Available Funding

ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund

The Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund supports the purchase of a wide range of material for the permanent collections of non-nationally funded organisations in England and Wales.

Objects, collections or archives of any date relating to the arts, literature or history are supported. This includes archaeological and ethnographical material, objects illustrating social and popular culture, decorative and fine art, rare books, documents and letters with good historical content, maps, writers’ manuscripts and archival photographs.

• The budget for 2025/26 is £725,000
• The minimum purchase price is £500 and the maximum £500,000
• The maximum grant is 50% of the purchase price
• No applicant is likely to receive more than £50,000 in any one financial year
• There is no limit to the number of applications which may be submitted
• Local financial commitment is essential. Up to £10 of grant aid may be given for each £1 of locally raised funding. The balance may be sought from other grant giving bodies which operate nationally.