Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support

The Arts Council have launched a new fund for organisations at imminent risk of failure to support them until the end of the year.

The Emergency Resource Support fund is open to for-profit (commercial) and non-profit arts and cultural organisations who are at imminent risk of failure within twelve weeks of making an application.

This is a rolling programme; applications can be submitted between 15 July and 14 October 2021 and they'll aim to communicate a decision within six weeks. To submit an application, you'll need to receive Permission to Apply (PTA) first. Applicants can begin submitting PTA forms from Thursday 8 July and we'll send outcomes within five working days where possible.

Who can apply?
Your organisation must:
• Demonstrate that they are at risk of no longer trading viably within twelve weeks of the point of application
• Have been sustainable before Covid-19 and have exhausted all other reasonable options for increasing their resilience
• Demonstrate how this funding will allow them to return to financial viability (by no later than 31 December 2021)

What organisations can apply for
You can apply for a minimum of £25,000 and up to £3 million if you’re a non-profit organisation or up to £1 million if you’re a for-profit organisation.

Key dates
• Thursday 8 July: Permission to Apply requests open
• Thursday 15 July: Emergency Resource Support portal opens for applications
• Thursday 30 September: Deadline to submit Permission to Apply requests
• Thursday 14 October: Emergency Resource Support portal closes for applications

Further details at the website below.

For more information visit https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/CRFgrants