org.uk
• British Council - www.britcoun.org/arts/index.htm
• UNESCO - www.unesco.org
• Council of Europe - www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/culture