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Explore Cultural Funding Opportunities

Discover a range of funding options available to support cultural organisations and creative projects across Shropshire. From grants to awards, these opportunities can help bring your ideas to life and strengthen the county’s vibrant cultural scene.

Vibrant Shropshire: Investing in Culture, Empowering Communities

At present Vibrant Shropshire is not able to make any direct grants or commission any organisation to deliver projects.

We will continue to apply for funding that can be used for this purpose and will keep partners informed of any new funds.

Below you will find a range of funding opportunities that you can apply for direct.

Good luck with your applications.

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Available Cultural Funding

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Henry Smith Foundation

Grants for Children Experiencing Disadvantage to Take Recreational Trip in UK

The Henry Smith Foundation offers grants for recreational trips in the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands for children up to and including 13 years old who face financial hardship, systemic inequity or disability.

 

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Friends of the Nations’ Libraries Grants

Friends of the Nations’ Libraries Offers Grants for Rare Acquisitions

Friends of the Nations’ Libraries (FNL), a registered charity founded in 1931, offers grants to help eligible UK institutions acquire rare printed books, manuscripts, records and archives. It is particularly keen on supporting purchases of material that might otherwise leave the UK.

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Morrisons Foundation Grants

Morrisons Foundation Opens Connecting Communities Grants for Capital Projects

Registered charities can apply now for a grant of up to £20,000 for capital projects that can be completed within nine months and do the following:

  • Breathe new life into local spaces: Upgrade and revitalise buildings and outdoor areas.
  • Bring people together: Reduce social isolation and foster a strong sense of belonging.
  • Secure the future: Ensure vital local services remain open and accessible for generations to come.
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Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund

This annual funding programme supports the Foundation’s vision of a ‘more equitable school system where high-quality arts-based learning is a core part of all children’s education’.

The purpose of this fund is to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn and thrive. It aims to do this through supporting teachers and school leaders to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, confidence and experience.

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Heritage at Risk Capital Fund

Historic England has reopened the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, provided by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of the Government’s wider £1.5 billion investment in arts and culture.The fund supports the conservation, repair and conversion of heritage at risk across England. It aims to remove or significantly reduce deterioration for priority assets, bring historic buildings back into safe and productive use and target projects in England’s most disadvantaged communities.

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Heritage Revival Fund

The Heritage Revival Fund has reopened for a second round, supported by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Historic England. It forms part of the Government’s wider £1.5 billion investment in arts and culture.

Historic Church Interiors and Churchyard Structures

ChurchCare works in partnership with various grant-giving organisations to provide funding to ensure that conservation projects in Anglican churches across England are carried out to a high standard.

 

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True Colours Trust

Grants of up to £10,000 are available for registered charitable organisations with an annual income of less than £350,000 across the United Kingdom to deliver projects that work to improve the lives of disabled children and young people up to the age of 25, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

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Henry Moore Foundation

The Henry Moore Foundations welcomes applications from UK and international non-profit organisations for exhibitions, exhibition catalogues, commissions, conferences, research, non-commercial publications and the development of collections through acquisitions, conservation, cataloguing and display.

Interested in contributing to our vision? Reach out now to explore how you can participate.

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